Verse: 
F          A#      F 
Pity, take pity on me. 
        A#       Gm               A#        F 
'Cause I'm not half the man that I should be. 
A#      F      A#    F 
Always turning to run, 
A#        Gm              A#        F         A# F 
from the people I should not be afraid of. 
 
A#    F        A#        F 
And darling, you should know 
     A#      Gm          A#         F 
that I have fantasies about being alone. 
          A#         F 
It's like love is a lesson, 
     A#      F 
that I can't learn. 
  A#        Gm               A#             F 
I make the same mistakes at each familiar turn. 
 
Chorus: 
                 Dm           A#          F 
I know you can't hold out forever 
             Dm               A#         F   C 
waiting on a diamond and a tether 
       Dm            A# 
from a boy who won't swim 
             A7          Dm 
but who will dip his toe in 
         G7      A#         F       A# F 
just to keep you here with him. 
 
Verse: 
     A#        F     A#   F 
I've got this habit I abhor. 
     A#     Gm             A#             F 
When we go out I'm always watching the door. 
   A#          F           A#     F 
As if there's someone I'm gonna see 
    A#        Gm                 A#         F 
who could outdo the things that you do to me. 
 
Chorus: 
                     Dm          A#        F 
And I know you can't hold out forever 
             Dm            A#           F  C 
waiting on a diamond and a tether 
       Dm            A# 
from a boy who won't fly 
             A7          Dm 
but who will take to the skies  
      G7              A#               F     A# F A# 
if he thinks you are about to say goodbye. 
 
Verse: 
F          A#       F 
Pity, take pity on me. 
       A#       Gm                A#        F 
'cause I'm not half the man that I should be. 
    A#        F 
And I don't blame you, 
       A#      F 
you've had enough, 
   A#         Gm          A#                  F 
of all these empty promises and countless bluffs. 
 
Chorus: 
                        Dm          A#         F 
'cause I know you can't hold out forever 
             Dm              A#         F   C 
waiting on a diamond and a tether 
       Dm             A#            A7      Dm 
from a boy who won't jump when he falls in love. 
         G7             A#            Dm 
He just stands with his toes on the edge 
        G7             A#            F 
and he waits for it do disappear again.