IntroEABE
Would it kill you just to let it all work out?
ABE
tryin' so hard just to break it down
ABC#mF#mB
all summer I didn't see it till just now, 'till now.
VerseEA
Spent that summer feelin' sorry, like I thought i'd never get
EA
To September, so I loved her and intend to it, for it.
F#mG#mF#mG#mEAEA
Oh things were shaping up to take a while.
F#mG#mF#mG#mEAEA
All that waiting, not a single smile.
F#mG#mAB
Oh and it's so hard,
EA
To spend all winter, wantin' summer like you couldn't bear the cold.
EA
Six months later, to___ like it instantly got old
F#mG#mF#mG#mEAEA
Oh, things were playing out just like I thought.
F#mG#mF#mG#mEAEA
No sense staying, bent over what's not.
F#mG#mAB
Oh is it so hard?
ChorusEABE
Would it kill you just to let it all work out?
ABE
tryin' so hard just to break it down
ABC#mF#mB
all summer i didn't see it till just now, 'till now.
EAEAE
When they kill you,
A
You were letting every worthwhile breath
EA
just pass right through you, with each one you drew nearer to death.
C#mG#mF#mG#mF#mG#mC#mG#mF#mG#mA
I've got so much on my plate, sometimes I try not to let it drag me down, I know
F#mG#mA BBB
Oh everybody told me so!
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