Intro
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G|-------0---0h2----0-0--0h2-----2-0-0h2---2---0-0h2--|
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Verse 1Em
The first words that come out,
G
And I can see this song will be about you,
D
I can't believe that I can breathe without you,
Am
But all I need to do is carry on,
Em
The next line I write down,
G
And there's a tear that falls between the pages,
D
I know that pain's supposed to heal in stages,
Am
But it depends which one it's standing on,
Pre-ChorusEmG
I write lines down, then rip them up,
AmC
Describing love can't be this tough..
ChorusGD
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke,
Em7Cadd9
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly,
GD
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon,
Em7Cadd9
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much,
Unless I sing this song to you....
Verse 2EG
I'm dying to show you, This could end happily ever after,
D
There doesn't ever have to be disaster,
Am
And all you have to do is sing along,
Pre-Chorus 2EmG
I write lines down, then rip them up,
AmC
Impossible describing love....
ChorusGD
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke,
Em7Cadd9
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly,
GD
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon,
Em7Cadd9
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much,
Unless I sing this song to you...
GD
I could set this song on fire, unless sing this song to you
Em7Cadd9
I could set this song on fire...
BridgeGDsus4
Light this old guitar on fire, I'd still hear the notes,
Em7Cadd9
Drown the melody in water, I'd still hear its ghost
GDsus4
Sing it with somebody else, but we'd be out of tune,
Em7Cadd9
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much...
ChorusGD
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke,
Em7Cadd9
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly,
GD
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon,
Em7Cadd9
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much,
Unless I sing this song to you,
OutroGD
I could set this song on fire, Unless I sing this song to you,
Em7Cadd9
I could set this (I could set this), I wanna sing this song to you
GD
I could set this song on fire, sing this song to you
Em7Cadd9
I could set this, I could set this..
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.