Verse 1:
Bb
  You tell me that you're leavin'
              Gm
You say that time will slow the bleedin'
                     Eb
Of this heart that I've placed into your hands
                     Cm
I held it out to you
                     F
Now you give it back, what am I supposed to do?
Bb
  Oh, I had a feeling
                Gm
This day would come and leave me reeling
                 Eb
I just want to run back in your arms again
                            Cm
But they're no longer there
                       F
To hold me safe inside, to hold me anywhere

Chorus:
Bb        Cm    Gm  Dm
Ooh, if I can't have you
          Eb                           Bb
Then I'll have to find a way to get through
         Cm    Gm  Dm
Though I don't want to
   Eb                      Cm
I have to do my best to recall
       F                              Bb
That I'm thankful that I held you at all

Verse 2:
Bb
  I miss you every morning and in the evening rain
Gm
  Tonight, it's pouring, and I'm alone again
Cm
  I count the seconds between the thoughts of you
Cm                         F
  I'm getting better, baby, I'm almost up to two
Bb
  Oh, you had your reasons, and I know
Gm
  Some folks are seasons, they got to come and go
Cm
  But I'm still tender (Still tender), I miss the summertime
Cm                           F
  When I could feel your love and I could still feel mine

Chorus:
Bb        Cm    Gm  Dm
Ooh, if I can't have you
          Eb                           Bb
Then I'll have to find a way to get through
         Cm    Gm  Dm
Though I don't want to
   Eb                     Cm
I have to do my best to recall
       F
That I'm thankful that I held you at all

Bridge:
Ab
  You gave me everything
Cm                           Bb
  That I will need to walk this long road (Show me the way to get back)
Ab
  Gave me a sense of pride
Cm                          F
  That I will carry with me all the way back home

Chorus:
C         Dm   Am  Em
Ooh, if I can't have you
          F                            C
Then I'll have to find a way to get through
         Dm   Am  Em
Though I don't want to
  F                       Dm
I have to do my best to recall
       G                             C
That I'm thankful that I held you at all

Outro:
                    Am
I'm thankful that I held you
                     C
(I'm thankful that I held you)
                    Am
I'm thankful that I held you
                    C
I'm thankful that I held you, held you, held you
                     Am
(I'm thankful that I held you)
     C
I'm, I'm, I'm
      Am
Yeah, yeah
                     C
(I'm thankful that I held you)
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