Intro -x2-: Bm Gb G D Em7 Verse: -eliza- Bm Gb I saved every letter you wrote me G D From the moment I read them Em7 Bm I knew you were mine Gb You said you were mine G D Em7 I thought you were mine Bm Gb Do you know what Angelica said G D Em7 When we saw your first letter arrive? She said Bm Gb “Be careful with that one, love G D He will do what it takes to survive.” Pre-Chorus: Em7 Bm Gb You and your words flooded my senses G D Your sentences left me defenseless Em7 Bm Gb You built me palaces out of paragraphs G D Em7 You built cathedrals Bm Gb I’m re-reading the letters you wrote me G D I’m searching and scanning for answers Em7 Bm In every line Gb For some kind of sign G And when you were mine The world seemed to Chorus: D Bm Gbm Gbm Gb Gmaj7 Burn D Bm Gbm Gbm Gb Gmaj7 Burn Verse: Bm Gb You published the letters she wrote you G D You told the whole world how you brought Em7 Bm This girl into our bed Gb G D Em7 In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives Bm Gb G Do you know what Angelica said D Em7 When she read what you’d done? Bm She said Gb “You have married an Icarus G D He has flown too close to the sun.” Pre-Chorus: Em7 Bm Gb You and your words, obsessed with your legacy... G D Your sentences border on senseless Em7 Bm Gb And you are paranoid in every paragraph G How they perceive you You, you, you… Bm Gb I’m erasing myself from the narrative G D Em7 Let future historians wonder how Eliza Bm Gb Reacted when you broke her heart G You have torn it all apart I am watching it Chorus: D Bm Gbm Gbm Gb Gmaj7 Burn D Bm Gbm Gbm Gb Gmaj7 Watching it burn Bridge: A D The world has no right to my heart D The world has no place in our bed Bm7 Gmaj7 They don’t get to know what I said A D I’m burning the memories D Bm7 Burning the letters that might have redeemed you Gmaj7 A D You forfeit all rights to my heart D You forfeit the place in our bed Bm7 Gmaj7 You'll sleep in your office instead A D With only the memories D D D D G Of when you were mine Outro: Bm Gb G D Em7 Bm9 I hope that you burn
