Intro:
Ebm
You used to be scared of the water
Gb
You're safe by the side of your father
Db
Your sense of the world lay
Ab7
In your little home by the harbor
Verse 1:
Ebm
You've always felt small in the city
Gb
You think that last fall you were with me
Db
And all of your old clothes
Ab7 Abm
Are still in the hall of my building
Chorus:
Ebm
You never asked once
Gb
No, you never asked why
Db
If I was putting things off
Ab7 Abm
If I was drinking too much of that red wine
Ebm
Oh, you'd wear yourself thin
Gb
And accept every sin
Db
And if I glued myself shut
Ab7
You would find your way in
Interlude: Stum Abm down-up four times, then Ab7
Verse 2:
Ebm
We gambled our souls to the summer
Gb
And rattled our bones to the thunder
Db
We watched every sunset
Ab7 Abm
Until we got sick of each other
Ebm
You've always said fall was your season
Gb
That everyone's here for a reason
Db
I stare at your packed bags
Ab7 Abm
And ask what the hell you were meaning
Chorus:
Ebm
You never asked once
Gb
No, you never asked why
Db
If I was putting things off
Ab7 Abm
If I was drinking too much of that red wine
Ebm
Oh, you'd wear yourself thin
Gb
And accept every sin
Db
And if I glued myself shut
Ab7 Abm
You would find your way in
Interlude: Ebm Gb Db Ab7 Abm
Bridge:
Ebm
It only feels real after raining
Gb
And hearts only heal after breaking
Db
I stare at the tree line
Ab7
And notice the leaves aren't changing
Ebm
And does the wind blow in Cape Elizabeth
Gb
Constant and cold, how do we live with this?
Db
Love was a deadline
Ab7
I'll spend the rest of my life xxxxing missing it
Interlude: Abm down-up -x4- Ab7
Chorus:
Ebm
You never asked once
Gb
No, you never asked why
Db
If I was putting things off
Ab7 Abm
If I was drinking too much of that red wine
Ebm
Oh, you'd wear yourself thin
Gb
And accept every sin
Db
And if I glued myself shut
Ab7 Abm Ebm
You would find your way in
