Intro: D Bm G A

Verse 1:
D              Bm
Perfect, easy, so good to me

   G                       A
So why's there a pit in my gut in the shape of you?
D                Bm
Distract myself, say it's somethin' else

G                  A
Maybe I'm just overwhelmed, maybe I'm confused

Pre-chorus:
Bm                    A
Barely sleep when you sleep next to me
           D                    G
But I keep thinkin' I'll find a cure
  Bm                        A
I say that I'm fine, I tell you all the time
       D                     G
I've never felt so happy and sure

Chorus:
    D      Bm
But I'm so scared of my guitar
          G          A
'Cause it cuts right through to the heart
         D                      Bm
Yeah, it knows me too well so I got no excuse
        G                           A
I can't lie to it the same way that I lie
   D
to you
D      Bm
I'm so scared of my guitar
     G             A
If I play it, then I'll think too hard
         D
Once you let the thought in, then it's
Bm
already done
     G                       A
So I lay in your arms and pretend that
     D
it's love

Verse 2:
   D               Bm
If I was brave and noble like you
G                          A
I'd have the nerve to just stop stringin' you along
D                   Bm
But I'm not half as decent as you
    G                     A
I'd rather be tied to someone, even if they're wrong

Pre-chorus:
Bm                 A
I make excuses, my friends know the truth is
    D                   G
I'm not as alright as I claim
Bm                          A
I say that I'm fine, I tell them all the time
        D                        G
As they watch all the life fade away

Chorus:
    D      Bm
But I'm so scared of my guitar
           G         A
'Cause it cuts right through to the heart
         D                      Bm
Yeah, it knows me too well so I got no excuse
         G                          A
I can't lie to it the same way that I lie
   D
to you
D      Bm
I'm so scared of my guitar
     G             A
If I play it, then I'll think too hard
         D
Once you let the thought in, then it's
Bm
already done
     G                       A
So I lay in your arms and pretend that
     D
it's love
        G                       A
Yeah, I lay in your arms and pretend that
     D
it's love

Bridge:
G                    D     G D
I pretend that it's love
     A
I pretend that it's love

I pretend that it's love, love

Pre-chorus:
       Bm                   A
'Cause what if I never find anything better?
    D                              G
The doubt always creeps through my mind
   Bm                         A
So we'll stay together 'cause how could I ever
      D
Trade somethin' that's good for what's
G
right?

Chorus:
    D      Bm
Oh, I'm so scared of my guitar
   G          A
It cuts right through to my heart
   D                    Bm
It knows me too well, I got no excuse
        G                           A
I can't lie to it the same way that I lie
   D
to you
D      Bm
I'm so scared of my guitar
       G               A
When I play it is when I think too hard
D                          Bm
I let the thought in, it's already done
      G                       A
But I lay in your arms and pretend that
     D
it's love
        G                       A
Yeah, I lay in your arms and pretend it's
 D
enough
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