Verse 1:
Eb        Abmaj7                Fm7
Salt air, and the rust on your door
               Fm
I never needed anything more
Eb       Abmaj7      Fm7
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
             Fm
"Never have I ever  before"
 
Chorus:
    Eb
But I can see us lost in the memory
Abmaj7                               Fm7
August slipped away into a moment in time
                    Bb
'Cause it was never mine
    Eb
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
Abmaj7                              Fm7
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
                      Bb
'Cause you were never mine
 
Verse 2:
Eb        Abmaj7          Fm7
Your back beneath the sun
                Fm
Wishin' I could write my name on it
Eb            Abmaj7               Fm7
Will you call when you're back at school?
           Fm
I remember thinkin' I had you
 
Chorus:
    Eb
But I can see us lost in the memory
Abmaj7                               Fm7
August slipped away into a moment in time
                    Bb
'Cause it was never mine
    Eb
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
Abmaj7                              Fm7
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
                      Bb
'Cause you were never mine
 
Interlude: Eb Abmaj7 Fm Bb
 
Bridge:
Eb                                        Abmaj7
Back when we were still changin' for the better
             Fm
Wanting was enough
               Bb
For me, it was enough
                Eb
To live for the hope of it all
                       Abmaj7
Canceled plans just in case you'd call
                             Fm
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
                       Bb
So much for summer love and saying "us"
                   Eb            Abmaj7
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
                    Fm   Bb
You weren't mine to lose, oh
 
Chorus:
    Eb
But I can see us lost in the memory
Abmaj7                               Fm7
August slipped away into a moment in time
                    Bb
'Cause it was never mine
    Eb
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
Abmaj7                              Fm7
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
                      Bb
'Cause you were never mine
 
Outro:
Eb                     Abmaj7
'Cause you were never mine
      Fm
Never mine
    Bb
But do you remember?
                Eb
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
         Abmaj7
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Fm                                                    Bb
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
                    Eb
"Meet me behind the mall"
           Eb
-Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
         Abmaj7
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Fm                                                    Bb
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
                    Eb
"Meet me behind the mall"-
         Eb
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
         Abmaj7
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Fm                                                    Bb
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all -For the hope of it all-
                   Eb            Abmaj7
For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
Fm                              Bb                Eb Abmaj7 Fm Bb -6x-
-For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all-