Verse 1:
Bb        Ebmaj7                Cm7
Salt air, and the rust on your door
               Cm
I never needed anything more
Bb       Ebmaj7      Cm7
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
             Cm
"Never have I ever  before"
 
Chorus:
    Bb
But I can see us lost in the memory
Ebmaj7                               Cm7
August slipped away into a moment in time
                    F
'Cause it was never mine
    Bb
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
Ebmaj7                              Cm7
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
                      F
'Cause you were never mine
 
Verse 2:
Bb        Ebmaj7          Cm7
Your back beneath the sun
                Cm
Wishin' I could write my name on it
Bb            Ebmaj7               Cm7
Will you call when you're back at school?
           Cm
I remember thinkin' I had you
 
Chorus:
    Bb
But I can see us lost in the memory
Ebmaj7                               Cm7
August slipped away into a moment in time
                    F
'Cause it was never mine
    Bb
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
Ebmaj7                              Cm7
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
                      F
'Cause you were never mine
 
Interlude: Bb Ebmaj7 Cm F
 
Bridge:
Bb                                        Ebmaj7
Back when we were still changin' for the better
             Cm
Wanting was enough
               F
For me, it was enough
                Bb
To live for the hope of it all
                       Ebmaj7
Canceled plans just in case you'd call
                             Cm
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
                       F
So much for summer love and saying "us"
                   Bb            Ebmaj7
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
                    Cm   F
You weren't mine to lose, oh
 
Chorus:
    Bb
But I can see us lost in the memory
Ebmaj7                               Cm7
August slipped away into a moment in time
                    F
'Cause it was never mine
    Bb
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
Ebmaj7                              Cm7
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
                      F
'Cause you were never mine
 
Outro:
Bb                     Ebmaj7
'Cause you were never mine
      Cm
Never mine
    F
But do you remember?
                Bb
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
         Ebmaj7
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Cm                                                    F
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
                    Bb
"Meet me behind the mall"
           Bb
-Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
         Ebmaj7
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Cm                                                    F
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
                    Bb
"Meet me behind the mall"-
         Bb
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
         Ebmaj7
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Cm                                                    F
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all -For the hope of it all-
                   Bb            Ebmaj7
For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
Cm                              F                Bb Ebmaj7 Cm F -6x-
-For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all-