Intro (x2): A  B  Dbm  E

Verse 1:
A               B
You know me the best
            Dbm                          E
You know my worst, see me hurt, but you don't judge
A                     B            Dbm         E
That, right there, is the scariest feeling
A           B           Dbm
Opening and closing up again
                    E
I've been hurt so I don't trust
A                B              Dbm       E
Now here we are, staring at the ceiling

Pre-chorus:
                        A        B        Dbm     E
I've said those words before but it was a lie
                   A           B        Dbm     E
And you deserve to hear them a thousand times

Chorus:
                      A
If all it is is eight letters
       B             Dbm       E
Why is it so hard to say?
          A
If all it is is eight letters
       B           Dbm     E
Why am I in my own way?
         A
Why do I pull you close
    B                Dbm       E
And then ask you for space
          A           B
If all it is is eight letters
                     Dbm      E
Why is it so hard to say?

Interlude (x2): A    B    Dbm    E

Verse 2:
          A
Isn't it amazing
           B
How almost every line
       Dbm
On our hands align
          E
When your hand's in mine
              A
It's like I'm whole again
      B
Isn't that a sign
         Dbm             E
I should speak my mind

Pre-chorus:
                      A          B        Dbm      E
I've said those words before but it was a lie
                   A           B        Dbm       E
And you deserve to hear them a thousand times

Chorus:
                      A
If all it is is eight letters
       B             Dbm      E
Why is it so hard to say?
          A
If all it is is eight letters
       B           Dbm
Why am I in my own way?
         A
Why do I pull you close
    B                Dbm      E
And then ask you for space
          A
If all it is is eight letters
       B             Dbm    E
Why is it so hard to say? (woah, oh yeah)

Interlude (x2): A    B     Dbm     E

Bridge:
A            B
 When I close my eyes
Dbm             E
 It's you there in my mind
A            B        Dbm     E
 When I close my eyes

Chorus:
                      A
If all it is is eight letters
       B             Dbm      E
Why is it so hard to say?
                     A
If all it is is eight letters
       B           Dbm      E
Why am I in my own way?
         A
Why do I pull you close
    B                Dbm      E
And then ask you for space
                      A
If all it is is eight letters
       B             Dbm
Why is it so hard to say?

Outro:
          A
If all it is is eight letters
       B        Dbm
When I close my eyes
         E
It's you there in my mind  (It's only you)
A            B         Dbm      E
 When I close my eyes
                      A
If all it is is eight letters
       B        Dbm
When I close my eyes
         E
It's you there in my mind (you)
A           B       Dbm     E
 When I close my eyes

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