Intro: Cm7 Bb F Verse 1: Cm7 I was waiting for the bus one day Bb F Watched a fight between an artsy couple escalate Cm7 Strawberry cheeks flushed with defeated rage Bb F Then he spilled his coffee as he frantically explained Verse 2: Cm7 Maybe if you took a breath you would hear me when I talk to you Bb Threw her necklace in his face F Eyes so bright with disappointment Cm7 Bb I saw something inside her break everybody knows the feeling -nc- Suddenly he started screaming Chorus: Cm7 Bb "Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb I swear to God I tried, F I swear to God I tried" Verse 3: Cm7 Ripped the hem of her skirt as she ran Bb F Panicking and weaving through the crowds on Oxford Street Cm7 Watched his world dissolve in his hands Bb -nc- Tried to roll a blem then put his head between his knees Verse 4: Cm7 Maybe if she took a breath she would know I did it all for her Bb Agony and hints of sage F Her eyes blind with disappointment Cm7 Bb I couldn’t recognize her face shards of glass live in this feeling -nc- Have to somehow stop her leaving Chorus: Cm7 Bb "Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Outro: Cm7 Bb I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb I swear to God I tried, F I swear to God I tried"
