[Verse]
A# F Gm F
So we're back here again. Tiptoeing round the edge of the end.
D# A# F Gm
Wondering who'll be last to admit that we're finally over.
A# F Gm F
Turned 21 the day that we met. Terrible shoes, implausible dress.
D# A# F Gm
It's funny how sad the funny things get as you grow older.
D# A# F
Better or worse but what else can we do?
D# A# F
When better or worse I am tethered to you.
D# A# F Gm
If it's not either of us tell me who are we fooling?
A# F
I learnt the art of biting my tongue.
Gm F
I tired of trying to guess what was wrong.
D# A# F Gm
Both agreed on where we should go, but not how to get there.
A# F
We tried and tried to loosen the knots.
Gm F
Thinking once we're untangled we'll be better off.
D# A# F Gm
But it's these failures and faults that hold us together.
[Verse]
D# A# F
Better or worse but what else can we do?
D# A# F
When better or worse I am tethered to you.
D# A# F Gm
If it's not either of us tell me who are we fooling?
D# A# F
This beautiful tangle that's bruising us blue.
D# A# F
It's a beautiful knot that we just can't undo.
D# A# F
Together we're one but apart tell me who are we fooling?
Fm D# D#m A# Fm D# D#m A#
Real love is hard love. It's all we have.
Fm D# D#m A# A#m D# F
It's a break neck. Train wreck. It's all we have.
A# F
So we're back here again.
Gm F D# A# F
Turning away from the edge of the end. Arm in arm.
[Verse]
D# A# F
Better or worse but what else can we do?
D# A# F
When better or worse I am tethered to you.
D# A# F Gm
If it's not either of us tell me who are we fooling?
D# A# F
This beautiful tangle that's bruising us blue.
D# A# F
It's a beautiful knot that we just can't undo.
D# A# F Gm
If it's not either of us tell me who are we fooling?
D# A# F Fm D# A#
Together we're one but apart tell me who are we fooling?