Intro
B F#/A# G#m F# Fb B/D# F#
[Verse 1]
B G#m
They met at school, that's how it goes
Fb
Some drinks and then a rose
F#
Then plans to meet again
B G#m
He wrote her poems, songs, and prose
Fb
She knew that he'd propose
F#
She only wondered when
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m B
One night before they went to bed
Fb
He kneeled on both knees
F#
And this is what he said:
[Chorus]
B Fb F#
I may not be wise
G#m F# Fb
And I won't save the day
B Fb F#
But look in my eyes
G#m F# Fb
And know I'll always stay
Fbm B
And I won't run away
Fbm B F#/A# G#m F# Fb B/D# F#
I won't run away
[Verse 2]
B G#m
Some years went by they had a child
Fb
He was funny, strange, and mild
F#
Their love for him ran deep
B G#m
Some nights his dreams would drive him wild
Fb F#
So into bed she piled to help him fall asleep
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m B
One night he couldn't get to bed
Fb
So she kneeled on both knees
F#
And this is what she said:
[Chorus]
B Fb F#
I may not be wise
G#m F# Fb
And I won't save the day
B Fb
But look in my eyes
G#m F# Fb
And know I'll always stay
Fbm B
And I won't run away
Fbm B F#/A# G#m F# Fb B/D# G#m F#
I won't run away
[Verse 3]
B G#m
You say it's safer on your own
Fb
You'd rather sleep alone
F#
Then grow to need me there
B G#m
But I hope now you can see
Fb
What my mom and dad showed me
F#
I'm not going anywhere
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m B
I love you more and more each day
Fb
To love is not to leave
F#
So hear me when I say:
[Chorus]
B Fb F#
I may not be wise
G#m F# Fb
But I won't save the day
B Fb
But look in my eyes
G#m F# Fb
And know I'll always stay
Fbm B F#/A# G#m F# Fb B/D# F#/C#
And I won't run away
B F#/A# G#m F# Fb
Fbm B
I won't run away