Intro
Gm9 Gm 2x
Ab6 Ab 2x
D/A D/Gb 2x
Gm9 Gm 2x
[Verse 1]
Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm
You can't pretend 'cause I can see, you're
Ab6 Ab Ab6 Ab
Not the boy you used to be
D/A D/Gb D/A D/Gb Gm9 Gm
Trust me with a secret you can't keep
Gm9 Gm
[Verse 2]
Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm
I watch your eyes, they shift with doubt, so
Ab6 Ab Ab6 Ab
Every night when stars come out
D/A D/Gb D/A D/Gb Gm9 Gm
I try to read your personality
Gm9 Gm
[Chorus]
C Db B
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
C Db B
The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
C Db B
You said you wrote a page about me
Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm
In your diary
[Verse 3]
Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm
Your heart a place that no one sees
Ab6 Ab Abadd6 Ab
You can't despise your own ideas
D/A D/Gb D/A D/Gb Gm9 Gm
Trust me with a secret you can't keep
Gm9 Gm
[Chorus]
C Db B
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
C Db B
The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
C Db B
You said you wrote a page about me
Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm
In your diary
[Bridge]
Gm
Don't be so afraid
Eb
There's bound to be a place
Ab
No matter who or where you are
Ebmaj7
You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
[Interlude]
Gm9 Gm 2x
Ab6 Ab 2x
D/A D/Gb 2x
Gm9 Gm 2x
[Chorus]
C Db B
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
C Db B
The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
C Db B
You said you wrote a page about me
Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm
In your diary
[Bridge]
Gm
Don't be so afraid
Eb
You're bound to make mistakes
Ab
No matter who or where you are
Ebmaj7
You've got to be willing
Gm
Don't be so afraid
Eb
There's bound to be a place
Ab
No matter who or where you are
Ebmaj7
You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
Chord fingerings:
Gm9 Ab6 D/A D/Gb Ebmaj7
e|--3-----4---------------7--|
B|--3-----4-----7---7-----9--|
G|--3-----5-----7---7-----8--|
D|--7-----6-----7---7-----9--|
A|--5-----8----(0)--9-----7--|
E|--3-----4------------------|