Intro
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[Verse 1]
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You can't pretend 'cause I can see, you're
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Not the boy you used to be
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Trust me with a secret you can't keep
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[Verse 2]
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I watch your eyes, they shift with doubt, so
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Every night when stars come out
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I try to read your personality
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[Chorus]
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The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
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The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
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You said you wrote a page about me
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In your diary
[Verse 3]
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Your heart a place that no one sees
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You can't despise your own ideas
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Trust me with a secret you can't keep
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[Chorus]
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The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
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The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
A A# G#
You said you wrote a page about me
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In your diary
[Bridge]
Em
Don't be so afraid
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There's bound to be a place
F
No matter who or where you are
Cmaj7
You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
A A# G#
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
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The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
A A# G#
You said you wrote a page about me
Em9 Em Em9 Em
In your diary
[Bridge]
Em
Don't be so afraid
C
You're bound to make mistakes
F
No matter who or where you are
Cmaj7
You've got to be willing
Em
Don't be so afraid
C
There's bound to be a place
F
No matter who or where you are
Cmaj7
You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
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