Verse
D# Cm Gm A#
Perfect, I'll be the one that you've been searching for
D# Cm Gm A#
I'll ditch the car and get you at the door
D# Cm Gm A#
Ensure my words have not been said before
D# Cm Gm A#
And I'll give you everything but only show one side
D# Cm Gm A#
Ever adventuring, a shining light
D# Cm Gm A#
The positivity that's in your life
[chorus]
Fm Cm
But I can't keep pretending I'm somebody
Fm A#
When I can get knocked down by everyone
G#
And you'll forget it when you're closer
A#
When we get closer
D# Cm
You'll slowly get over me
G#m D# Cm Gm A#
So don't get closer
[Verse 2]
D# Cm Gm A#
Maybe I'll still be the Romeo that puts love first
D# Cm Gm A#
But words become cliched and sound rehearsed
D# Cm Gm A#
I'll be a million miles away
[chorus]
Fm Cm
But I can't keep pretending I'm somebody
Fm A#
When I can get knocked down by everyone
G#
And you'll forget it when you're closer
A#
When we get closer
D# Cm
You'll slowly get over me
G#
And as we get older
A#
As we grow older
D# Cm
You'll know that from afar is the best way to be with me
G#m D#
So don't get closer
[bridge]
Cm A# D# G#
Oh darling don't don't hold my hand so close
Cm A# D# G#
Oh darling don't don't hold my hand so close
[chorus]
Fm
But I can't keep pretending
Fm
No I can't keep pretending
Fm A#
But I can't keep pretending I'm someone
G#
And you'll forget it when you're closer
A#
When we get closer
D# Cm
You'll slowly get over me
G#
And as we get older
A#
As we grow older
D# Cm
You'll know that from afar is the best way to be with me
G#m D#
So don't get closer