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