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