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