Verse
A# A# Cm
"Time to go, this is goodbye," she said
Ab
"Does it ever get easier to live like this?"
Cm
And kiss the cheek
Ab
Well I can't kiss you anymore
Cm Ab
And I, I would honestly love you now
Cm Ab
But I would lovingly let you down
[Refrain 1]
Cm Gm Ab A# Cm Gm Ab A#
Oh, I have the hardest time resisting you
Cm Gm Ab A# Ab
And oh if you
[Chorus 1]
xxxx Eb A#
If you feel the same way
Cm Ab
Then how can we be friends?
Eb
He's right you know
A# Cm
We can't go on like this
Ab Eb A# Cm Ab
And oh I try to give you everything
Eb A#
And if I fail well then I failed
Cm Ab
But at least I gave you something
[Verse 2]
Cm Ab
I could put my trust in giving up the heart
Cm
It makes the difference
Ab
And how can you afford to settle down
Cm Ab
When I, I would promise to love you now
Cm Ab
But I would lovingly let you down
[Refrain 2]
Cm Gm Ab A# Cm Gm Ab A#
Oh, I have the hardest time resisting you
Cm Gm Ab A# Ab
And oh if you
[Chorus 2]
xxxx Eb A#
If you feel the same way
Cm Ab
Then how can we be friends?
Eb
He's right you know
A# Cm
We can't go on like this
Ab Eb A# Cm Ab
And oh I try to give you everything
Eb A#
And if I fail well then I failed
Cm Ab
But at least I gave you something
[Bridge]
Cm Ab Cm Ab
(It's better than silence, give me one good reason)
Cm Ab
It's better than silence (you know)
Cm Ab x Ab x A#
Give me one good reason
Cm Ab
To leave this in silence
Cm Ab A#
No, you don't have a good reason
[Chorus 3]
xxxx Eb A#
If you feel the same way
Cm Ab
Then how can we be friends?
Eb
He's right you know
A# Cm
We can't go on like this
Ab Eb A# Cm Ab
And oh I try to give you everything
Eb A#
And if I fail well then I failed
Cm Ab
But at least I gave you something
[Outro]
Eb A# Cm Ab
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, It's better than silence
Eb A# Cm Ab
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, It's better than silence
Eb A# Cm Ab
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Eb \\ A# \\ Cm xx A# xx Ab
If you play acoustic and prefer full chords, you could
make things easier by sticking a capo on VI
(and transpose -6, of course).
The basic trick is making the key your "G".
So, put the capo on "Key Fret on the E-String" - 3
9 - 3 = 6 here.