Verse
C C Dm
"Time to go, this is goodbye," she said
A#
"Does it ever get easier to live like this?"
Dm
And kiss the cheek
A#
Well I can't kiss you anymore
Dm A#
And I, I would honestly love you now
Dm A#
But I would lovingly let you down
[Refrain 1]
Dm Am A# C Dm Am A# C
Oh, I have the hardest time resisting you
Dm Am A# C A#
And oh if you
[Chorus 1]
xxxx F C
If you feel the same way
Dm A#
Then how can we be friends?
F
He's right you know
C Dm
We can't go on like this
A# F C Dm A#
And oh I try to give you everything
F C
And if I fail well then I failed
Dm A#
But at least I gave you something
[Verse 2]
Dm A#
I could put my trust in giving up the heart
Dm
It makes the difference
A#
And how can you afford to settle down
Dm A#
When I, I would promise to love you now
Dm A#
But I would lovingly let you down
[Refrain 2]
Dm Am A# C Dm Am A# C
Oh, I have the hardest time resisting you
Dm Am A# C A#
And oh if you
[Chorus 2]
xxxx F C
If you feel the same way
Dm A#
Then how can we be friends?
F
He's right you know
C Dm
We can't go on like this
A# F C Dm A#
And oh I try to give you everything
F C
And if I fail well then I failed
Dm A#
But at least I gave you something
[Bridge]
Dm A# Dm A#
(It's better than silence, give me one good reason)
Dm A#
It's better than silence (you know)
Dm A# x A# x C
Give me one good reason
Dm A#
To leave this in silence
Dm A# C
No, you don't have a good reason
[Chorus 3]
xxxx F C
If you feel the same way
Dm A#
Then how can we be friends?
F
He's right you know
C Dm
We can't go on like this
A# F C Dm A#
And oh I try to give you everything
F C
And if I fail well then I failed
Dm A#
But at least I gave you something
[Outro]
F C Dm A#
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, It's better than silence
F C Dm A#
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, It's better than silence
F C Dm A#
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
F \\ C \\ Dm xx C xx A#
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.