Intro
F#m C# D Bm x2
[Verse 1]
F#m
Don't tell me I'm the one
I wouldn't want to be the one
C#
I wouldn't want to know
D
Yeah there's context of course
These are temporary thoughts
Bm
I think one day they'll go
F#m C#
Yes I know I love you but as time goes on I think we'll both get hurt
D Bm
And we keep clinging on whilst we treat each other like we don't deserve
[Chorus]
F#m C#
When we met you gave me a necklace of a bird you said didn't have a home
D Bm
I can't remember for sure but I think it was a type of swallow
F#m C#
Sometimes I think we both knew from the start that this was doomed
D Bm
Please know, my love, I treasure all the time I spent with you
(If you're playing the riff, switch to just chords now)
[Interlude]
F#m C# D Bm x2
[Verse 2]
F#m C# D Bm
And truth be told I'm so unsure if I should even walk away
F#m C# D Bm
But I keep clinging on whilst knowing that I treat you worse everyday
F#m C# D Bm
I am distant in mind and I am distant in body
F#m C# D Bm
Even with me by your side you'll be inevitably lonely
F#m C#
And of one thing I'm sure it's that you deserve more
D Bm
I am selfish and distracted, some weeks barely interacted
F#m
I am difficult and late
C#
I do not save the date
D
I have myself prioritised
Bm
I ask your help and time
N.C.
I so rarely give you mine
[Chorus]
F#m C#
When we met you gave me a necklace of a bird you said didn't have a home
D Bm
I can't remember for sure but I think it was a type of swallow
F#m C#
Sometimes I think we both knew from the start that this was doomed
D Bm
Please know, my love, I treasure all the time I spent with you
[Verse 3]
F#m C# D
And now I feel like such a fool for this to be what I choose
Bm
As if you weren't enough
F#m C# D Bm
Because I can say that I've never felt as loved
F#m C# D Bm
I can't apologize more for my absence of emotion
F#m C# D Bm
I know this song I write for you is just a selfish token
[Outro]
F#m C# D Bm
Although theres pain in the end
F#m C# D Bm
I would love to remain your friend
F#m C# D Bm
Break the past and make amends
F#m C# D Bm
And learn to love you again in a new way