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