Intro
[F] [G] [Am] [C] [X2]
Verse 1
[F] [G]
You know me the best
[Am] [C]
You know my worst, see me hurt, but you don't judge
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
That, right there, is the scariest feeling
[F] [G] [Am]
Opening and closing up again
[C]
I've been hurt so I don't trust
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
Now here we are, staring at the ceiling
Pre-Chorus
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
I've said those words before but it was a lie
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
And you deserve to hear them a thousand times
Chorus
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am] [C]
Why is it so hard to say?
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am] [C]
Why am I in my own way?
[F]
Why do I pull you close
[G] [Am] [C]
And then ask you for space
[F] [G]
If all it is is eight letters
[Am] [C]
Why is it so hard to say?
Instrumental
[F] [G] [Am] [C] [X2]
Verse 2
[F]
Isn't it amazing
[G]
How almost every line
[Am]
On our hands align
[C]
When your hand's in mine
[F]
It's like I'm whole again
[G]
Isn't that a sign
[Am] [C]
I should speak my mind
Pre-Chorus
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
I've said those words before but it was a lie
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
And you deserve to hear them a thousand times
Chorus
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am] [C]
Why is it so hard to say?
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am]
Why am I in my own way?
[F]
Why do I pull you close
[G] [Am] [C]
And then ask you for space
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am] [C]
Why is it so hard to say? (woah, oh yeah)
Instrumental
[F] [G] [Am] [C] [X2]
Bridge
[F] [G]
When I close my eyes
[Am] [C]
It's you there in my mind
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
When I close my eyes
Chorus
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am] [C]
Why is it so hard to say?
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am] [C]
Why am I in my own way?
[F]
Why do I pull you close
[G] [Am] [C]
And then ask you for space
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am]
Why is it so hard to say?
Outro
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am]
When I close my eyes
[C]
It's you there in my mind (It's only you)
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
When I close my eyes
[F]
If all it is is eight letters
[G] [Am]
When I close my eyes
[C]
It's you there in my mind (you)
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
When I close my eyes
If all it is is eight letters
