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