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