Dear You
1995 Jade Tree Records
Submitted by: jeremyunder
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
E - 022100
Em - 022000
C#m - x46654
B - x24442
G#m -466444
A - x02220
F-244222
Intro: Em C#m B G#m A x2
E C#m B G#m A x2
Verse 1:
E
What's the furthest
C#mBA#m
place from here?
EC#mBA#m
It hasn't been my day
EC#m
for a couple years
G#mACG#m
What's a couple more?
Refrain 1:
AC#m
And if I go don't forget
AC#m
the one good thing I almost did
AC#m
I learned your name without words
AC#m
I used my eyes not my hands
Post Chorus: Em--C#m--B-G#m-A-E--C#m--B--G#m-A-
Verse 2:
EC#mA#m
What's the closest you can come
EC#mBA#m
to an almost total wreck
EC#m
and still walk away
G#mACG#m
All limbs intact?
Refrain 2:
A
And when I go you'll be
C#mAC#m
there crying out begging me
AC#m
I won't hear I'll just go fast
AC#m
into this night on broken legs
Chorus 1:
EC#mA
A near miss or a close call?
EC#m
I keep a room at the hospital
B
I scratch my accidents
A
into the wall
EC#m
I couldn't wait to
A
breathe your breath
E
I cut in line
C#m
I bled to death
B
I got to you there
A
was nothing left
Interlude: Em--C#m--B-G#m-A-E--C#m--B--G#m-A-
Verse 3:
EC#mBA#m
What's the meanest you can be
EC#mBA#m
to the one you claim to love
EC#m
And still smile to
G#mACG#m
your your new found friends?
Refrain 3:
AC#m
In the same confusing breath
AC#m
You pull away and draw me in
AC#m
I wanted you You wanted more
AC#m
I built this life and now it's mine
Chorus 2:
EC#mA
A near miss or a close call?
EC#m
I keep a room at the hospital
B
I scratch my accidents
A
into the wall
EC#m
I couldn't wait to
A
breathe your breath
E
I cut in line
C#m
I bled to death
B
I got to you there
AA---
was nothing left
Bridge: F#m--E--B--A--F#m--G#m--B--A-- x8
Chorus 3:
EC#mA
A near miss or a close call?
EC#m
I keep a room at the hospital
B
I scratch my accidents
A
into the wall
EC#m
I couldn't wait to
A
breathe your breath
E
I cut in line
C#m
I bled to death
B
I got to you there
A
was nothing left
C#mB
I got to you there
A
was nothing left
C#mB
I got to you there
A
was nothing left
C#mB
I got to you there
A(hold)
was nothing left