CAPO: 4th Fret INTRO: C F G C F C G C F C F G I like the way you smile C F It reminds me of a happy child C G C7 It makes me feel a little less alone F G I miss you when you're gone C F The hours they stretch on and on C G7 C Am Like water dripping slowly on a stone Em You're such a mystery The way you look at me F C G G7 With that light that shines from someplace I can't go C F G Did it take you by surprise C F When you realized C G7 C C7 That you loved me, though you've never told me so INTERLUDE: C F C G C F C F C F G You know I want to say C F So many things to you today C G C7 But you've got me feeling like I'm flying blind F G I think if you were here C F The words would ring crystal clear C G7 C Am From this heart that's learning how to speak its mind You fight for truth with love Em You're an iron hand in a velvet glove F C G G7 It's the kind of strength that makes a gentle man C F But I'm a child of the wind G C F I've been blown away but I'm back again C G7 C C7 I just don't know if you really understand INSTRUMENTAL: C Am Em C F C G G7 C F G C F C G7 C F C F G Sunlight moves across the floor C F There's a soft breeze through the open door C G G7 A sleepy cat laying on the windowsill C F G On this lazy afternoon C F Like honey on a silver spoon C G7 C The memory of your smile is with me still Am Don't tell me that it's wrong Em To say I love you with a song F C G G7 When the words won't come, I've seen you do it too C F G This road winds along C F One day we'll be gone C G7 C F7 But I'll have this song to bring me close to you C G7 C FGC I'll have this song to bring me close to you