C G7 C Am G7 She tries for the honesty but the truth gets in the way F Am Em Am G7 Cause I know inside what she can't bring herself to say C G7 C There's something dying deep in her heart Am G7 I feel it when I touch her hand F Am Em Am G7 So I tell her a lie when I tell her I understand C Am But inside I die a little each day C Am Inside I feel her slipping away F Am Em Inside if she knew I hurt this way G7 Em Am Inside she'd find a reason to stay F Fm C And so I must keep this broken heart down deep inside G7 C Am G7 She turns to look at me trying to speak her mind F Am Em Am G7 A thousand reasons in search of a single rhyme C G7 C Am G7 And suddenly it occurs to me she's trying to say goodbye F Am Em Am G7 So I give her a smile and tell her that I'll be alright ooooh C Am But inside I die a little each day C Am Inside I feel her slipping away F Am Em Inside if she knew I hurt this way G7 Em Am Inside she'd find a reason to stay F Fm C And so I must keep this broken heart down deep inside Dm C Fm C Sometimes love will slip away it's hard to say just why Em Am Em Is it something that's said or is it instead Am Dm G7 Something that just simply died C Am C Am But inside inside F Am Em Inside if she knew I hurt this way Gm Em Am Inside she'd find a reason to stay F Fm C And so I must keep this broken heart down deep inside