Intro: >D D7, G/D Gm/D, D Verse 1: > D G/D You ask me if I love you > A/D D And I choke on my reply > F#m Bm I'd rather hurt you honestly > E A Than mislead you with a lie Pre-chorus: > Em A7 And who am I to judge you > D A/C# Bm Bm/A On what you say or do? > G D/F# I'm only just beginning > Em D/F# A - To see the real you Chorus: > D G/D And sometimes when we touch > A/D F#m The honesty's too much > Bm E And I have to close my eyes > A G F#m Em And hide > D G I wanna hold you 'til I die > A F#m 'Til we both break down and cry > Em I wanna hold you > A (int.) 'Til the fear in me subsides Interlude: >D D7, G/D Gm/D Verse 2: > D G/D Romance and all its strategy > A/D D Leaves me battlin' with my pride > F#m Bm But through the insecurity > E A Some tenderness survives Pre-chorus: > Em A7 I'm just another writer > D A/C# Bm Bm/A Still trapped within my truth > G D/F# A hesitant prize fighter > Em D/F# A - Still trapped within my youth Chorus: > D G And sometimes when we touch > A F#m The honesty's too much > Bm E And I have to close my eyes > A G F#m Em And hide > D G I wanna hold you 'til I die > A F#m 'Til we both break down and cry > Em I wanna hold you > A D 'Til the fear in me subsides Bridge: > A7 At times I'd like to break you > A7 D And drive me to your knees > Bm F#m At times I'd like to break through > G Asus4 And hold you endlessly Verse 3: > D G/D At times I understand you > A/D D And I know how hard you've tried > F#m Bm I've watched while love commands you > E A And I've watched love pass you by Pre-chorus: > Em A7 At times I think we're drifters > D A/C# Bm Bm/A Still searchin' for a friend > G D/F# A brother or a sister > Em D/F# A - But then the passion flares again Chorus: > D G And sometimes when we touch > A F#m The honesty's too much > Bm E And I have to close my eyes > A G F#m Em And hide > D G I wanna hold you 'til I die > A F#m 'Til we both break down and cry > Em I wanna hold you > A (out.) 'Til the fear in me subsides Outro: >D A/D G/D, D