Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F - 133211
C - x32010
Dm - xx0231
Bb - x13331
C/E - 032xxx
Bbm - x13321
C# - x46664
Gm - 355333
Eb - x68886
Intro: F-- x16
F--Dm-Bb- x6
Verse 1:
F Dm Bb
I catalog these steps now
F Dm Bb
decisive and intentioned
F
precise and patterned
Dm Bb F Dm Bb
specifically to yours
F Bm Bb
I'm talented at breathing
F Dm Bb
especially exhaling
F
so that my chest will
Dm Bb F Dm Bb
rise and fall with yours
F--Dm-Bb- x4
Verse 2:
F Dm Bb
I'm careful not to wake you
F Dm Bb
fearing conversation
F Dm Bb
It's better just to hold you
F Dm Bb
and keep you pacified
F Dm Bb
I'm talented with reason
F Dm Bb
I cover all the angles
F Dm Bb F Dm Bb
I can fail before I EVER try
Chorus 1:
F C/E
Try to understand theres an
Bb Bbm
old mistake that fools will make
F Dm
And i'm the king of them
Bb C#
pushing everything that's good away
F Dm Bb
So won't you hold me now?
Gm
(I will not bend I will not break)
F Dm Bb
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Won't you hold me now?
Gm
(I will not bend I will not break)
Post chorus: F--Dm-Bb- x2
Verse 3:
F Dm Bb
I am fairly agile
F Dm Bb
I can bend and not break
F
Or I can break and
Dm Bb F Dm Bb
take it with a smile
F Dm Bb
I am so resilient
F Dm Bb
I recover quickly
F
I'll convince you
Dm Bb F Dm Bb
soon that i am fine
Chorus 2:
F C/E
Try to understand theres an
Bb Bbm
old mistake that fools will make
F Dm
And i'm the king of them
Bb C#
pushing everything that's good away
F Dm Bb
So won't you hold me now?
Gm
(I will not bend I will not break)
F Dm Bb
Won't you hold me now?
Gm
(For you I rise for you I fall)
Interlude: F--Dm--Eb--F-- x2
Bridge:
F Dm Eb F
Just hold me close to you
(Repeat x4)
Interlude: F--Dm--Gm--C#-- x2
Chorus 3:
F Dm
Try to understand theres an
Bb Bb
old mistake that fools will make
F Dm
And i'm the king of them
Bb Eb
pushing everything that's good away
F Dm Bb C#
So won't you hold me now?
F Dm Bb C#
Won't you hold me now?
Outro: F--Dm-Bb- x4, F(hold)
