Verso 1:
F
He's what I want
C9
But I'm not what he needs
F
He needs to wake up
And look in the mirror
C9
And like just what he sees
Pré-Refrão
F
And it kills me
G
That I have to leave
G/G# Am7
To watch him go get better
F G
Cuz I'd set myself on fire
G/G# Am7
If it meant he'd come back after
Dm
Because I love him
G
I love him
C F
That's why I'll let him go
Dm
I love him
G
And I want him
C C/G F
But we both need time to grow
G
And if the world was kind
C F
I could make him stay
G
It pains me to think of the girl
C C/G F
Who gets to trace his veins
F
I love him
Fm F C9
But it's better off this way
Verso 1:
F
It was the best time
F
And he was all mine
C9
And I never wanna leave
F
We'd stay up all night
F
And whe he drifts off
C9
I can't help but watch him sleep
Pré-Refrão
F G
Oh he's so beautiful
G/G# Am7
And I tell him all the time
F G
I'd never said words more true
G/G# Am7
I'd stand by them until I die
Dm
Oh I love him
G
I love him
C C/G F
That's why I'll let him go
Dm
I love him
G
And I want him
C C/G F
But we both need time to grow
G
And if the world was kind
C C/G F
I could make him stay
G C C/G F
It pains me to think of the girl who gets to trace his veins
F
I love him
Fm Dm F C F
But it's better off this way
Ponte:
Dm G
Mmmmmmhhmm
C F
Mmhhm
Fm G
Hmmmmmm
Dm
I love him
G
I love him
C C/G F
So I have to let him go
Dm
I love him
G
And I want him
C C/G F
I only hope he finds his growth
G
And if the world was kind
C C/G F
He would wanna stay
G
And if theres a next one
C C/G F
I hope that she can love him the same
F
I don't know
Fm Dm G
It doesn't feel better off this way
C F
Mmmhhmmm
Dm G C F
I can only pray