Intro:
C F G G
verse 1
C F G
I once saw a sunset so vivid and warm that I swore it was perfect
C F G
I once had a lover, I'm not sure if I'll recover, but I know it was worth it
C F
Then, last night in the car, the falling raindrops looked like stars of some
G
incalculable speed
F Fm C
Then later, my friends said "Good to see you again, this is a home to me"
F C
So I wrote a song and I called it "The Love of my Life"
F G
Said "don't be gone long", it now sings me to sleep every night
verse 2
C F G
And I never learned a lesson looking at my own reflection, but sometimes it seems useful
C F G
So I loosen my heart strings in high hopes of starting to find something truthful
F C
Cynicism isn't wisdom, it's a lazy way to say that you've been burned
F Fm
It seems, if anything, you'd be less certain after everything you ever learned
Outro
C F G G (x4)