Intro:
E D C
E D A7 C G
G B Em C
G B Em
I'm not proud, I was wrong
C G
And the truth is hard to take
B Em
I felt sure we had enough
C G
But our love went overboard
B Em
Lifeboat lies lost at sea
C G
I've been trying to reach your shore
B Em
Waves of doubt keep drowning me
Am7 Bm7 C7M Am9
All the dreams that we were building
B7 Em
We never fulfilled them
C7M Am9
Could be better, should be better for
B7/5+ E D
Lessons in love
For restless eyes, egos burn
and the mould is hard to break
Now we've waded in too deep
And love is overboard
Heavy hearts, token words
All the hopes I've ever had
Fade like footprints in the sand
Am7 Bm7 C7M Am9
All the homes that we were building
B7 Em
We never lived in
C7M Am9
Could be better, should be better
B7/5+ Em
Lessons in love
C7M Am9
If we lose the time before us
B7 Em
The future will ignore us
C7M Am9
We could use it, we should use it
B7/5+ E D C
Lessons in love
E D A7
Lost without love
C G F C D
Lessons in love, when will you ever learn?
G F C D
Lessons in love, when there's nowhere left to turn
G F C D
Lessons in love, don't let your spirit burn
Lessons in (G)love, I'll (F)wait till you re(C)turn (D)
Guitar solo:
D G B Em C G B Em
Am7 Bm7 C7M
All the dreams
Am9 B7
that we were building
Em
We never lived them
C7M Am9
We could lose it, we should use it
B7/5+ Em
Lessons in love
All the homes that we were building
we never lived in
Could be better, should be better
Lessons in love
If we lose the time before us
The future will ignore us
We should use it, we could lose it
Lessons in love