EmI (022000@1)tried to hide a little thought
Am (x02210@1)                             GThe (320003@1)more I tried the worse things got
G (320003@1)                        BmIt (x24432@1)started out so meek and small
Am (x02210@1)                  GBut (320003@1)in a wink pervaded all

G (320003@1)                              CJust (x32010@1)a stray little stray, stray, stray
            G (320003@1)                     DBy (xx0232@1)trying to hide if I'd asked it to stay
           G (320003@1)                   CBy (x32010@1)trying to hide if I'd made it a bed
             G (320003@1)            Dfrom (xx0232@1)which to rule the world unsaid

C (x32010@1)             EmTo (022000@1)hide a little thought
 C (x32010@1)         EmA (022000@1)little vagabond
 C (x32010@1)           EmA (022000@1)sprite in the dark
    C (x32010@1)             Emthat (022000@1)wouldn't move along

EmMany (022000@1)thoughts they come and go
Am (x02210@1)                             GThis (320003@1)too shall pass, she'll never know
G (320003@1)                         BmBut (x24432@1)since my way is bold and free
Am (x02210@1)                            GShe (320003@1)noticed something strange in me

CMaybe (x32010@1)my voice speeded up or slowed down
        G (320003@1)                    DMaybe (xx0232@1)my eyes started darting around
        G (320003@1)                       CMaybe (x32010@1)my hands started covering my face
       G (320003@1)                  DMaybe (xx0232@1)I rambled all over the place

C (x32010@1)             EmTo (022000@1)hide a little thought
 C (x32010@1)         EmA (022000@1)little vagabond
 C (x32010@1)           EmA (022000@1)sprite in the dark
    C (x32010@1)             Emthat (022000@1)wouldn't move along

Break: Em, Am, G, Bm, Am, G, A, D, A, E, A, D, A, E, D, F#m, D, F#m, D, F#m, D, F#m

F#mI (244222@1)don't say each thing on my mind
Bm (x24432@1)                         ATo (x02220@1)say each thing would be unkind
                          C#mBut (x13321@4)with someone I know so well
Bm (x24432@1)                    Ait's (x02220@1)so unlike me not to tell

A (x02220@1)                             DUsually (xx0232@1)I like confrontations, I do
          A (x02220@1)                         EI (022100@1)get this thrill out of sayin' what's true
         A (x02220@1)                    DI (xx0232@1)look so lifeless when I try to lie
               A (x02220@1)                 EThat's (022100@1)why it's easy to tell when I try

D (xx0232@1)             F#mTo (244222@1)hide a little thought
 D (xx0232@1)         F#mA (244222@1)little vagabond
 D (xx0232@1)           F#mA (244222@1)sprite in the dark
    D (xx0232@1)             F#mThat (244222@1)wouldn't move along