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Verse 1 
         D5           G5             A5          D5 
     You ask me if I love you, and I choke on my reply. 
     F#5             B5             E5                  A5 
I'd rather hurt you honestly, than mislead you with a lie 
     E5           A5           D5        A5      B5 
And who am I to judge you on what you say or do 
  G5            D5         E5            A5 
I'm only just beginning to see the real you. 
 
Chorus 
       D5                   G5        A5            F#5 
     And sometimes when we touch. The honesty's too much 
  B5       E5                      A5 
And I have to close my eyes, and hide. 
     D5                   G5          A5               D5 
I wanna hold you till I die, till we both break down, and cry. 
      E5                      A5          D5 
I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides. 
 
Verse2 
       D5                 G5              A5             D5 
     Romance in all its strategy has me battling with my pride 
  F#5             B5              E5           A5 
  But though the insecurity some tenderness survies 
     E5            A5             D5        A5      B5 
  Im just another writer still trapped with in my truths 
       G5           D5               E5            A5 
  A hesitant prize fighter still trapped with in my youth. 
 
Chorus 
      D5                   G5        A5            F#5
    And sometimes when we touch the honesty's too much 
      B5      E5                       A5 
    and I have to close my eyes, and hide 
        D5                   G5          A5                D5 
    I wanna hold you till I die till we both breakdown, and cry 
         E5                    A5           D5 
    I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides 
 
Bridge 
        A5                   A5            A5             D5 
    At times Id like to hold you and drive you to your knees 
      B5                 F#5                G5         A5 
    at times Id like to break through, and hold you endlessly 
        D5              G5          A5                D5 
    at times I understand you, and I know how hard you try 
        F#5                    B5                E5                     A5 
    Ive watched while love commands you and Ive watched love pass you by 
         E5                A5               D5        A5     B5 
    At times I think were drifters, still searching for a friend 
        G5            D5               E5             A5 
    a brother or a sister, but then the passion flares again. 
 
    Repeat Chorus.