Tabbed by: Erik Silkensen Tuning: Standard Intro: G5 x8 Verse/Chorus: strum each chord twice G5 B5 so I have under two minutes to sing you this song C5 D5 it's quite the challenge actually because I've loved you so long G5 B5 and I know I'm always writing and so you think I'm good with words C5 D5 but I can hardly express how I feel C5 D5 'cos words aren't why love is real G5 B5 there was a message in a bottle at the bottom of the sea C5 D5 somebody mistook rock for paper accid-d-dentally G5 B5 so their letter never made it to the lover they adore C5 D5 I had to fish it from the ocean floor G5 B5 and I know you won't believe me but I swear to god it's true C5 D5 the letter said "I love you, but I don't know why I do" G5 B5 and that's exactly when it hit me that's exactly how I feel C5 D5 'cos though my love is real C5 D5 I don't know why I love you I just do whistle solo! and so on... Lyrics: so I have under two minutes to sing you this song it's quite the challenge actually because I've loved you so long and I know I'm always writing and so you think I'm good with words but I can hardly express how I feel 'cos words aren't why love is real there was a message in a bottle at the bottom of the sea somebody mistook rock for paper accid-d-dentally so their letter never made it to the lover they adore I had to fish it from the ocean floor and I know you won't believe me but I swear to god it's true the letter said "I love you, but I don't know why I do" and that's exactly when it hit me that's exactly how I feel 'cos though my love is real I don't know why I love you I just do now I have under 50 seconds to finish this song it's still surprising people wonder how we've lasted so long do you remember when we wed how everyone one said it was wrong really who cares how they feel 'cos wise friends aren't why love is real and I don't know why I love you I just do now there's a singer in new york his name is dave deporis and I stole a line of verse from him to make my chorus and I'd write about myself except what can you do but steal when what you wanna say has already been written and this happens all the time with books and songs and even wine except the last one is a secret since for that one you'll get fined I'm getting off the subject but at least it's not a crime that though my love is real and oh my love it's real I don't know why I love you I just do