Verse 1:
 C           F              G            C
You ask me if I love you And I choke on my reply
    Em                 Am           D                 G
I'd rather hurt you honestly Than mislead you with a lie
    F          G             C        C7    Am       
And who I am to judge you On what you say or do?
    F                C      F           G
I'm only just beginning to see the real you

Chorus:
      C                  F        G          Em
And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much
    Am                  D        G   run down (F – Em –Dm) 
And I have to close my eyes and hide
     C                  F          G                   Em
I wanna hold you til I die Til we both break down and cry
    F                     G              C            
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

Verse 2:
    C                   F        G                       C
Romance and all its strategy Leaves me battling with my pride
      Em            Am            D              G
But through the insecurity  Some tenderness survives
     F            G           C         C7       Am       
I'm just another writer Still trapped within my truth
    F             C             F                 G
A hesitant prize fighter Still trapped within my youth

Brigde:
     G                                                  C
At times I'd like to break you  And drive you to your knees
    Am                       Em         F            G   
At times I'd like to break through And hold you endlessly
      C             F             G                     C
At times I understand you  And I know how hard you've tried
      Em                    Am                  D                   G
I've watched while love commands you And I've watched love pass you by
     F                    G             C      C7     Am
At times I think we're drifters Still searching for a friend
     F          C                    F             G
A brother or a sister But then the passion flares again