Written by Dan Hill
Intro: G G/F G/E G/Eb Verse 1: G C Dsus2 G You ask me if I love you and I choke on my reply. Bm Em A Dsus2 I'd rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a lie. Am Dsus4 G G/F# Em And who I am to judge you or what you say or do? C G Am Am/B Dsus4 I'm only just beginning to see the real you.Verse 2: G C Dsus2 G Romance and all its strategy leaves me battling with my pride, Bm Em A Dsus4 But through the insecurity some tenderness survives, Am Dsus2 G G/F# Em I'm just another writer still trapped within my truth, C G Am Am/B Dsus4 A hesitant prize fighter still trapped within my youth.G C Dsus2 Bm And sometimes when we touch the honesty's too much Em Am Am/B Am/C Dsus4 And I have to close my eyes and hide. G C Dsus2 Bm I want to hold you til I die, till we both break down and cry. Am Dsus4 G I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides.BRIDGE: Dsus4 G At times I'd like to break you and drive you to your knees, Em Bm C Dsus2 At times I'd like to break through and hold you endlessly. G C Dsus4 G At times I understand you and I know how hard you've tried, Bm Em A Dsus4 I've watched while love commands you and I've watched love pass you by. Am Dsus2 G G/F# Em At times I think we're drifters atill searching for a friend, C G Am Am/B Dsus2 A brother or a sister, but then the passion flares again.G C Dsus2 Bm And sometimes when we touch the honesty's too much Em Am Am/B Am/C Dsus4 And I have to close my eyes and hide. G C Dsus2 Bm I want to hold you till I die, till we both break down and cry. Am Dsus4 G I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides.C Dsus4 GG C Dsus2 Bm And sometimes when we touch the honesty's too much Em Am Am/B Am/C Dsus4 And I have to close my eyes and hide. G C Dsus2 Bm I want to hold you till I die, till we both break down and cry. Am Dsus4 G I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides.