Intro: C - Fmaj7
Verse:
C Fmaj7
I dreamt you seduced me just to walk away
C Fmaj7
I dreamt you inspired then rewired what I say
C Fmaj7
I dreamt you spread your bottom wings and pulled me to the bed
C Fmaj7
But then I woke up feeling nauseous, you danced around my head
F G Am
Tell me
G F G Am
How long, how long have I been down?
G F G Am
How long, how long have I been down?
G (Gadd4) G
How long, how long have I been down, down, down?
Verse:
C Fmaj7
I dreamt you burned my fingers yes an automatic sting
C Fmaj7
I dreamt you called me beautiful then asked to hear me sing
C Fmaj7
I dreamt you sat, invited me to crawl within your space
C Fmaj7
But then I woke up feeling nauseous, girl you danced around my face
F G Am
Tell me
G F G Am
How long, how long have you been down?
G F G Am
How long, how long have you been down?
G (Gadd4) G
How long, how long have you been down, down, down?
Bridge:
F G Am
Why can't we work when we both try? We try, we try, we try, we try.
F G Am
Why can't this work, when we both try?
F G Am
Why can't it work when we both try? We try, we try, we try
F G
How we try...
F G F
And how we try...
Interlude: C - Fmaj7 (x3)
Verse:
C Fmaj7
I meant to sympathize I meant to be a friend
C Fmaj7
I know apologizing won't erase the end
C Fmaj7
But I learn that moving on, is where I must begin
C
Because when our colors mixed
Fmaj7
We couldn't fix the way they wouldn't blend
F G Am
So Tell me
G F G Am
How long, how long have we been down?
G F G Am
How long, how long have we been down?
G (Gadd4) G
How long, how long have we been down, down, down?
Bridge:
F G Am
And I wish that only greatness follow you around
(G) F G Am
I hope to God, you find a way to keep from down
(G) F G Am
When you do I hope you share it all with me
G (Gadd4) G
Please try to understand,
F G Am
yeah to understand me
(G) F G Am (G) F G Am
Just try to understand me, yeah understand me
G (Gadd4) G
How long, how long have we been down down, down, yeah
Outro: F G Am