Intro: C G Am F G
Verse 1:
C G Am G F
Do you still sleep without your pillows in the house on Cherry street?
G
Do you hear the sea?
C G Am G
And we promised we would meet back up in Autumn,
F G
But next spring came crawlin' on its knees.
Pre-Chorus:
Dm G C
You couldn't fit inside my suitcase,
Dm G C
And I didn't wanna be slowed down.
Dm G C G F
Sometimes I wish that I could turn the clock around.
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? I wish you'd talked me out of it, through thin and thick
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? Why'd you let me walk away, I would've stayed.
Am G C F
I convinced me if I loved you, I'd leave you, I was lying.
F G C G
You stood there with your palms out, your crying was silent
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? I didn't mean a word I said back then.
Why'd you let me win?
Interlude: C G Am F G
Verse 2:
C G Am G F
I remember when we spoke of flying North to Paris, France,
G
Just to feed the birds
C G Am G F
And do you still have that old napkin you took home from the cafe,
G
Where I wrote those 3 words?
Pre-Chorus:
Dm G C
You couldn't follow me to LA
Dm G C
I should have never took that job
Dm G C G F
Now three years have passed and I still feel so robbed
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? I wish you'd talked me out of it, through thin and thick
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? Why'd you let me walk away, I would've stayed.
Am G C F
I convinced me if I loved you, I'd leave you, I was lying.
F G C G
You stood there with your palms out, your crying was silent
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? I didn't mean a word I said back then.
Why'd you let me win?
Bridge:
Dm G C G F G
Have you settled down with someone since I gave you time to grow? Woah oh
Dm G C G
Do you ever think about me, was it easy to let go?
F G
I was such a foolish soul.
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? I wish you'd talked me out of it, through thin and thick
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? Why'd you let me walk away, I would've stayed.
Am G C F
I convinced me if I loved you, I'd leave you, I was lying.
F G C G
You stood there with your palms out, your crying was silent
F G C Dm G
Why Daniel? I didn't mean a word I said back then.
Why'd you let me win?
C G Am F G
Why'd you let me win?
End: C