Capo on 2 G Bm G I won't forget the reasons Bm I went so far to love you G A man is most important Bm When he's unmoved by separation G And tries to match the tempo Bm In which death succeeds creation G Burning there to keep you Bm All I needed was some patience C Bm When you turned into a woman G C When I loved you as a child C Bm I wanted to protect you G C (G) D From the things that made you smile C ( G ) D My little alibi D C ( G ) D Time couldn't change us but we tried D C ( G ) D My little alibi D I wanna see you cry G Bm Oohh oohh-oohh oohh G Bm Oohh oohh-oohh oohh Am F C D Oohh oohh-oohh oohh C D Oohh-oohh G I won't forget the reasons Bm I went so far to love you G The patterns in the trees and winds Bm Forgot themselves inside you G But I was not the wind Bm I was an anchor just to keep you G As clean, never fleeting Bm Like the innocence that bound you C Bm And I hate to say it G C But you were bad in every way C Bm I guess I had it coming G C ( G ) D I feel it still today C ( G ) D My little alibi D C ( G ) D Time couldn't change us but we tried D C ( G ) D My little alibi D I wanna see you cry G Bm Oohh oohh-oohh oohh G Bm Oohh oohh-oohh oohh Am F C D Oohh oohh-oohh oohh C D Oohh-oohh G I won't forget the reasons Bm I went so far to love you G A man is most important Bm When he's unmoved by separation G And tries to match the tempo Bm In which death succeeds creation G Burning to keep you Bm All I needed was some patience C Bm As you turned into a woman G C When I loved you as a child C Bm I wanted to protect you G C (G) D From the things that drove you wild C ( G ) D My little alibi D C ( G ) D Time couldn't change us but we tried D C ( G ) D My little alibi D I wanna see you cry G Bm Oohh oohh-oohh oohh (I wanna see you cry) G Bm Oohh oohh-oohh oohh Am F C D Oohh oohh-oohh oohh C D Oohh-oohh G Bm Oohh oohh-oohh oohh G Bm Oohh oohh-oohh oohh Am F C D Oohh oohh-oohh oohh C D Oohh-oohh