1st Verse:
A D A D
We said goodbye. Tried her hand at magic.
A D G
But we couldn't make us disappear.
A D A D
Not a day goes by I don't wish I had you.
A D G
So in a way, I'm glad you're still here.
Bm A
It's a bitter sweet victory.
G A
Lovin' the ghost in front of me.
Chorus:
D A G A
Now I-------- can't laugh, can't cry.
D A G A
And I-------- can't run, can't hide.
A D
What do I gotta do?
A D
What do I gotta do to keep you?
Bm A G
What do I gotta do to keep you from doing this to me?
2nd Verse:
A D
I wrote a couple of notes.
A D
One in love, one in anger.
A D G
They're lying there dying in the dresser drawer.
A D
Lived louder than my voice.
A D
Struggled through a stranger.
A D G
He loved me until I loved you even more.
Bm A
It's a bitter sweet victory.
G A
knowing someone else wanted me.
Chorus:
D A G A
Now I-------- can't laugh, can't cry.
D A G A
And I-------- can't run, can't hide.
Bridge:
Bm A
You get used to the pain, and numb to the sting
G
Till you can't feel anything.
3rd Verse:
A D
You tried to explain
A D
but I couldn't hear it.
A D G
As if your words were my tears.
A D A D
Flowing freely, warm and quiet.
A D G
From the edges of my eyes and my ears.
A
Then all that disappears.
Chorus:
D A G A
Now I-------- can't laugh, can't cry.
D A G A
And I-------- can't run, can't hide.
D A G A
Now I-------- can't laugh, can't cry.
D A G A
And I-------- can't run, can't hide.
A D
What do I gotta do?
A D
What do I gotta do to keep you?
Bm A G
What do I gotta do to keep you from doing this to me?