Intro: Fm G C (Hold onto love tightly, honey, it may never come back) Fm G C (Baby, you were so right for me, don't you ever ask that) Fm G C (Hold onto love tightly, honey, it may never come back) Fm G C (Baby, you?were?so right for me, don't you ever ask that) Verse 1: Fm G Her heart was still bereft and all, sick and tired of steppin' on C Shine, my darling, never leave the light Fm G I hate to see you skeptical, hugs that never helped at all C
Things that I've accepted in this life Fm G Loss was unacceptable, wish we coulda kept it all C I'v? learned in love and death we don't decide Fm G So sing until it fills the halls, sing until the curtain falls C Jealous of the ocean 'til those eyes Chorus: Fm G It's not easy to forget how I loved you C But I really don't want anybody else Fm G I'd give anything to see those eyes C I won't forget the lesson that I learned that night Fm G It's not easy to forget how I loved you C But I really don't want anybody else Fm G I'd give anything to see those eyes C I won't forget the lesson that I learned that night Post-Chorus: Fm G C (Hold onto love tightly, honey, it may never come back) Fm G C (Baby, you were so right for me, don't you ever ask that) Fm G C (Hold onto love tightly, honey, it may never come back) Fm G C (Baby, you were so right for me, don't you ever ask that) Verse 2: Fm G There was never gonna be a right time C So I should leave before I lose the sunlight Fm G I cannot keep your spirit pinned down C If it was working, would've known it by now Fm G But I hope your life is beautiful, a story like a musical C Standing ovation every night Fm G Just never let them kill your soul, I'm never gonna let you fall C My promises get stronger over time Chorus: Fm G It's not easy to forget how I loved you C But I really don't want anybody else Fm G I'd give anything to see those eyes C I won't forget the lesson that I learned that night Fm G It's not easy to forget how I loved you C But I really don't want anybody else Fm G I'd give anything to see those eyes C I won't forget the lesson that I learned that night Post-Chorus: Fm G C (Hold onto love tightly, honey, it may never come back) Fm G C (Baby, you were so right for me, don't you ever ask that) Fm G C (Hold onto love tightly, honey, it may never come back) Fm G C (Baby, you were so right for me, don't you ever ask that) Outro: Fm G C (Easy to forget how I loved you, easier than anything else) Fm G C (Easy to forget how I loved you, easier than anything else)