Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Lap Steel Guitar Riffs: Intro Solo Intro Variation e|0---------------|5-3-1-0-----|0----------------| B|--3-1-0-1-0-----|--------1---|--3-1-0-1-0------| G|------------0-2-|----------2-|------------0h2--| D|----------------|------------|-----------------| A|----------------|------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------|-----------------| Chorus Riff: C/G Em C/G Em C/G Em Dm C/G e|------0-0--------0-0-------0-0-------1-1-| B|------1-0--------1-0-------1-0-------3-1-| G|------0-0--------0-0-------0-0-------2-0-| D|------2-2--------2-2-------2-2-------0-2-| A|--0-3-3-2----0-3-3-2---0-3-3-2---0-3---3-| E|3-----3-0--3-----3-0-3-----3-0-3-------3-|
Verse 1: F Em F My mother told me one day Em F She's tired of my sad songs Em F But loving you has only Em Made me cry twice or so F Em F The day that I said I loved you Em F You didn't say it in return Em F That was the day I realized Em That silence is actually hurt Chorus: C/G Em And I am done changing words C/G Em Just so my songs sound prettier C/G Em I just don't care if it hurts Dm C/G 'Cause it hurts me too Instrumental Break: F Em Verse 2: F Em F I hate that feeling at night Em F When I thought my eyes were closed Em F But they were open the whole time Em It was just too dark to know F Em F And what am I 'posed to do when Em F My dad cries in front of me? Em F Do I just close my eyes and Em Pretend like I didn't see? Chorus: C/G Em And I am done changing words C/G Em Just so my songs sound prettier C/G Em I just don't care if it hurts C/G Em 'Cause it hurts me too Outro: F Em