CAPO on 2 with standard tuning C Am I can tell you've lived by the marks on your skin F C These are like the pages of a book Am The lines beside your eyes let me know that you have smiled F C A little more than I ever could C And I know that you can't sleep at night Am For the hollow bumps beneath your eyes F C Tell me more than stories ever could
C You are not an etch-a-sketch Am These marks engraved upon your flesh F C Are indeed what makes me love you G Am And I want to C Read you like a book so G Let me take a look inside Am Your little head F C 'Cause you don't need to be re - written G If you could only listen Am I would tell you this F C You don't need to be fixed C One thing that I know Am When a heart is always closed F No-one can get in C They just get out C So here I am stuck in between Am Won't you hold me close and see F C I will heal you if you show me how G Am And I want to C Read you like a book so G Let me take a look inside Am Your little head F C 'Cause you don't need to be re - written G If you could only listen Am I would tell you this F C You don't need to be fixed C Am And I wish you would notice F Am I would never let you go (never let you go) C Am And I wish I could show you F It's okay to take it slow C G Read you like a book so Let me take a look inside Am Your little head F C 'Cause you don't need to be re - written If you could only listen G Am I would tell you this F C