8 Letters chords by Why Don't We

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
F G Am C X2:


Verse 1:
F        G
You know me the best
      Am             C
You know my worst, see me hurt, but you don’t judge
F           G      Am     C
That, right there, is the scariest feeling
F      G      Am
Opening and closing up again
          C
I’ve been hurt so I don’t trust
F        G       Am    C
Now here we are, staring at the ceiling

Pre-Chorus:
            F    G    Am   C
I’ve said those words before but it was a lie
          F      G    Am   C
And you deserve to hear them a thousand times


Chorus:
           F
If all it is is eight letters
    G       Am    C
Why is it so hard to say?
     F
If all it is is eight letters
    G      Am   C
Why am I in my own way?
     F
Why do I pull you close
  G        Am    C
And then ask you for space
     F      G
If all it is is eight letters
           Am   C
Why is it so hard to say?


Instrumental:
F  G  Am  C  X2:


Verse 2:
     F
Isn’t it amazing
      G
How almost every line
    Am
On our hands align
     C
When your hand’s in mine
       F
It’s like I’m whole again
   G
Isn’t that a sign
     Am       C
I should speak my mind

Pre-Chorus:
           F     G    Am   C
I’ve said those words before but it was a lie
          F      G    Am    C
And you deserve to hear them a thousand times


Chorus:
           F
If all it is is eight letters
    G       Am   C
Why is it so hard to say?
     F
If all it is is eight letters
    G      Am
Why am I in my own way?
     F
Why do I pull you close
  G        Am   C
And then ask you for space
     F
If all it is is eight letters
    G       Am  C
Why is it so hard to say? (woah, oh yeah)


Instrumental:
F  G   Am   C   X2:


Bridge:
F      G
 When I close my eyes
Am       C
 It’s you there in my mind
F      G    Am   C
 When I close my eyes


Chorus:
           F
If all it is is eight letters
    G       Am   C
Why is it so hard to say?
           F
If all it is is eight letters
    G      Am   C
Why am I in my own way?
     F
Why do I pull you close
  G        Am   C
And then ask you for space
           F
If all it is is eight letters
    G       Am
Why is it so hard to say?


Outro:
     F
If all it is is eight letters
    G    Am
When I close my eyes
     C
It’s you there in my mind (It’s only you)
F      G     Am   C
 When I close my eyes
           F
If all it is is eight letters
    G    Am
When I close my eyes
     C
It’s you there in my mind (you)
F      G    Am   C
 When I close my eyes

If all it is is eight letters