[Intro  ]D D/G D/A D    
    
    
Verse 1    
         D           D/G             D/A          D    
     You ask me if I love you, and I choke on my reply.    
     F#m             Bm             E                  A    
I'd rather hurt you honestly, than mislead you with a lie.    
     Em           A           D        C#m       Bm    
And who am I to judge you on what you say or do?    
  G            F#/D         E        F#   A    
I'm only just beginning to see the real you.    
    

[Refrão]
  
       D                   D/G        A             F#m    
     And sometimes when we touch the honesty's too much    
  Bm       E                      A > G > F#m > Em  
And I have to close my eyes and hide.    
     D                   G             A                F#/A    
I want to hold you till I die, till we both break down and cry.    
      Em                      A          D    
I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides.    
    
Verse2    
       D                 D/G              D/A             D    
     Romance and all its strategy has me battling with my pride,    
  F#m             Bm              E           A    
  But though the insecurity some tenderness survives.    
     Em            A             D           C#m     Bm    
  I’m just another writer still trapped with in my truth,    
       G           F#/D               E  F#         A    
  A hesitant prize fighter still trapped with in my youth.    
    

[Refrão]
  
       D                D/G           A           F#m    
    And sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much    
      Bm      E                       A    
    and I have to close my eyes and hide.    
        D                   D/G          A              F# A    
    I want to hold you till I die, till we both breakdown and cry.    
         Em                    A           D    
    I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides.    
    
BRIDGE:   
        A                   A            A             D    
    At times I’d like to break you and drive you to your knees.    
      Bm                 F#m                G         A    
    At times I’d like to break through and hold you endlessly.    
        D              D/G          D/A                D    
    At times I understand you, and I know how hard you try.    
        F#m             Bm                      E                     A    
    I’ve watched while love commands you and I’ve watched love pass you by.    
         Em                A               D               Bm    
    At times I think we’re drifters, still searching for a friend,    
        G            F# D               E        F#     A    
    a brother or a sister, but then the passion flares again.    
    

[Refrão]
  
       D                D/G           A           F#m    
    And sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much    
      Bm      E                       A    
    and I have to close my eyes and hide.    
        D                   D/G          A              F# A    
    I want to hold you till I die, till we both breakdown and cry.    
         Em                    A           D    
    I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides.