Verse 

    Am         Dm       Am      Dm 
You spend your days and nights alone 
             C           Dm 
You think it easier that way 
    Am        Dm      F      Dm 
But that cold feeling in your bones 
         Am          Dm 
I said I could take away 
        Am            Gm7 
I said, please be the one 
              Dm 
Please be the one 
              Gm7  Am 
Please be the one___ 

Verse 
              Dm        Am     Dm 
Well, if your world's a lonely place 
               C         Dm 
It's something you never show 
    Am         Dm        F      Dm 
And love could stare you in the face 
          Am          Dm 
And baby, you'd never know 
        Am            Gm7 
I said, please be the one 
              Dm 
Please be the one 
              Gm7  Am 
Please be the one___ 

Bridge 
Bb 
All the years, they took their toll on you 
     Dm 
Your innocence has all disappeared 
Bb 
Tell me why you had to learn 
     Dm                    A      C 
Your love was something to fear 

Instrumental: Dm    Am  Dm    Am  F   Dm  C  Dm 

Verse 
      Am          Dm     Am        Dm 
Well, someday the tables here will turn 
      C           Dm 
And I won't wanna play 
Am      Dm       F             Dm 
And for my sweet kiss you will yearn 
          Am          Dm 
When it's too late to say 
Am            Gm7 
Please be the one 
              Dm 
Please be the one 
              Gm7  Am 
Please be the one___ 
              Dm 
Please be the one 

Outro 
Dm    C  Dm    Am  F    C  Dm 
Dm    C  Dm    Am  F    C  Dm