Bbm          F            Bbm
I threw your picture in the fire
  F              Bbm
I watched you melt away
                  Eb              Bbm
You turned to smoke, you burned my eyes

But I couldn't escape
              Ab    Bbm  F#      Ebm
My love for you remains
Eb    Bbm    Ab    F#     Ebm
So why was I afraid?

   F#        Db   Ab   Db
When you were next to me,
        F#
Why didn't I tell you?
          Ab         Db
You were so good to me
F#                         Ab                Fm                  F#
Why didn't I just take back everything I said to you?
              Ab                 Fm
And take back everything I put you through?
Fm              Bb        Ebm  Bbm  F#  Bbm
Why didn't I tell you?


          Ab        Bbm        F#
They said we never would survive
  Bbm
And I believed the lies
        Ab              Bbm        Db
And then their words were verified
Bbm                    Cm     Bbm       Eb
When I replaced my heart for your demise
    Bbm          Cm         Bb   Eb
But you were always on the side



   F#        Db   Ab   Db
When you were next to me,
    F#
Why didn't I tell you?
           Db     Ab  Fm
You were so good to me
 F#                        Ab                Fm         F#
Why didn't I just take back everything I said to you?
             Ab                   Fm
And take back everything I put you through?
F#              Db      F#  Db
Why didn't I tell you?


I love the way you understand,

The way you love,
                                        F#m
The way you were when no one was looking 
   Db
That you were beautiful and you were worth it all
                          F#
You were everything I need
            Db
You captured my attention,
   F#            Db                         Bbm
Did I mention I think you're beautiful, darling?
    Db              Fm
If I could tell you now,
   F#                                                Ab  Bbm    Ab
I'd tell you how the world is dark now that you're missing
                  F#  Ab  Bbm  Cm
Now that you're missing


F#           Fm   F#      Fm    
When you were next to me,
   F#
Why didn't I tell you?
           Db    Ab   Fm
You were so good to me
F#                             Ab                  Bbm          Db  F#
And why didn't I just take back everything I said to you?
     Db
And take back everything I put you through?
  F#
Why didn't I tell you?

                Db
I love the way you understand,
Bbm
The way you love,
           Cm
The way you were
            F#
Why didn't I tell you?
    Db
That you were beautiful 
    Bbm                 Cm
And you were worth it all
            F#
So why didn't I tell you?
   Ab                     Bbm
You captured my attention, did I mention?
Cm               Db
So why didn't I tell you?
             Ab
That you were beautiful
    Db               Bbm
That you were worth it all
Ab                     F#
So why didn't I tell you?


If I could tell you now
                  Ab  Eb  Db  Cm  F#
I'd say I love you