C
I went to an antique shop today
G
And saw old fashioned valentines
The woman’s guide to love and fortune
C
A wedding band from ‘99
I met a couple by the letters
G
Of long lost lovers off to sea
The woman shared her greatest treasure:
C
“Darling, this one belongs to me”
[Pre-Chorus 1]
(C) F G
So call me childish now to hope
Bb C
That we’ll exchange those forbidden notes
F G
Your wedding frozen, I object
Bb C
The T for Troy around my neck
F G
Cause no good love story comеs easy
Bb C
Just wait and see, then you’ll beliеve me
F G
I need some time to get this right
[Chorus]
F
So I’m sorry I can’t date you now
G
I’d probably screw it up somehow
Am
I need to save the best for last, I’m serious
F G C
Why would I ruin such perfect marriage material?
[Verse 2]
C
We stroll like old folks in the suburbs
G
We’re leafing novels, drinking tea
I stumbled on a boy so precious
C
I’ll save him for the final scene
[Pre-Chorus 2]
(C) F G
You’d laugh your old soul out to know
Bb C
That I have planned out how this goes
F G
I’ve learned that every young love fails
Bb C
I’ve loved but never truly cared
F G
So if you’ll do me the quite the honor
Bb C
Be single in fourteen autumns
F G
And finally we’ll reunite
[Chorus]
F
So I’m sorry I can’t date you now
G
I’d probably screw it up somehow
Am
I need to save the best for last, I’m serious
F G C
Why would I ruin such perfect marriage material?
[Bridge]
F
My god I love your family
G C
And my brothers actually like you
I’m so damn nervous
F G C
You’re the first crush I’ve ever had to lie to
But it’s with purpose
F G C
If I let you go and be the one that got away
F G C
We’ll live all the stories that we’ll tell our kids one day
[Chorus]
F
So I’m sorry I can’t date you now
G
I’d probably screw it up somehow
Am
I need to save the best for last, I’m serious
F G C
Why would I ruin such perfect marriage material?
