C
You told me
Am
You’d hold me
F G C
Hold me til the mornin’ light
C
You craved me
Am
You saved me
F G C
Saved me from my own foolish blight
[Instrumental]
Em Am C
[Alt Chorus]
C
You’re gone now
Am
I’m strong now
F G C
Strong enough to cry only at night
C
I see now
Am
It can’t be now
F G
Now that you’re away, and
[Pre-Chorus]
F Em Am
I wish that I could be like the desert
C G Am
He never seems to cry
F Em Am
I wish that I could be like the ocean
C G Am
She never needs to ask why
F
I’m a lonely lady, only
Em G
Lonely lady only
[Chorus]
C
You told me
Am
You’d hold me
F G C
Hold me til the mornin’ light
C
You craved me
Am
You saved me
F G
Saved me from myself, and
[Pre-Chorus]
F Em Am
I wish that I could be like my father
C G Am
He always knew what was right
F Em Am
I wish that I could be like my mother
C G Am
She always tucked me in tight
F
I’m a lonely lady, only
G
Lonely lady only
N.C.
[Chorus]
C
You told me
Am
You’d hold me
F G C
Hold me til the mornin’ light
C
You craved me
Am
You saved me
F G C
Saved me from own foolish blight.
[Outro]
C Em Am
I-, I-, I-
