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A# D# F (2x) A# D# Was a summer’s day when you first walked away F A# At the time I wasn’t feeling so bad Gave me shit while I looked away D# F A# Just like every big conversation that we ever had D# F And you know how a thing like that can be such a terrible shame A# Cause it makes you feel mean D# F A# D# F Your eyes were so very green Gm Dm And it’s foolish to think D# F You would ever consider it again Gm After two or three drinks Dm All the books on the subject say D# F Gm “Just move along, give yourself some time to think” Dm They say follow your heart, D# F Gm F D# What if your heart never knew where to go or why? A# You’d have sang goodbye D# F A# To people whose every word is just a lie D# F A# Like a guilty man who knows he’s gonna fry D# F A# D# F I was hoping to catch that old dreamy look in your eye Gm Dm D# And it’s foolish to need any sign F Gm You’d consider me again after smoking some weed Dm All our friends are so bored of hearing D# F Gm Every tired and desperate word we’d ever plead Dm They say follow your heart, D# F Gm F D# What if your heart never knew where to go, or why? A# You’d have sang goodbye D# F A# To people whose every word is just a lie D# F And you wonder just a little if your soul A# Isn’t starting to die D# F A# You spend every waking moment wondering why D# F A# Why why why why why D# F D# F Why why why why why C D G(x1) A# D# Was a winter’s day when I finally realized F A# I was the one always walking away D# That you tried so many times and I’d ignored F A# Every word that you had to say And you know how a thing like that D# F Can be such a terrible shame A# Cause it makes you feel old D# F A# D# F And your words were so very cold Gm Dm And it’s foolish to think D# F Gm You can bury it all in some endless drive to drink Dm D# Every person you meet can tell you’re a ship F Gm Taking water in a storm and you’re starting to sink Dm If you follow your heart D# F Gm F Then you’re bound to become something else D# F Gm F D# You take one hard look at yourself A# D# And you’ll say I’m gonna do everything F A# You said I couldn’t do when I was high D# F A# And I’ll write your name in stars across the sky D# F A# And we’ll meet somewhere someday and you’ll ask me why D# F A# Why why why why why D# F A# Why why why why why D# F A# Why why why why why