(play transposed -2, with capo on fret 2)


[Intro]
           C#m      A6
I guess it can’t be helped
            B         E
It’s just a matter of when
       C#m         A6
Do you think she’d notice if
  B              E
I never bloomed again?
      C#m        A6
As my roots grow tangled
        B          E
Letters rotting on read
       C#m      A6
I just close my eyes
         B               E
As I get stuck within my head

C#m A6 B E x5


[Verse 1]
C#m   A6        B
 Late nights alone
    E                C#m
The sapling prays to grow
   A6
To sow
   B                   E
To see you through the phone

C#m      A6      B
 Through paths unknown
   E               C#m
My heart elopes by prose
   A6
Hello
 B              E
Awarded best in show

          C#m
My inking slows, and
      A6                  B
We’re running in circles again
  E                 C#m A6
A worn out plea for anything
              B        E
To prove this poem complete
             C#m
I’ve come to see
     A6                      B
That if it’s bеtween you and me
      E                    C#m  A6
Words won’t get through to anyone
            B      E
Lost in thе flower-buds


[Pre-Chorus]
          B                          C#m7
It's only three small words that I'm desperate to hear
      Amaj7                      A
But I can't be certain if you're always nowhere near
       B                      C#m7
If the sun grew cold, proving all that I fear
     Amaj7                      A
If I had your blessing, then it all would disappear


[Chorus]
      C#m     A6
But I feel so stupid
           B        E
'cause you feel the same
           C#m       A6
And when I water the roses
        B            E
I can’t trust you to stay
          C#m
So here I lay
          A6           B
Neath the shimmering moon
       E           C#m
Just a love-struck fool
      A6   B     E
What do I do but wait for you?

C#m A6 B E


[Verse 2]
C#m       A6     B
 Late nights inert
  E              C#m     A6
Rehearsing every word, unheard
  B             E
A sonnet-silent blur
                 C#m
 And sure it hurts
      A6                        B
These fingertips covered in dirt
      E             C#m          A6
Still digging for a love returned
         B          E
A single sordid verse


[Pre-Chorus]
          B                            C#m7
It’s only three small words that could make me run away
       Amaj7                     A
Moving soil like mountains for a chance of brighter days
        B                          C#m7
But the eight small letters never show me their grace
       Amaj7                      A
Kiss a rose or push daisies under skies forever gray


[Chorus]
      C#m     A6
And I feel so stupid
           B        E
'cause you feel the same
           C#m       A6
And when I water the roses
        B            E
I can’t trust you to stay
          C#m
So here I lay
          A6           B
Neath the shimmering moon
       E           C#m
Just a love-struck fool
     A6   B      E
What do I do but wait for you?

C#m A6 B E x4


[Bridge]
B                C#m7
 People come and surely they go
Amaj7             A
 Flowers wilt and surely they grow
B                   C#m7
 Oh, my heart, don't spare me the truth
Amaj7             A
 When I bloom, it won't be for you
B  C#m7              A
 Oh, people come and quickly they go
B    C#m7                         A
 Oh, right through my heart, will I ever grow?


            C#m      A6
“I guess it can’t be helped”
             B         E
“It’s just a matter of when”
       C#m        A6
If she just won't notice
          B              E
Then I’ll take it on the chin
       C#m        A6
If our roots grow separate
       B          E
If the roses stay dead
      C#m       A6
I can plant new seeds
        B          E
And pen tomorrow’s flowerbed


[Chorus]
      C#m     A6
And I feel so stupid
           B        E
'cause you feel the same
           C#m       A6
And when I water the roses
        B            E
I can’t trust you to stay
          C#m
So here I lay
          A6           B
Neath the shimmering moon
       E           C#m
Just a love-struck fool
     A6   B      E
What do I do but wait for you?

C#m A6 B E x4


[Outro]
B                C#m7
 People come and surely they go
Amaj7             A
 Flowers wilt and surely they grow
B                 C#m7
 Oh, my heart, so sure of the truth
Amaj7             A
 When I bloom, it won't be for you
B  C#m7              A
 Oh, people come and quickly they go
B    C#m7                         A
 Oh, soon comes the spring, these roses will grow