[Intro]
Ab

[Verse 1]
Ab            Eb/G
 When I was a kid
          Fm
I always imagined
               Ab/C
The person I'd fall for
                         Db
Would be good with their mouth
                                           Db  Eb
And all the best phrases would always fall out
Ab                 Eb/G
 We'd walk to get coffee
          Fm
On Sunday morning
                 Ab/C
Then we'd do the crossword
               Db
And sit on the couch
                                       Db   Eb
It's kinda ironic, that's what we have now

[PreChorus 2]
   Fm                Caug
We said we wouldn't let it
            Ab/Eb      Bb7/D
But somehow this got serious
    Fm            Caug
And you sound so poetic
       Ab/Eb             Bb7/D
Saying we're so far from love
    Fm                 Caug
You can't say it to my face, so
        Ab/Eb              Bb
We just try and fill these spaces

[Chorus 1]
        Ab        Cm            Fm
What's a 9 letter word for how you feel
          Ab        Db               Ab            Eb      Ab/Eb Eb
There's a u and I together, but it's missing a few letters
          Ab           Cm                     Fm
Is it "misguided" or "disguised" as something real?
   Ab       Db                      Ab               Eb
It can't be "unrequited," 'cause my feelings are too big
                        Bbm             Ab/C                Db
There's so much I wanna tell you, but I don't know if it'll fit

[Verse 2]
Ab         Eb/G
 I'm not a kid
             Fm
So now I can read all
                  Ab/C
The signs that you give
                  Db
And into silence between us
                      Db
There's so much we're leaving, unsaid
   Ab                   Eb/G
So give me a pen, and I can pretend
           Fm                  Ab/C
That we're writing our future, instead of playing
Db
All these games, trying to break the rules

[PreChorus 2]
   Fm                Caug
We said we wouldn't let it
            Ab/Eb      Bb7/D
But somehow this got serious
    Fm            Caug
And I might sound pathetic
    Ab/Eb             Bb7/D
But doesn't this look just like love
         Fm            Caug
I can't say it to your face, so
       Fm               Bb
I hope you can fill the spaces

[Chorus 2]
        Ab        Cm               Fm
What's a 6-letter word for what I want?
             Ab          Db                                Eb     Ab/Eb Eb
There's an "over" in the center, but I know that's not the answer
       Ab               Cm            Fm
Under "covers," I might never call it "love"
          Ab            Db                            Eb
But it's spelled out so clearly, the more you look at it
                        Bbm             Ab/C                Db
There's so much I wanna tell you, but I don't know if it'll fit

[Interlude]
Ab Eb Fm Eb
Ooh...
   Db        Ab      Eb
It all leads back to you

[Outro]
Ab            Eb/G
 When I was a kid
        Fm
I never imagined
                   Ab/Eb
That love would be so hard
          Db
To figure out
           Ab
It's kinda ironic

That's what I have now