Tom: Cm
G - Bm - A
Ab
I said, I said
Cm Bb
I said, I said, I said
Ab
I said, I said, I said
Cm Bb
I said, I said, I said
[Verse 1]
Ab Cm
I said "Baby, come over"
Bb
You said "I'm not ready"
Ab Cm
I said "You'll turn into a loner"
Bb
You said "That's okay with me"
Ab Cm
I said, I said, I said
Bb
I said, I said, I said
[Chorus]
(Bb) Ab Cm
You don't need to try to pretend
Bb
For someone else
Ab
I just need to help you
Cm Bb
Instead of helping out myself
Ab Cm Bb
Why you gotta go act so tough baby, when I call?
Ab
And why you gotta leave me
Cm Bb
When you need me most of all?
Ab Cm
I said "Baby, I want ya"
Bb
You said "I know that you do"
Ab Cm
I said "Will you come on over?
Bb
Is there no convincing you?"
Ab Cm
I said, I said, I said
Bb
I said, I said, I said
[Chorus]
Ab Cm
You don't need to try to pretend
Bb
For someone else
Ab
I just need to help you
Cm Bb
Instead of helping myself
Ab Cm Bb
Why you gotta go act so tough baby, when I call?
Ab
And why you gotta leave me
Cm Bb
When you need me most of all?
Ab Cm Bb
Don't you leave me, don't you leave me
(Bb)
And why you gotta leave me?
Ab Cm Bb
When you need me, when you need me most of all?
Ab Cm Bb
Why you gotta go act so tough baby, when I call?
Ab
And why you gotta leave me
Cm Bb
When you need me most of all?
[Outro - Chorus]
Ab Cm
You don't need to try to pretend
Bb
For someone else
Ab
I just need to help you
Cm Bb
Instead of helping myself
