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Nervous

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[Intro]
Dm Bb F C
Dm Bb F
Dm Bb F C
Am Bb F
[Verse]
DmI promise that I'Bbll hold you when it's Fcold outC  
DmAnd we'll lose ouBbr winter coats in the Fspring
Dm'Cause lately I wBbas thinking I never tFold youC  
AmThat every time I Bbsee you my heart sinFgs
Dm'Cause we lived aBbt the carnival in sumFmerC  
DmScared ourselves Bbto death on a ghost tFrain
DmAnd just like eveBbry ferris wheel stops FturningC  
DmOh, I guess we haBbd an expiration dateF  C  
AmSo I won't say I Bblove you, it's too laFte
[Chorus]
DmOooooooooooooooooBbooooooohF  C  
DmOooooooooooooooooBbooooooohF  
DmOooooooooooooooooBbooooooohF  C  
AmOooooooooooooooooBbooooooohF  
[Verse]
Dm'Cause every time BbI saw you I got nervFousC  
DmShivering and shaBbking at the kneesF  
DmAnd just like eveBbry song I haven't heaFrd yet, noC  
AmI didn't know the Bbwords in front of meF  
CIn front of me
DmOh, but I don't wBbanna know
FBut who will take Cyou homeBb  
FWho will take you ChomeBb  
DmWho will take you ChomeBb  
AmIf I let you goBb  
[Chorus]
DmOooooooooooooooooBbooooooohF  C  
DmOooooooooooooooooBbooooooohF  
DmOooooooooooooooooBbooooooohF  C  
AmOooooooooooooooooBbooooooohF  
[Verse]
DmAnd now that you'Bbre on someone else's FshouldersC  
DmThe winter winds Bbare colder on my ownF  
DmMaybe we will meeBbt when we get olderF  C  
AmMaybe we won't
DmSo I won't say I Bblove you if you don'tF,
DmNo, you don'tBb  F  C  
AmSo I won't say I Bblove you if you don't F  

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Nervous

by Gavin James

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[Intro]

Dm Bb F C

Dm Bb F

Dm Bb F C

Am Bb F

[Verse]

Dm Bb F C

I promise that I'll hold you when it's cold out

Dm Bb F

And we'll lose our winter coats in the spring

Dm Bb F C

'Cause lately I was thinking I never told you

Am Bb F

That every time I see you my heart sings

Dm Bb F C

'Cause we lived at the carnival in summer

Dm Bb F

Scared ourselves to death on a ghost train

Dm Bb F C

And just like every ferris wheel stops turning

Dm Bb F C

Oh, I guess we had an expiration date

Am Bb F

So I won't say I love you, it's too late

[Chorus]

Dm Bb F C

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Dm Bb F

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Dm Bb F C

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Am Bb F

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

[Verse]

Dm Bb F C

'Cause every time I saw you I got nervous

Dm Bb F

Shivering and shaking at the knees

Dm Bb F C

And just like every song I haven't heard yet, no

Am Bb F

I didn't know the words in front of me

In front of me

Dm Bb

Oh, but I don't wanna know

F C Bb

But who will take you home

F C Bb

Who will take you home

Dm C Bb

Who will take you home

Am Bb

If I let you go

[Chorus]

Dm Bb F C

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Dm Bb F

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Dm Bb F C

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Am Bb F

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

[Verse]

Dm Bb F C

And now that you're on someone else's shoulders

Dm Bb F

The winter winds are colder on my own

Dm Bb F C

Maybe we will meet when we get older

Maybe we won't

Dm Bb F

So I won't say I love you if you don't,

Dm Bb F C

No, you don't

Am Bb F

So I won't say I love you if you don't

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