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* = Let it ring
[Intro]
    C*                                     F*
Got bored in your bedroom so we went for a drive
       C*                                     F*
To the lake where I grew up, it was almost midnight
        C*                                              F*
Stole a boat and rowed out, watched the moon eclipse go by
        C*                                F  
And the water below us was as deep as the love that kept us floating there
                        F*
But this boat's sinking slowly now that you're gone
[Verse 1]
CI guess we'll just stop talking Fthen
We can forCget this ever happened
'Cause it's oFbvious I can't just be your Amfriend
I'm going in Fcircles 'cause I Amonly have one Fpaddle out here alone
CGot back to shore 'bout 2FAM
I grabbed your Cjacket on the boat dock
And I Fpulled you in and we Amkissed
It was so Fdark, I found your Amlips
Only beFcause I felt your breath
CI know that soon I will be Ffine
You left this Cvoid the size of pines lake
Now I'm Ffilling it up one cup at a Amtime
                          F              Am  F*
And if I knew that was the last time I'd see you
I might have said
[Bridge]
C*                           F*
Hey Mary, that was one crazy summer
       C*                              F*
I know after this we'll never see each other
    C*                                      F*
I'm old enough now to know nothing lasts forever
    C*
The only thing I ask is please
[Verse 2]
FRemember every detail of this mGoment
Because once you close that Amdoor you'll never see me
And some Cday you might remember
When we Fdrove out to the lake
And stole a Gboat to see the moon eclipse go Amby
And when you think of this, I Cjust want you to picture
Both my Feyes looking intently
Hear my Gwords as free verse poetry
Feel my Amhands painting your body
Don't regCret you ever met me
'Cause I Fknow you couldn't love me
But if GI must be a memory  won't you Amframe me in a way
That you will Csmile when you're picturing my Fface
And then I promise I won't Gcall you like I did
When I was Amdrunk in Austin, Texas
Swear I Chad the best intentions
        F*                             G*
I won't call you like I did when I was drunk in Austin, Texas
      Am*
And I let out all my demons
        C*
Swear I had the best intentions

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Best Intentions

by Hodera

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Chords in this song · guitar

* = Let it ring

[Intro]

C F

* *

Got bored in your bedroom so we went for a drive

C F

* *

To the lake where I grew up, it was almost midnight

C F

* *

Stole a boat and rowed out, watched the moon eclipse go by

C F

And the water below us was as deep as the love that kept us floating there

But this boat's sinking slowly now that you're gone

[Verse 1]

C F

I guess we'll just stop talking then

We can forget this ever happened

F Am

'Cause it's obvious I can't just be your friend

F Am F

I'm going in circles 'cause I only have one paddle out here alone

C F

Got back to shore 'bout 2AM

I grabbed your jacket on the boat dock

F Am

And I pulled you in and we kissed

F Am

It was so dark, I found your lips

Only because I felt your breath

C F

I know that soon I will be fine

You left this void the size of pines lake

F Am

Now I'm filling it up one cup at a time

F Am F

And if I knew that was the last time I'd see you

I might have said

[Bridge]

C F

* *

Hey Mary, that was one crazy summer

C F

* *

I know after this we'll never see each other

C F

* *

I'm old enough now to know nothing lasts forever

The only thing I ask is please

[Verse 2]

F G

Remember every detail of this moment

Because once you close that door you'll never see me

And some day you might remember

When we drove out to the lake

G Am

And stole a boat to see the moon eclipse go by

And when you think of this, I just want you to picture

Both my eyes looking intently

Hear my words as free verse poetry

Feel my hands painting your body

Don't regret you ever met me

'Cause I know you couldn't love me

G Am

But if I must be a memory won't you frame me in a way

C F

That you will smile when you're picturing my face

And then I promise I won't call you like I did

When I was drunk in Austin, Texas

Swear I had the best intentions

F G

* *

I won't call you like I did when I was drunk in Austin, Texas

And I let out all my demons

Swear I had the best intentions

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