Chords
[Intro]
Am G C/E
F
[Verse 1]
Am I just need some time; I'm tryna think straight
G I just need a moment in my own space
C/E Ask me how I'm doin', I say "okay,"F yeah
But ain't that what we all say?
Am Sometimes I think back to the old days
G In the pointless conversations with the old me
C/E Yeah, back when my momma used to hold me
F I wish somebody woulda told me
[Chorus]
If you want Amlove, you gon' have to go through the pain
G If you want C/Elove, you gon' have to learn how to change
F If you want Amtrust, you gon' have to give some away
G If you want C/Elove, if you want Flove
[Verse 2]
Am Yeah, as a kid I used to think life
G Is moving so slow, I watch it go by
C/E Look out the window on my bus ride
F I thought the world was so small, through my closed eyes
Am I've always tried to control things
G In the end that's what controls me
C/E Maybe that's why I'm controllin'
F I wish somebody woulda told me
[Chorus]
If you want Amlove, you gon' have to go through the pain
G If you want C/Elove, you gon' have to learn how to change
F If you want Amtrust, you gon' have to give some away
G If you want C/Elove, if you want Flove
[Verse 3]
AmThe older I get, I feel like I'm always tryna save time
GTalkin' to the voices in my head, they make me think twice
C/ETellin' me it doesn't mean it's wrong because it feels right
F I'm Amscared that one day I'll wake up and wonder where'd the time go
GTalk about the past like it's the present while I rock slow
C/EI'll sit in the living room and laugh with kids of my own
F And tell 'em
[Chorus]
If you want Amlove, you gon' have to go through the pain
G If you want C/Elove, you gon' have to learn how to change
F If you want Amtrust, you gon' have to give some away
GYou gon' have to give
If you want C/Elove, if you want love
If you want Flove, if you want love
[Outro]
Am G C/E F