Stay

You say (Bm7)I only hear what I want to.

(D)You say (Bm7)I talk so all the time,

(Esus4)so.

(Em7)And I thought (D)what I felt was simple,

(Em7)and I felt (D)that I don't belong,

(Em7)and now (D)that I am leaving,

(Em7)now I know (D)that I did something wrong 'cos I (G)missed you.

(Gm)Yeah, yeah, I (Em7)missed you.

(D)And you say

(Bm7)I only hear what I want to:

I (Esus4)don't listen hard, (D)don't pay attention to the (G)distance that you're running (D)to anyone,

anywhere, (Esus4)I don't understand if you really care,

I'm (G)only hearing negative:

no, no, no, no.

So I (Em7)I turned the (D)radio on,

I turned the radio (Em7)up, and this woman (D)was singing my song:

(Em7)lover's in love, (D)and the other's run away,

(Em7)lover is cry'n (D)'cos the other won't stay.

(Em7)Some of us hover (D)when we weep for the other who was (Em7)dying since the day (D)they were born,

well. Well, (Em7)this is not that;

(D)I think that I'm throwing, but I'm (Em7)thrown.

(D)And I (Esus4)thought I'd live forever,

but now I'm not so sure.

You try to (G)tell me that I'm clever,

that won't take me anyhow, or anywhere with you.

(Em7)You said that (D)I was naïve,

and (Em7)I thought that (D)I was strong.

(Em7)I thought, "Hey, (D)I can leave,

I can leave."

Oh, (Em7)but now I know (D)that I was wrong,

'cos I (G)missed you.

(Gm)Yeah, I miss you.

(D)You said you (Esus4)caught you 'cos you want me,

one day you let me go.

You try to (G)give away a keeper,

or keep me 'cos you know you're just (Esus4)so scared to (D)lose.

(G)And you say,

(Bm7)"Stay."

(D)You say (Bm7)I only hear what I want to.