G                         C
And I'm terrified in seeing how it rings and it carries
               G           A7             D  D#         D
You know it's been such a long time since I felt one inside
         G
Call me too reserved
        D
Cuz my armor's on
             G                        C
Why should I open a pandora's box of rude complications?
    G                     D                    G
The risk is too high for one more right gone wrong

[link]
    Em                        Bm
Cuz love is a very strong and sacred thing
                                D
And you can't stop it when you want to
         C                D
Even as bruises start to show

[link]
     Em                           Bm
And true, taking chances gets you halfway there
Em       D         C
But I'm not ready yet
                D           C
My heart's too tattered and bent
                G
And I move too slow

[Verse 2]

N.C.          G                    D
You strike a certain chord in the thick of me
         G                             C
And I'm too aware it's ringing out in you as within me
    G                     A7           D  D#          D
I know you've had such a hard time to get me by your side
                     G                D
But I've heard this song before in a different key
        G                               C
And I fear we might be singing out too late or too early
    G                D                    G
To set the stage for one more right gone wrong

[link]
     Em                       Bm
Cuz love is a very strong and sacred thing
                            D
But when he went without a warning
          C                  G
My heart alone did take the blow

[link]
   Em                                Bm
So I will trace my musings with this simple tune
Em          D          C
And until then, I'm content
Em      D           C                    G
Biding time on the fence in the woods I know


[Instrumental break]


[Verse 3]

    Em                     Bm
So please forgive me if I seem half there
                         D
I can't halt those old emotions
             C                 G
Even though that chapter has closed

[link]

   Em                       Bm
But I see the honesty that shines in you
   Em      D                  C                      D        C
And I'm impressed that I've found that you're still hanging around
           D               C           D         Cmaj7 (let ring)
And I'm surprised at the sounds coming out of my mouth

C


[Coda]

        G
When I say:
 G#     D    D7   D      Gmaj7
Okay, let's give it a go