The repeated high note is a G#
[Intro]
C#m A E - E2 - E
[Verse 1]
C#m
I wrote you a letter
A
Asked your best friend to send it
E E2 E
But took to the sea before you could have read it
C#m A
Retreated to snowcapped waters of the unknown
E E2 E
Extracted my heart while it was still beating
C#m
But glowing and red
A
And I swear that sweat would
E E2 E
Envelop your arms if you broke down and held it
[Chorus]
C#m A
I swear I'm a good man
E E2 E
I swear I'm a good man
C#m A E E2 E
So why don't you love me back?
[Verse 2]
C#m A
Instead of twisting up words you just sat there in silence
E E2 E
In wind burnt homes sighing rays from a sunset
C#m A
And all I could hear was the sound of the wasp nest
E E2 E
My head made a home for the hum of the insects
C#m A
But my hands shake and shudder at the mention
E E2 E
Of half written reasons why we'll only be friends
[Chorus]
C#m A
I swear I'm a good man
E E2 E
I swear I'm a good man
C#m A E E2 E
So why don't you love me back?