E A
She wrote a letter twenty years ago,
A
It said, “It’s time to leave, for me to hit the road,
E A
I used to love you, but that was back then,
A
Maybe it’ll change, but I don’t know when”
E A
Once he read it, his heart fell to the floor,
A
He said, “I’m not gonna chase her, not anymore”
E A
He was stubborn, set in his ways,
A
He said “if her minds set, there’s nothing left to say”
E A
But it’s hard to get past someone you knew,
A Am
Who loved you all along, but never told you,
E A
And it’s hard to let go, to stop looking back,
A Am E
Sometimes the best parts of you are lying in the past
E A
At eighteen, it’s called young love,
A
And they were told, “you’re lives have just begun”
E A
But it didn’t matter; they’d take on the world together,
A
You can’t have an “us” without another
CHORUS
C#m
And now his eyes are closed to the world,
Abm E
Fresh flowers on his grave from his little girls,
C#m
And now that it’s all said and done,
Abm E
She looks at him to say angels have a sick way of fun
E A
But it’s hard to get past someone like you,
A
I’ve loved you all along, I should’ve told you,
E A
And it’s hard to let go, to stop looking back,
A E A A E
I think the best parts of me are lying in the past