[Verse]
F
The weight of the world
C/E
The pull of the tide
Dm Am/C
Hidden forces that are stronger than the wind
G G/B C
Still they cannot be denied
F
I'm just a friend
C/E
Yes, that's what you say
Dm Am/C
But if that's true then why is my heart always drawn to you
G G/B C
Even though you're far away
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm
Oh I've known it all along
Bb C F
You were never mine to lose
Dm Am/C
You tell me not to waste my precious time
G G/B C
On another thought of you
[Chorus]
F
I'm not allowed to miss you
C/E
I'm not allowed to shed a single tear
Dm
I'm not allowed to tell you
C Dm C/E
That I want you and I wish that you were here
F
I'm not allowed to need you
C/E
When I can't sleep and no one else can get me through
Bb C
I'm not allowed to love you
F
But I still do
[Verse]
F
Friends come and go
C/E
Some gone too soon
Dm
But deep within your name is etched upon my heart
G G/B C
I close my eyes and I'm with you
F
Seven years on
C/E
I feel just the same
Dm
And as I walk along the water's edge
G G/B C
I swear I hear you call my name
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm
Oh I'm only marking time
Bb C F
Counting the days since you've been gone
Dm Am/C
You tell me things will never be the same
G G/B C
But the music just plays on
[Chorus]
F
I'm not allowed to miss you
C/E
Gotta wear a brave face and pretend
Dm
I'm not allowed to tell the world
C Dm C/E
That you and I were so much more than friends
F
I'm not allowed to need you
C/E
When I'm feeling lost and only you can guide me through
Bb C
I'm not allowed to love you
F
But I still do
F G
[Bridge]
Am Am7 F F7
But every now and then I hear from you
C G
You call me late at night
Am Am7 F F7
And you tell me that you'll always love me
C G
And all the stars align
Am Am7 F F7
Then just as suddenly you're gone again
C G
The morning sun won't shine
Am Am7 F F7
And I'm left with just the memory
C G Am Gm7/Bb
Of when I called you mine
[Chorus]
F
Still, I'm not allowed to miss you
C/E
Oh, suck it up, boy, hold it in
Dm
I'm not allowed to hope against the longest odds
C Dm C/E
That you'll be mine again
F
I'm not allowed to need you
C/E
When nights are long and only you can help me through
Bb C
I'm not allowed to love you
Dm
But I still do
Bb C
Oh, I'm not allowed to love you
F
But I still do