Bm F#
I saved every letter you wrote me
G D
From the moment I saw you
A Bm
I knew you were mine
F#
You said you were mine
G D A
I thought you were mine
Bm F#
Do you know what Angelica said
G D
When I told her what you'd done
A
She said
Bm F#
You have married an Icarus
G D A
He has flown too close to the sun
Bm
Don't
F#
take another step in my direction
G D A
I can't be trusted around you
Bm
Don't
F#
think you can talk your way
G D A
Into my arms into my arms
Bm F#
I'm burning the letters you wrote me
G D
You can stand over there if you want
A Bm
I don't know who you are
F#
I have so much to learn
G D
I'm re-reading your letters
A Bm F# G D
And watching them burn burn
A Bm F# G D A
I'm watching them burn burn
Bm F#
You published the letters she wrote to you
G
You told the whole world
D A Bm
How you brought this girl into our bed
F# G D A
In clearing your name you have ruined our lives
Bm F#
Heaven forbid someone whisper
G
He's part of some scheme
D
Your enemy whispers
A Bm
So you have to scream
F#
I know about whispers
G D A
I see how you look at my sister
Bm
Don't
F#
I'm not naive
G D A
I have seen women around you
Bm
Don't
F#
Think I don't see
G D
How they fall for your charms
A
All your charms
Bm F#
I'm erasing myself from the narrative
G D A Bm
Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted
F#
When you broke her heart
G D
You have thrown it all away
A Bm F# G D
Stand back watch it burn
A Bm F# G D
Just watch it all burn
Bm
And when the time comes
Fm
Explain to the children
G
The pain and embarrassment
D
You put their mother through
Bm
When will you learn
Fm
That they are your legacy
G
We are your legacy
D Bm Fm G D A
If you thought you were mine mine mine
Bm
Don't