[Verse 1]
A
I wish I was your comfort
D A
I'd build you a nest, you'd be my bluebird
D F#m
I'd shut out the world that don't deserve you
A
And I'd make you a home
[Verse 2]
A
If I was your journal
D A
You could tell me everything you yearn for
F#m
I'd be the fragile pages that you turn to
A
When you feel alone
[Chorus]
D A E
Oh, I only saw you once
F#m E
In a Chinese restaurant
D
You had your hoodie up
A
Beer in a Styrofoam cup
E
I didn't have the guts to talk you up
D A E
Oh, I only saw you once
E
In a Chinese restaurant
[Verse 3]
A
I could be your boyfriend
D A
Your confidant, your lover and your best friend
F#m
The hole in the fence at the dead end
A
Somebody you could get into debt with
A
Come here
[Chorus]
D A E
Oh, I only saw you once
F#m E
In a Chinese restaurant
D
You had your hoodie up
A
Beer in a Styrofoam cup
E
I didn't have the guts to talk you up
D A E
Oh, I only saw you once
E
In a Chinese restaurant
[Bridge]:
D A
I only saw you once, somehow I know I'm right for you
E F#m E
I only saw you once so tell me why I'd die for you
D A
And all these other girls I see them 'round but they won't do
E
Tell me where are you now, where are you now, oh, oh
[Chorus]
D A E
Oh, I only saw you once
F#m E
In a Chinese restaurant
D
You had your hoodie up
A
Beer in a Styrofoam cup
E
I didn't have the guts to talk you up
D A E
Oh, I only saw you once
E
In a Chinese restaurant
[Outro]
A
Wish I was your comfort
D A
I'd build you a nest, you'd be my bluebird
F#m
I'd shut out the world that don't deserve you
A
And I'd make you a home