CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO: (## whispered a Capella ##)
I'm so afraid to draw you close
Hold me
Before my hands fall away
I'll suffocate
If I can't breathe you in
And hold you there
Forever
G Bm Em C
I left a message at the hotel
D
They said you checked out
G
They said you ain't coming back
Bm Em
I tried to call you, but you turned off your cell
F
And it said at the tone
D B
Just leave me alone
PRE-CHORUS:
Em B
And I fall apart at the seams
D G A
It seems that I always, always fall apart
C
But as strong as I am
G F
Why can't I break your heart?
CHORUS:
C
I remember how it used to be
G
Making love to you all night long
D
I used to take you in my arms and hold you there
F
'til all my strength was gone
C
I used to be a man of steel
G Em C D G
I used to be a man of steel
Bm Em C
I built this prison that I thought was a home
D
And we both lived here
G
Guess you were living alone
Bm Em
I'd tear it down if you would only have asked
F
And I'd build you a bridge
D B
So you could come back
PRE-CHORUS:
Em B
And I fall apart at the seams
D G A
It seems that I always, always fall apart
C
But as strong as I am
G F
Why can't I break your heart?
CHORUS:
C
I remember how it used to be
G
Making love to you all night long
D
I used to take you in my arms and hold you there
F
'til all your fears were gone
C
I used to be a man of steel
G Em C D G
I used to be a man of steel
Em
I used to be a man of steel
D C
I used to take you in my arms
D G
[Girl:] Hey, hey now tell me why can't you just break my heart?
Bm Em
I used to be a man of steel
D C
And I used to take you in my arms
D G D G
[Girl:] I loved you from the start, now you can't tear my world apart
Em
I used to be a man of steel
D
I used to take you in my arms
? C
What's it going to take for us to break down
D Em B
And finally fall apart at the seams?
C G D A
It seems that I always fall apart
C
[Girl:] As strong as you are...
As strong as I am...
G
Why can't you break my heart?
