Intro/Verse/Chorus:
Am Em G  F
C  G  F  G

End:
C G F G


Am     Em   G        F   
  Seal this envelope with 
  C     G      F    G
a heart that's been
Am       Em    G       F
  beaten black, beaten blue,
C          G    F     G
beaten all over again.
Am            Em  G         F
  Don't leave out  a single thing,
C       G        F     G
send it off with wings.
Am             Em       G             F
An anecdote to ease the pain that you feel
      C             G            F      G
every time that you smile at the mirror.

Am Em G F C G F G

Am        Em      G         F
  I won't need anymore memories,
        C       G             F               G
for the next 50 years I could still write you love songs.
Am        Em      G         F
  I won't need anymore photographs
     C          G            F                G
to remember the color of the clothes you wore that night.

Am Em G F C G F G

Am       Em      G              F
  Hopefully this won't sound as bad
   C   G            F  G
as I'm sure that it is.
Am      Em   G        F
  All results will be lifeless and 
C    G       F    G
lead to an excuse.
   Am        Em        G            F
To never try again, to never try at all,
C       G         F      G
staring up at the ground.
Am                Em
Because oh how we tried,
    G          F
and oh how you lied,
    C         G       F    G
but how could that be true?

Am Em G F C G F G

Am        Em      G        F
  I won't need anymore memories,
        C       G             F               G
for the next 50 years I could still write you love songs and
Am        Em      G         F
  I won't need anymore photographs
     C          G               F                     G             C
to remember the color that your eyes changed with the color of your hair,
     G    F G  C
your hair. 
            G
Mmy heart is gone,
            F    G  C
my heart is gray.
            G
My heart is gone,
            F    G  C
my heart is gray.
            G
My heart is gone
            F    G  C
my heart is gray.