C
I had gone out with my friends
                      G
I saw some picture of you in flowered pants
           Am                                 G
And then somehow I knew somethin' wasn't right
    C
And so I made up some excuse and I …
           G
I drove my Taurus out to Andrews
             Am                                                           G
And I dropped them off and I and I turned it off and I sat there half the night

[Chorus]

F
'Cause I don't wanna be
           Am      G
Just some great escape for ya
F
No I don't wanna be
           Am      G
Just some great escape for ya
                   F
And I don't wanna hold
           Am      G
Some kinda holy light for ya
              F
And I'm gonna fail
         Am       G
But it's nice to try

[2nd Verse]

        C
Then it hit me that you were right how
                     G
Could you spend your time, let alone waste your life on
      Am                               G
Some newly lonely guy, you better move on
     C
For anyone who wants me to write some
       G
Song about them: the only problem is
        Am                                 G
By the time I get inspired, it's a sad song and that's not what they want

[Chorus]

F
'Cause I don't wanna be
           Am      G
Just some great escape for ya
F
No I don't wanna be
           Am      G
Just some great escape for ya
                   F
And I don't wanna hold
           Am      G
Some kinda holy light for ya
              F
And I'm gonna fail
         Am       G
But it's nice to try

[Bridge]

       Am            G             F
I can love you like somebody else loves ya
    C              G
If that's what you need
       Am            G             F
Let me hold ya like somebody else holds ya
    C              G
If you don't want me

[Chorus]

F
'Cause I don't wanna be
           Am      G
Just some great escape for ya
F
No I don't wanna be
           Am      G
Just some great escape for ya
                   F
And I don't wanna hold
           Am      G
Some kinda holy light for ya
              F
And I'm gonna fail
         Am       G
But it's nice to try

[Outro]

                  F
It's been nice to try
          Am      G
It's been nice to try
                  F
It's been nice to try
          Am      G
It's been nice to try
        F
It’s been oooh