G                   Am            C
I stayed awake while worlds away to ask about you
G                  Am            C
And all at once I jumped the gun, I didn't mean to
      Am               Em
To count the days I used to hate

But now they're not so tough to life through
    G              Am                 C
And while away, my freckle face should surely miss you

G                     Am                C
I guess I've changed, it's not a phase, nothing like before
G                          Am                  C
You'll miss it thought but only 'cause you're sentimental


[Chorus]
D                 Em            C
Don't paint this gold like at the start
Am           Em           C
For it is as it is, as we are
D               Em             C
Don't take it back, don't tell me you can't
 Am           Em         C
For it is as it is, as we are


[Break]
    G         C
(Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
   Am       C
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, mmm
  G       Em     C
Mmm-mmm, mmm, mmm)


[Verse 2]
  G              Am                    C
We saved a date, it's not too late to rearrange it
  G                 Am                 C
We jumped the gun, you left to run, I stayed, conflicted
      Am               Em
And you still see how we could be
 C
Is there something that I'm missing?
   G               Am               C
'Cause all along I kinda knew that we were fading


[Chorus]
       D          Em        C
Don't paint this gold like at the start
       Am        Em          C
For it is as it is, as we are
        D      Em          C
Don't take it back, don't tell me you can't
        Am       Em          C
For it is as it is, as we are


[Outro]
        D      Em         C
For it is as it is, as we are
  G      Em      C
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
        D       Em        C
For it is as it is, as we aren't