Intro: Am  F  C  E
       Am  F  C  G

Am                        F
I know its not your fault, but I'm a locked door
C              E
Anytime I'm a mess by someone before
Am               F
And I wish that I, I could find a key
C                 G
To unlock all the things that you want us to be

F            C              E
Let me open up and start again,
E
But there's a safe around my heart
F            C              G
I don't know how to let you in,
G
And that's what keeps us apart

Am                   F
And that's why I need time.
     Dm      Gm
I said I need you
              Am            F  Dm  G
I need you, you understand, you, you, you
              Am            Fm   C   E
I need you, you understand, you, you, you

Call up the locksmith,
Tell him we need him quick
We've got a million keys,?
None of them seem to fit
While your on the phone,
call up the clocksmith,
Cuz I could use some time,
Even the slightest bit

Let me open up and start again,
And break this safe around my heart
I don't know how to let you in,
And that's what keeps us apart

And that's why I need time
I said I need you
I need you to understand, you, you, you

I need you to understand

Dm
I'm thinking now's the time,
                      G
Maybe its time to go, if I gave you my heart, be gentle,
Dm
I'm tired of laying low, lets give the world a show
G                            F C G
And when you know, you know,
G                                     F C G
And when you know, you know, you know

And when you know, you know, you know, you know

And that's why I need time
I said I need you,
I need you to understand, you, you, you (2x)

                   Am     G
I need you to understand
                   Am     G
I need you to understand
                   Am     G
I need you to understand
                 E
I need you to understand
       Am F C      E      Am   F   C  G
I need you,  I need you, I need you, you, you