Verse (0:49)
E7Am
I double-cross you
DmG
and you get mysterious mail
EAm
I've tried hard not to shock you
DmG
It's hard not to with the things I could say
CG
Tell me why don't we try
DmFG
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
CmEbFCmEbFCG
Why don't we try
DmFG
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
Verse (1:29)
E7AmDm
You lock your letters in a box
G
and you've hidden the key
EAmDm
I go one better - I'm indebted
G
to a contact magazine
CG
Tell me why don't we try
DmFG
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
CmEbFCmEbFCG
Why don't we try
DmFG
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
Bridge (2:05)
F#mGm
Everybody's got to live together
EmA
just to find a little peace of mind there
F7G
If you give up your affairs forever
DmG
I will give up mine
GCm
But it's hard
CmEbFCmEbFCmEbFCmEbF
so hard
Verse (2:29)
E7AmDm
I'm always hoping you'll be faithful
G
but you're not I suppose
EAmDm
We've both given up smoking 'cause it's fatal
G
so whose matches are those?
Chorus (2:44)
CG
Tell me why don't we try
DmFG
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
We make it so hard (It's so hard)
Chorus (3:08)
CG
Tell me why don't we try
DmFG
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
CG
Tell me why don't we try
DmFG
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
CGDmFG
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
CGDmFG
oh oh oh oh We make it so hard for ourselves...