A
She smiles
C#m                           F#m
Clear as the sky, luminous as fire
                          Dm                A
It reaches her eyes, they sparkle something wild
C#m                          F#m            Dm
Old soul with the heart of a child
    A
She sings
C#m                            F#m
Opens her mouth and I start listening
                           Dm             A
She pours out the pain and severs all the strings
C#m                           F#m             Dm
She leaves alleviated while I sit and hold it in

[Chorus]
Bm   A      Dm
Ooh, it's a terrible truth
         A                G               D
Though I love her I would love to see her bleed
Bm   A   Dm
Ooh, but I'm the one who's bruised
        A            G                   Bm      A
By everything I ever wished that I could be
    D               E               A
She smiles and it's all in front of me

[Verse]
    A
She runs
C#m                               F#m
Free as a breeze under the summer sun
Dm                                 A
Out on the town she tells me, "tag along"
   C#m                               F#m
We enter the room and all the boys look up
                  Dm
But they see just one of us

[Chorus]
Bm   A      Dm
Ooh, it's a terrible truth
         A                G               D
Though I love her I would love to see her bleed
Bm   A   Dm
Ooh, but I'm the one who's bruised
        A            G                   Bm      A
By everything I ever wished that I could be
    D               E               F#m  E  A  C#m  D  Dm
She smiles and it's all in front of me
            F#m  E  A  C#m  D  E
In front of me

[Chorus]
Bm   A     Dm
Ooh, I can bitch 'til I turn blue
    A                G           D
But it won't make me any more complete
Bm   A         Dm
Ooh, I'll just learn to love the view
        A              G               Bm        A
Of everything I told myself was out of reach
     D                     E           B7
Everything she proves it's possible to be
    D               E               A
She smiles and it's all in front of me