Verse 1:
Am
That wasn't funny
Em F G
But she laughed so hard, she almost cried
Am Em
They're countin' months they've been together
F G
Almost forty-nine
Am Em F G
He's making fun of how she acted around the holidays
Am Em
She wears a ring, but they tell people
F G
That they're not engaged
Am Em F G
They met in classâ?for metaphysical philosophy
Am
He tells his friends I like her
Em F G
'Cause she's so much smarter than me
Am Em F G
They're having talks about their futures until 4 AM
Am Em F G
And I'm happy for them (I'm happy for them)
F G
But I wanna feel all that love and emotion
Am C Em
Be that attached to the person I'm holdin'
F G Am
Some day I'll be falling, without caution
C Em F
But for now I'm only people watchin'
Verse 2:
Am
I'm only looking
Em F G
Just to live through you vicariously
Am Em
I've never really been in love
F G
Not seriously
Am Em F G
I had a dream about a house behind a picket fence
Am Em
Next one I choose to trust, I hope
F G
I use some common sense
Am Em F G
But I cut people out like tags on my clothin'
Am Em F G
I end up all alone, but I still keep hopin'
F G
But I wanna feel all that love and emotion
Am C Em
Be that attached to the person I'm holdin'
F G Am
Some day I'll be falling, without caution
C Em F
But for now I'm only people watchin'
Bridge:
Am Em F G
Cut people out like tags on my clothin'
Am Em F G
I end up all alone, but I still keep hopin'
Am Em F G
I won't be scared to let someone know me
Am Em F G
Life feels so monotone, but I still keep hopin'
Am Em F G
Cut people out like tags on my clothin'
Am Em F G
I end up all alone, but I still keep hopin'
Am Em F G
I won't be scared to let someone know me
Am Em F G
Life feels so monotone, but I still keep hopin'
F G
But I wanna feel all that love and emotion
Am C Em
Be that attached to the person I'm holdin'
F G Am
Some day I'll be falling, without caution
C Em F
But for now I'm only people watchin'