Intro: (D - Em)

D
I left the east side for a west coast beauty
Em
A girl who burned my thoughts like kisses
Em
She was down by street decree
Em                F#m                G
She swore she'd pull my best years out of me
D
Fat painted lips on a live wire beauty
Em
A tangerine girl with tambourine eyes
Em
Her face was my favourite magazine
Em             F#m              G
Her body was my favourite book to read

G                              F#m        Em        D
They say that all poets must have and unrequited love
G                   F#m       Em            G
As all lovers must have thought provoking fears

G                 D                         G
But holding on to you means letting go on pain
G                    D  
Means letting go of tears
                     G
Means letting go of rain
                 Em        F#m   G
Means letting go of what's not real
               D               
Holding on to you

A-C - D-F

D
I left the rough side for a seaside baby
Em
A chamomile smile that pouts on cue
Em
For every moment I breathe her sigh
Em         
Her bosom contains my sweet alibi
D
In an emotional mist she breathes in fog
Em
And breathes it out as garden flowers
Em
Why me of all the tough talking boys?
Em                     F#m                   G           
I guess she heard my heartbeat through the noise

G                              F#m        Em        D
They say that all poets must have and unrequited love
G                   F#m       Em            G
As all lovers must have thought provoking fears

G                 D                        G
But holding on to you means letting go of pain
                     D
Means letting go of tears
                         G
Means letting go of the rain
               D
Holding on to you
                       G
Means letting sorrows real
                 Em        F#m  G
Means letting go of what's not real
               D
Holding on to you

A-C - D-F

(D - Em - Em - Em - F#m - G - D)

G                              F#m        Em        D
They say that all poets must have and unrequited love
G                   F#m       Em            G
As all lovers must have thought provoking fears

                   D                          G
But holding on to you means letting sorrows heal
                 Em        F#m   G
Means letting go of what's not real
(G - F#m - Em - D - D)
Holding on to you

D
I left the east side for a west coast beauty
Em
A girl who burned my thoughts like kisses
Em
She was down by street decree
Em                F#m                G
She swore she'd pull my best years out of me

D
Fat wet lips on a sea salt canvas
Em
Goodbye Picasso hello Dolly/Dali
Em
The soil is fertile where her footsteps trod
Em
She's my new religion she's all I got

G                              F#m        Em        D
They say that all poets must have and unrequited love
G                   F#m       Em            G
As all lovers must have thought provoking fears

                   D                         G
But holding on to you means letting go of pain
                      D
Means letting go of tears
                     G
Means letting go of rain
                        G
Means letting sorrows heal
                  D
It means letting go