Intro G D C..
G D C..
G D
now and then she re-reads the manuscript
C
of the entire torrid affair
G
they compared their licenses
D
he said, "i'm not a donor but
C
i'd give you my heart if you needed it"
G
she rolled her eyes and said,
D
"you're a professional"
C
he said, "no, just a good samaritan"
G D
he said that if the sex was half as good
as the conversation was
C
soon they'd be pushing strollers
(G)
but soon it.. was over
Int. G D C..
G D C..
G D
in the age of him she wished she was thirty
C
and made coffee every morning in a french press
G D
afterward she only ate kids' cereal
C
and couldn't sleep unless it was in her mother's bed
G D
then she dated boys who were her own age
C
with dartboards on the backs of their doors
G
she thought about how he said
D
since she was so wise beyond her years
C
everything had been above board
(G)
she wasn't.. sure
Int. G D C..
G D C..
Chorus
D
and the years passed..
Em C
like scenes of a show
D
the professor..
Em C
said to write what you know
D
looking backwards..
G D C
might be the only way to move forward..
D
then the actors..
Em C
were hitting their marks
D
and the slow dance..
Em C
was alight with the sparks
D
and the tears fell..
G D C
in synchronicity with the score..
D
and at last..
G D C
she knew what the agony had been for..
G D
the only thing that's left is the manuscript
C
one last souvenir from my trip to your shores..
G D
now and then i re-read the manuscript
C
but the story isn't mine.. anymore
