Verse 1:
[Em]Babe, just say you miss me, is it that hard?
[Cadd9]Too long since I've heard about our love
[Em]Am I in this by myself? Hey yeah
[Cadd9]With rose colored lenses on my store bought frames
[Em]To see something other than these blues and grays
[Cmaj7]I need something different, hey yeah, yeah, yeah
[Em]Cause you ain't feeling the same
Chorus:
[G]Who knows, maybe I'm crazy, [Cadd9]that's one big maybe
But [Cmaj7]even a fool knows when it's [Cadd9]gold, gold, gold
I know [G] pyrite from 24 karat, yeah
[Cadd9]Cubic's from genuine diamond, yeah
[Cmaj7]a call from the woman who loves you and [Cadd9]hello from a friend
[G]I know when it's real, I kn[Gmaj7]know how to tell
I know the [Cadd9]difference between what you say and how you[Cmaj7]you feel
Oh, oh I know when it's [Em]real
Verse 2:
[Em]Oh, I can tell the difference every time that you call
[Cadd9]But I don’t need a drink I need some time in my car
[Cmaj7]Time to drive and think, time to park and cry
[Em]You shoulda known you were beautiful
[Cadd9]You shoulda known what I saw in you, yeah
[Cmaj7]Please forgive me for feeling like it’s all your fault
[Em]a heavy heart can’t carry blame for the loss
Chorus:
[G]Who knows, maybe I'm crazy, [Cadd9]that's one big maybe
But [Em]even a fool knows when it's [Cmaj7]gold, gold, gold
I know [G] pyrite from 24 karat, yeah
[Cadd9]Cubic's from genuine diamond, yeah
[Cmaj7]a call from the woman who loves you an[Cadd9]and hello from a friend
[G]I know when it's real, I kn[Gmaj7]know how to tell
I know the [Cadd9]difference between what you say and how you [Cmaj7]feel
Oh, oh I know when it's r[Em]real
Verse 3:
[Em]You might not know this but I’m a man with pride
[Cadd9]And this hurts me baby deep down, deep down
[Em]I can’t let go of this, gotta know I tried
[Cadd9]It’s pathetic baby don’t lie, don’t lie
[Em]I’m a candle, you’re the sun
And you’re burning baby, [Cadd9]you're burning baby
Burning up, burning [Em]up
Burning up, burning up, [Cadd9]burning up
[Em]Yea[Cadd9]Yeah, [G]oh, [Cmaj7]oh
Outro:
[G]Pyrite from 24 karat yeah
[Cadd9]Cubic’s from genuine diamond yeah
[Cmaj7]a call from the woman who loves you
And hello from a friend
We'll never be more than [Em]friends
We'll never be..
