David Denies lyrics

Song information

Artist: Aimee Mann
Album: Welcome Home

Lyrics

Capo 5 c maps to g

*** introduction:
F g eb
F g eb2

*** verse 1:
G /f# /e
It's what he wants but he won't say
Bm f c bb2 /c
He'd rather make-believe I want to say goodbye
G /f# /e
It's down to her although I know
Bm f c bb2 /c
She never made him happy now she makes him cry

*** verse 2:
He cannot work he cannot think g /f# /e
Beyond the guilt he has for leaving her alone bm f c bb2 /c
I'm going down I cannot breathe g /f# /e
He doesn't think to leave me anything at all bm f c bb2 /c

*** chorus:
C g am f c bb am
David denies that he'll ever change his mind
F
(But he always changes)
C g am f c
David denies - but he's left his love behind
Bb am f g
(Left his love behind)

*** verse 3:
It's what he wants I'm almost sure g /f# /e
And I can hardly stand him saying it's not so bm f c bb2 /c
And so I'll wait and so I'll hope g /f# /e
Somehow I can convince him not to let me go bm f c bb2 /c

*** chorus:
David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f c bb am
(But he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behind c g am f c
(Left his love behind) bb am f g

*** instrumental verse:
. g /f# /e
. bm f c bb2 /c
. g /f# /e
. bm f c bb2 /c
. c d bb c
. c d bb

David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f c bb am
(But he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behind c g am f c
(Left his love behind) bb am f

David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f c bb am
(But he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behind c g am f c
(Left his love behind) bb am f

C g am
And so I'll wait and so I'll hope
F c bb am f
Somehow I can convince him
C g am
And so I'll wait and so I'll hope
F c bb am f
Somehow I can convince him not to let me go

C g am f c bb am f (fade)