[Intro]
G Am C G
[Verse 1]
Am
There's this image of you that I can't shake
C G
That day we drove out to the ocean
Am
So many things I wanted to say
C G
But I knew it was all in vain
Am Em
Life doesn't give you hoops to jump through
Am Em
It gives you tireless roads to cross
Am Em
The sadness came over me
Am Em
So in love, so at loss
[Chorus]
F C
I've wanted you
G
For so very long
[Verse 2]
Am
I've been feeling so inbetween things
C G
Sad and stuckin' alone
Am
Even when I'm as high as I can get
C G
I can't forget I'm on my own
Am Em
Keep thinking I can escape this
Am Em
But there are no red shoes to tap
Am Em
Just endless hauling through a desert
Am Em
And babe there never was a map
[Chorus]
F C
But I've wanted you
G
For so very long
Em C G
Ooh ooh ooh
Em C G
Ooh ooh ooh
[Verse 3]
Am
All the people I have grown to love
C G
That I've had to leave behind
Am
Because that was the way the road turned
C G
I'm sorry I have let you down
Am Em
You caught me in a moment
Am Em
When I was trying to catch the wind
Am Em
Thought there was some kind of magic
Am Em
But there's just well-executed tricks
[Chorus]
F C
I've wanted you
G
For so very long
[Verse 4]
Am
This is what time does to us
C G
We try to fight and never win
Am
There's no plot to follow here
C G
Just repetition of the same old sin
Am Em
I keep thinking that I've found it
Am Em
A way to fill up the empty parts in me
Am Em
If it's all temporary
Am Em
I guess I'll have to wait and see
{Chorus]
F C
I've wanted you
G
For so very long
Em C G
Ooh ooh ooh
Em C G
Ooh ooh ooh
[Verse 5]
Am
The woman who lives above me
C G
I hear her listen to the radio
Am
She loves the old time stations
C G
They say "Lover don't let me go"
Am Em
And I have been there before
Am Em
In that place of desperate need
Am Em
I'm not ready to go back there
Am Em
To wait for someone else to leave
[Chorus]
F C
But I've wanted you
G
For so very long
[Verse 6]
Am
Now I'm turnin' all my lights down
C G
I don't know where you are tonight
Am
Can feel so close and then so far away
C G
Within the blinking of an eye
Am Em
I convince myself I have answers
Am Em
But I always call my bluff
Am Em
All I have is my love to give
Am Em
Some day that might be enough
[Chorus]
F C
But I've wanted you
G
For so very long
F C
I've wanted you
G
For so very long
Em C G
Ooh ooh ooh
Em C G
Ooh ooh ooh
Em C G
Ooh ooh ooh
Em C G
Ooh ooh ooh
There's this image of you that I can't shake
That day we drove out to the ocean
So many things I wanted to say
But I knew it, it was all in vain
Life doesn't give you hoops to jump through
It gives you tireless roads to cross
This sadness came over me
So in love, so at a loss
I've wanted you
For so very long
I've been feeling there's no in between for us
Sadness stuck in the road
Even when I'm as high as I can get
I can't forget I'm on my own
Keep thinkin' I can escape this
But there are no red shoes to tap
Just endless crawling through a desert
And babe there never was a map
But I've wanted you
For so very long
Ohh, ohhh
Ohh, ohhh
All the people I have grown to love
That I've had to leave behind
Because that was the way the road turned
I'm sorry I have let you down
You caught me in a moment
When I was trying to catch the wind
Thought there was some kind of magic
It's just we've executed tricks
But I've wanted you
For so very long
This is what time does to us
We try to fight and never win
There's no plot to follow here
Just repetition of the same old sin
I keep thinking that I've found it
A way to fill up the empty parts in me
If it's all temporary
I guess I'll have to wait and see
I've wanted you
For so very long
Ohh, ohhh
Ohh, ohh
The woman who lives above me
I hear her listen to the radio
She loves the old time stations
They say "Lover don't let me go"
And I have been there before
In that place of desperate need
I'm not ready to go back there
To wait for someone else to leave
But I've wanted you
For so very long
Now I'm turnin' all my lights out
I don't know where you are tonight
Can feel so close and yet so far away
And in the blinking if an eye
I convince myself I have answers
But I always call my bluff
All I have is my love to give
Some day that might be enough
And I've wanted you
For so very long
I've wanted you
For so very long
Ohh, ohhh, ohh, ohhh
Ohh, ohhh, ohh, ohhh
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