I Hope You Understand Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]I had[A] a dream you killed me[D]
[G]Bread knife [F#m]to my thr[D]oat
You [A]cracked a smile and kissed [D]me[A]
[D]And you cut me like a loaf
But [A]lying

[Verse 2]
on the [D]gurney
[G]Bleeding [F#m]like a pig[D]
I [A]took your hands and wor[D]ried
[G]How [A]without [G]me you'd live

[Verse 3]
[Bm]
[A]Even when it's [Em]hurting
[Bm]I ho[A]pe y[G]ou understand
what you [Bm]are t[A]o me
I [Em]hope you understand what
you [F#m]are to[A] me[G][D]
[G]

[Verse 4]
[Bm]
And [A]maybe I de[Em]serve it
[Bm]I ho[A]pe y[G]ou understand
what you [Bm]are t[A]o me
I [Em]hope you understand what you [A]are [G]to me

[Verse 5]
[D]I w[A]anna take you with me[D]
[G]Airplane [F#m]food for [D]two
I'll [A]put you in my suitcase
And [D]come [A]out barely bru[D]ised
[F#m]I'm so

[Verse 6]
[A]scared of the dis[D]tance
[G]I'm scared of [F#m]how you fe[A]el[D]
When you're [A]back in his [D]living room
[G]And I'm [A]holding back [G]tears

[Verse 7]
Now [D]I'm sucking on [A]a stranger[Em][A]
And I'm pictur[Bm]ing you [G]move
[D]You speak to me in [A]lan[Em]guages
You [A]learned in [G]boarding school

[Verse 8]
[Bm]
[A]Even when it's [Em]hurting[Bm][A]
I [G]hope you understand what you [Bm]are to me
[A]I h[Em]ope you understand what
you [A]are [G]to [D]me
[G]

[Verse 9]
[Bm]
And [A]maybe I de[Em]serve it
[Bm]I ho[A]pe y[G]ou understand
what you [Bm]are t[A]o me
[Em]I hope you understand
what you [A]are to [G]me[Em][A]
[G]I

[Verse 10]
[A]don't [Bm]wanna [Em]move out west
[G]Wait on tables in [A]Venice
Beg my [Bm]brother for money and
a credit card for the rest
Falling [Em]sicker and sicker of
[G]the bartering with my[A]self
[Bm]Sign my life to a label
Getting famous and getting shelved
[A]No I don't wanna fol-
I don't wanna [Em]fol low
[G][Bm][A][Em][F#m][A]

[Verse 11]
[G]"Do you have anything to say?"
"What do I have to say?"
[Bm]"Anything else?"
[A]Even when it's

[Verse 12]
[Em]hurting[Bm]
[A]I hop[G]e you understand
what you [Bm]are to me
[A]I h[Em]ope you understand what
you [D]are to me
[G]

[Verse 13]
[Bm]
And [A]maybe I de[Em]serve it
[Bm]I ho[A]pe y[Em]ou u[G]nderstand
[Em]what you [Bm]are to me
[A]I h[Em]ope you understand
what [D]you [G]are[Bm] to me