Terrible Things

standard tuning
capo 1st fret

intro C , amin , F , G

C amin
by the time i was your age id give anything to fall in love truly
F
was all i could think , thats when i met your mother the girl of my dreams ,
G
the most beautiful woman that id ever seen .
C
she said boy can i tell you a wonderful thing?
amin
i cant help but notice you staring at me ,
F
i know i shouldnt say this , but i really believe ,
G
i can tell by your eyes that youre in love with me .

chorus :

F G amin/G# amin F G
now son , im only telling you this because life can do terrible things .

that’s pretty much the whole song .
it just uses those two progressions .
enjoy!

lyrics :

by the time i was your age id give anything to fall in
love truly
was all i could think ,
thats when i met your mother
the girl of my dreams ,
the most beautiful woman that id ever seen .
she said boy can i tell you a wonderful thing?
i cant help but notice you staring at me ,
i know i shouldnt say this , but i really believe ,
i can tell by your eyes that youre in love with me .
now son , im only telling you this because life can do
terrible things .

now most of the time wed have too much to drink
and wed laugh at the stars and share everything .
too young to notice and too dumb to care ,
love was a story that couldnt compare .
i said girl can i tell you a wonderful thing?
i made you a present with paper and string ,
open with care now , im asking you please ,
you know that i love you ,
will you marry me?

now son im only telling you this because life can do
terrible things
youll learn one day , and i hope and i pray that god
shows you differently .

she said boy can i tell you a terrible thing?
it seems that im sick and ive only got weeks .
please dont be sad now , i really believe ,
you were the greatest thing that ever happened to me .

slow , so slow , i fell to the ground on my knees .

so dont fall in love theres just too much to lose
if youre given the choice , im begging you choose to
walk away , walk away ,
dont let it get you , i cant bare to see the same
happen to you .

now son , im only telling you this , because life can do
terrible things .