Andrew Barth Feldman - Emma

[Intro]
E F#7 A E

[Verse 1]
E F#7
Emma, I can’t write songs like you can
A E
So I don’t know what I’m trying here to do
E F#7
‘Cause every word I write is just my brain to my hands
A E
But you lay out the deepest parts of you
E F#7
Emma, I know that long as we are able
A E
That we’re not doing labels, and that’s fine
E F#7
Emma, I’m not here looking for an answer
A E
I’m just looking for your hands to stay in mine

[Pre-chorus 1]
F#m
‘Cause your name is on my lips
A
If I don’t sing it I’ll eclipse the stuff I’ve yet to figure out
F#m
So I’m yelling in my car
F#dim
Trying to get to where you are

[Chorus]
E F#7
Emma, I plan my days around your calls
A E
And chisel at all of my walls so you can see
E F#7
That Emma, I’m not a friend or foe or stranger
A E
I’m not innocent or dangerous, I’m me
E F#7
Emma, I’ve never ever been a fighter
A E
I’m a hold-me-even-tighter kind of guy
E F#7
So Emma, I can pretend that we’re the same
A E
But every time you say my name I touch the sky

[Bridge]
N.C E
‘Cause Emma, I’m eighteen
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And I’ve learned way more than I’m supposed to know
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But Emma, I’m eighteen
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And you show me the world for the first time even so
A E/G# A
Whoa
E F#7 Amaj7 E E
Emma

[Verse]
E F#7
Emma, I’ve got one hand in my pocket
A E
And the other one is knocking on your door

E F#7
Emma, I haven’t seen you since December
A E
So your eyes make me remember what I’m here for
E F#7
Emma, you probably didn’t even see it
A E
But I felt your heart beating so fast
E F#7
So, Emma, you can say you want me to go
A E
But till then, I’ll kiss you, so maybe this lasts