Verse 1
[Em]I would have waited a [G]lifetime
[C]Just to spend some time with [Em]you
[Em]If I’d only known you were [G]out there
[C]Waiting to make my dreams come [Em]true [D]
Verse 2
[Em]Lucky for me I fortu[G]nately
[C]Met you pretty early [Em]on
[Em]But it’s taken me a [G]life time
To [C]learn this is where I [Em]belong
Chorus
[D]Some lessons are hard [G]coming
[D]Some come at you over [C]time
[Em]It’s taken me years and years of [G]drubbing
[C]Now I just can’t get you off my
[Em]mind
[D] Verse 3
My [Em]moments with you are a [G]pleasure
[C]Moments away spent linge[Em]ring
[Em]Thinking about the greatest [G]treasure
Who [C]I’ve found without looking for a [Em]thing
Verse 4
[Em]How could I not have [G]noticed
[C]Early when we first started [Em]out
[Em]Fortune came to me like I [G]won the lottery
And [C]me an unappreciative [Em]lout
Chorus
[D]Some lessons are hard [G]coming
[D]Some come at you over [C]time
[Em]It’s taken me years and years of [G]drubbing
[C]Now I just can’t get you off my
[Em]mind
[D] Verse 5
Through [Em]sheer dumb luck I haven’t [G]blown it
And [C]missed my chance at a lifetime of [Em]bliss
But [Em]life would’ve been better if I’d [G]known it
I’d [C]get back all those moments that I [Em]missed
Verse 6
For[Em]get about those days they’re all [G]over anyways
[C]I can make better use of the ones a[G]head
[Em]Concentrate my time taking [G]snapshots with my mind
So [C]I'll look back in fondness not [Em]dread
Chorus
[D]Some lessons are hard [G]coming
[D]Some come at you over [C]time
[Em]It’s taken me years and years of [G]drubbing
[C]Now I just can’t get you off my
[D]mind
[Em]