[Intro]
Am  F  C  G (G#)
[Strophe]
Am                      F 
   You don't ever have to 
                             C 
Be stronger than you really are 
                       G 
When you're lying in my arms  
   Am                      F 
Baby, you don't ever have to 
                        C 
Go faster than your fastest pace 
                       G 
Or faster than my fastest cars
[Pre-Refrain]
Am 
I shouldn't have done it but I read it in your letter 
F 
You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better 
C                                        G 
I wanted to reach out but I never said a thing  
Am 
I shouldn't have done it but I read it in your letter 
F 
You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better 
C                                       G 
I wanted to call you but I didn't say a thing (two, three, four)
[Refrain]
Am                    G 
Ohh-oh, I'll pick you up 
                     F                   G 
If you come back to America, just hit me up 
               Am                                G 
'Cause this is crazy love, I'll catch you on the flipside 
                        F                              G 
If you come back to California, you should just hit me up
[Post-Refrain]
             Am 
We'll do whatever you want, travel wherever, have fun 
             G 
We'll hit up all the old places 
             F                    G 
We'll have a party, we'll dance till dawn  
             Am 
I'll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones 
              G 
Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf 
             F             G 
I'll throw a party, all night long
[Strophe]
Am                      F 
   You don't ever have to 
                             C 
Be stronger than you really are 
                       G 
When you're lying in my arms  
        Am                      F 
And honey, you don't ever have to 
                             C 
Act cooler than you think you should 
                                G 
You're brighter than the brightest stars
[Pre-Refrain]
       Am 
You're scared to win, scared to lose 
     F                                       C 
I've heard the war was over if you really choose 
                G 
The one in and around you  
    Am 
You hate the heat, you got the blues 
       F                                              C 
You're changing like the weather, oh, that's so like you 
                   G 
The same wind that moves you (two, three, four)
[Refrain]
Am                    G 
Ohh-oh, I'll pick you up 
                     F                   G 
If you come back to America, just hit me up 
               Am                                G 
'Cause this is crazy love, I'll catch you on the flipside 
                        F                              G 
If you come back to California, you should just hit me up
[Post-Refrain]
             Am 
We'll do whatever you want, travel wherever, have fun 
             G 
We'll hit up all the old places 
             F                    G 
We'll have a party, we'll dance till dawn  
             Am 
I'll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones 
              G 
Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf 
             F             G 
I'll throw a party, all night long
[Outro]
Am                    G 
Ohh-oh, I'll pick you up 
                     F                   G 
If you come back to America, just hit me up 
               Am                                G 
'Cause this is crazy love, I'll catch you on the flipside 
                        F                              G 
If you come back to California, you should just hit me up