Intro: D Em D D Em D The days were wide open C Em At the heart of all my joy C Em Boys were invincible lovers C Em G Just begging to be destroyed D Em D Theyʼre up in the morning C Em Regretfully sobbing and gone C Em I’m bathed and going back to bed C Em G This was never any cause for alarm Chorus: D Mm, it seems you have a choice to make A The shell is white and yours to break A Either way, itʼs just as well Em G All I needʼs a promise I can keep to myself D Em D They leave with their lovers C Em Oh, talk aloud in their sleep C Em Driftin’ off into dreaming C Em G Never as quiet as they seem to be D Em D I know those mornings C Em Are as good as it ever can be C Em Feelinʼ our hearts are beatinʼ C Em G Tenderly, two against three Chorus: D It seems you have a choice to make A The shell is white and yours to break A Either way, itʼs just as well Em G All I needʼs a promise I can keep to myself Instrumental: D Em D C Em C Em C Em G D Em D Iʼm nowhere near you C Em Nowhere near where I should be C Em Feelinʼ our hearts are beatinʼ C Em G Tenderly, two against three