Watching You Watch Him by Matt Nathanson
Notes:
> thanks to guys who chorded before; good job, just a couple of mistaken or
missing chords (particularly in chorus)
> chords in parenthesis are passing or embellishment chords, often played
quickly or in passing
CAPO on 1st fret (if desired)
Intro:
G (Cadd9)
Verse:
G
I love you
Cadd9 G D (Dsus4)
From the bottom of my heart
Am Em
And that's not gonna' change
C
But things look grim
C D G
When I am watching you watch him
G
I give you
Cadd9 G D (Dsus4)
The best a man can hope to give
Am Em
But I'm not feeling brave
C
Chances are slim
C D G
When I am watching you watch him
Chorus:
Em C G6 (D/F#)
Oh, what is left to learn
Em C G6 (D/F#)
When he would let you crash and burn
Em C
He never gives attention
G6 D/F# Em
But you still yearn
C
Where do I fit in
C D G
When I am watching you watch him
Bridge:
C B(7)
God only knows why I still wait around
Em D/F# A7
Except I hate to see you cry
C
And I need you
D7
But there are things I cannot do
Verse:
G
And I want you
Cadd9 G D (Dsus4)
When he's playing all his games
Am Em C
And it gets hard to tell whose the victim
C D G
When I am watching you watch him
Solo: (follows Verse)
G
Cadd9 G D (Dsus4)
Am Em C
C D G
Chorus:
Em C G6 (D/F#)
Oh, what is left to learn
Em C G6 (D/F#)
When he would let you crash and burn
Em C
He never gives attention
G6 D/F# Em
But you still yearn
C
Where do I fit in
C D G
When I am watching you watch him
Bridge:
C B(7)
God only knows why I still wait around
Em D/F# A7
Except I hate to see you cry
C
And I need you
D7
But there are things I cannot do
Verse:
G
And I love you
Cadd9 G D (Dsus4)
Like a broken record plays
Am Em
But I'm a window pane
C
A phantom limb
C D G
When I am watching you watch him
C D Em
When I am watching you watch him
C D G
When I am watching you watch him
Outro:
G
