Next To Normal - I am the one

Can you ^F#m7tell me ^{A Bm7} What it ^Dis you're afr^F#m7aid of? ^{A Bm7} Can you ^Btell me why I^E'm afr^B/D#aid it's m^A2/C#e? ^{A E/G#} Can I ^F#m7touch you?^{A Bm7} We've been ^Dfine for so l^F#m7ong now ^{A Bm7} How could ^Bsomething go wro^Eng that ^B/D#I can't s^A2/C#ee? 'Cause I'm ^D/Ahold-^Aing ^Eon And I ^D/Awon't ^Alet ^Ego I just ^D9thought you should know

^A I am the ^A2/C#one who knows you ^D2/F# I am the o^Dne who cares I ^Aam the one who's ^A2/C#always been ther^D2/F#e ^{D D2 D A} I am the ^A2/C#one who's helped you ^D2/F# And if you th^Dink that ^A/C#I just ^Bm7Don't give a d^Esusamn Then ^Bmyou just don't k^C#7now who I am^{F#m7 A Bm7 D}

Could you ^F#m7leave me? (Hey, D^Aad, it's ^Bm7me) Could you ^Dlet me go u^F#m7nder? (Why ca^An't you s^Bm7ee?) Will you ^Bwatch as I dr^Eown And w^B/D#onder w^A2/C#hy? ^{A E/G#}

Are you ^F#m7bleeding? Are you waiting? Are you ^Awishing? Are you wanting all that ^Bm7she can't give? Are you ^Dbruised? Are you b^F#m7roken?

Are you ^Ahealing? Are you hoping for a ^Bm7life to live?

Does it help you to kn^Eow That ^B/D#so am ^A2/C#I?

Tell me ^D/Awhat ^Ato ^Edo (Look at me) Tell me ^D/Awho ^Ato ^Ebe So I can ^D9see what you see

^A I am the o^A2/C#ne who'll hold you ^D2/F# I am the o^Dne who'll stay I ^Aam the one who ^A2/C#won't walk a^D2/F#way ^{D D2}Yeah, yeah,^D yeah ^A I am the o^A2/C#ne who'll hear you ^D2/F# And now you t^Dell me ^A/C#That I ^Bm7won't give a d^Esusamn But ^Bm7I know you k^Esusnow who I am

^D Yeah, ^Ayeah, yeah, ^Eyeah ^F#m7That's who ^EI am ^D Yeah, ^Ayeah, yeah, ^Eyeah ^F#m7That's who ^EI am ^D Yeah, ^Ayeah, yeah, ^Eyeah ^C#7susThat's who ^C#7I am ^D9 'Cause I'm ^D/Ahold-^Aing ^Eon (You ^E9say you h^Eurt like m^D/Ae) And I ^D/Awon't ^Alet ^Ego (You ^E9say that you k^D2now) Yeah, I ^D2thought you should know

^A I am the o^A2/C#ne who knows you ^D2/F# I am the o^Dne who cares I ^Aam the one who's ^A2/C#always been t^D2/F#here ^{D D2}Yeah, yeah, ^Dyeah ^A I am the o^A2/C#ne who needs you ^D2/F# And if you th^Dink that ^A/C#I just ^Bm7Don't give a d^Esusamn Then ^Bm7you just don't kn^C#7ow who I ^F#mam