[intro] C G D Em C G D Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh. C G D Em C G D Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh. [verse] C G D Em You were in college working part-time, waiting tables C G D Left a small town never looked back C G D Em I was a flight risk with a fear of falling C G D wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts [pre-chorus] C G D I say can you believe it? C G D C G As we're lying on the couch D The moment I could see it C G D yes, yes, I can see it now [chorus] C G Do you remember we were sitting there by the water D Em D You put your arm around me for the first time C G You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter D Em D C You are the best thing that's ever been mine [verse] C G D Em Flash forward and we're taking on the world together C G D And there's a drawer of my things at your place C G D Em You learned my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded? C G D You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes [pre-chorus] C G D We got bills to pay C G D C G D We got nothing figured out C G When it was hard to take, yes yes D This is what I thought about [chorus] C G Do you remember we were sitting there by the water D Em D You put your arm around me for the first time C G You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter D Em D You are the best thing that's ever been mine C G Do you remember all the city lights on the water D Em D You saw me start to believe for the first time C G You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter D Em D You are the best thing that's ever been mine [interlude] C G D C G D Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh. [bridge] Em C And I remember that fight, 2:30 AM D You said everything was slipping right out of our hands Em C D I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street [pre-chorus] C G D Brace myself for the goodbye C G D Cause that's all I've ever known C G D And you took me by surprise C G D C You said I'll never leave you alone [chorus] C G You said, "I remember how we felt sittin' by the water D Em D And every time I look at you, it's like the first time C G I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter D She is the best thing that's ever been mine [outro] C G Hold on, make it last D Em D Hold on, never turn back C G You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter D G You are the best thing that's ever been mine C G D (Yeah, yeah) Do you believe it? C G D (Yeah, yeah, hey) we’re gonna make it now. C G D (Yeah, yeah, hey) and I can see it C G D Yeah, yeah (And I can see it now, see it now, see it now)