[C] Ixx just stepped on a plane, my [Em] bagsx on the shelf
I find my s[Am]eatx in the middle and plan to [F] keepx to myself
The [C] pilotx comes on, says "there's [Em] beenx a delay"
And I [Am] sigh,x buckle up, and pre[F]parex for the wait
There's a [C] middle-agedx woman on my [Em] xxxx right by the window
No [Am] ringx on her finger maybe [F] divorcedx or a widow?
She's [C] draftingx an email and from w[Em]herex I am seated
I can [Am] side-eyex that shit, so of c[F]oursex I'm gon' read it
It said:
[C]Dearx McCracken [Em] xxxx
This is already [Am] greatx dude's got a pen pal and a [F] killerx last name
She [C] opensx with an inside j[Em]okex and she's hopin' to set a c[Am]asualx tone, her words ca[F]refullyx chosen
She was [C] surex that her week spent in [Em] Houstonx would drag
But then a [Am] facex from her past quickly [F] changedx all of that
The [C] tripx was for business, she's [Em] xxxx used to the travel
But this [Am] timex she's not ready to head [F] xxx back to Seattle
[CHORUS]
[C]Dearx McCracken, I'd [G] ratherx be off this p[Am]lanex
I can't admit the half of [F] itx that I want to s[C]ayx
Do I pretend? Do I [G] pushx you away?
I'm jet l[Am]aggin'x McCracken and I'll give [F] youx
I'll give you your space [C] xxx
[C] xxx [G] xxx [Am] xxxx [F] xxx [C] xxx
I [C] canx tell by the abuse of the b[Em]ackspacex key
There's a [Am] heartx balanced on how her [F] wordsx are perceived
She's [C] retypedx that fourth parag[Em]raphx four times
Swinging the [Am] tonex back forth until she's [F] sox satisfied
That he [C] knowsx that even though their [Em] pathsx have diverged
There's an [Am] airx of regret but not [F] enoughx to reverse
And I am [C] stunned,x there I sit, [Em] completelyx convinced
That once you [Am] growx old you stop [F] dealin'x with this
The u[C]ncertain,x the hurtin', the [Em] feelinx like dirt when t[Am]hingsx don't
Work out by the [F] fallx of the curtain
She hits [C] send,x powers off, and [Em] we'rex ready to go
And I am [Am] sadx for the passion that [F] McCracken,x he might never know
[CHORUS]
[C]Dearx McCracken, I'd [G] ratherx be off this p[Am]lanex
I can't admit the half of [F] itx that I want to s[C]ayx
Do I pretend? Do I [G] pushx you away?
I'm jet l[Am]aggin'x McCracken and I'll give [F] youx
I'll give you your
[C]Dearx McCracken, I'm [G] keepin'x this on my c[Am]hestx
I said a lot of things but [F] xxx none of them what [C] Ixx meant
Do I pretend? Do I [G] tryx to forget?
I'm jet l[Am]aggin'x McCracken and I wish you[F]xxx
I wish you the best [C] xxx
[C] xxx [G] xxx [Am] xxxx [F] xxx
And I [C] thought,x I t[G]houghtx by that age
O[Am]urxx broken h[F]eartsx had seen their [C] worstx
And I [C] thoughtx that k[G]indx of heartache [Am] wasx meant for the young
But we're [F] neverx too old to hurt
And I [C] thought,x I t[G]houghtx by that age
[Am]Ourx broken [F] heartsx had seen their [C] worstx
And I [C] thoughtx that kind of [G] heartachex was [Am] meantx for the young
But we're [F] neverx too old to hurt
[C] xxx [G] xxx [Am] xxxx [F] xxx
I just s[C]teppedx off a plane, I've got one r[Em]egretx
I know I'll [Am] neverx get closure or ever [F] xxx see how it ends
No I [C] won'tx know his answer, what ha[Em]ppensx between them
And why she [Am] keptx her cards so close even she [F] xxx couldn't see them
What gave h[C]erx such pause when she [Em] soxx clearly wanted
To tell you [Am] xxxx all the emotions she tried [F] sox hard to bottle
And I'll n[C]everx know why she kept the h[E7]onestx truth from you
But oh [Am] Dearx McCracken
In the [G] roughx draft
Oh in the r[F]oughx draft
In the rough draft she loved you [C] xxx
