Dear Mccracken chords

[VERSE]
[Eb]I just stepped[Gm] on a plane, my bags on the shelf
I fi[Cm]nd my seat [Ab]in the middle and plan to keep to myself
The [Eb]pilot comes [Gm]on, says "there's been a delay"
And I [Cm]sigh, buckle [Ab]up, and prepare for the wait

Ther[Eb]e's a midd[Gm]le-aged woman on my right by the window
No [Cm]ring on her fin[Ab]ger maybe divorced or a widow?
She's [Eb]drafting [Gm]an email and from where I am seated
I can [Cm]side-eye[Ab] that shit, so of course I'm gon' read it

It said:
[Eb]Dear McCr[Gm]acken…
This[Cm] is already[Ab] great dude's got a pen pal and a killer last name
She [Eb]opens with an [Gm]inside joke and she's hopin'
to [Cm]set a ca[Ab]sual tone, her words carefully chosen
Sh[Eb]e was sure t[Gm]hat her week spent in Houston would drag,
but t[Cm]hen a face fro[Ab]m her past quickly changed all of that
The [Eb]trip was fo[Gm]r business, she's used to the travel,
but[Cm] this time she[Ab]'s not ready to head back to Seattle

[Eb]Dear McCra[Bb]cken, I'd rathe[Cm]r be off this plane
I can't [Ab]admit th[Eb]e half of it that I want to say
Do I pr[Bb]etend? Do I push you away?
I'[Cm]m jet laggi[Ab]n' McCracken and I'll give you, I'll give you your space

[Eb] [Gm] [Cm] [Ab]

I can [Eb]tell by the a[Gm]buse of the backspace key
ther[Cm]e's a heart [Ab]balanced on how her words are perceived
She's [Eb]retyped that [Gm]fourth paragraph four times
Swingin[Cm]g the tone back[Ab] and forth until she's so satisfied
Th[Eb]at he knows t[Gm]hat even though their paths have diverged
There[Cm]'s an air o[Ab]f regret but not enough to reverse

And[Eb] I am stunne[Gm]d, there I sit, completely convinced
That [Cm]once you g[Ab]row old you stop dealin' with this
The unc[Eb]ertain, [Gm]the hurtin', the feelin like dirt
When [Cm]things don't[Ab] work out by the fall of the curtain
She[Eb] hits send, p[Gm]owers off, and we're ready to go
And[Cm] I am sad for[Ab] the passion that McCracken, he might never know

[Eb]Dear McCra[Bb]cken, I'd rathe[Cm]r be off this plane
I can't [Ab]admit the[Eb] half of it that I want to say
Do I pr[Bb]etend? Do I push you away?
I'[Cm]m jet laggi[Ab]n' McCracken and I’ll give you, I'll give you your...

[Eb]Dear McCra[Bb]cken, I'm keepi[Cm]n' this on my chest
I said a [Ab]lot of things b[Eb]ut none of them what I meant
Do I pr[Bb]etend? Do I try to forget?
I'[Cm]m jet la[Ab]ggin' McCracken and I wish you, I wish you the best

[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Ab]

[Eb]And I t[Bb]hought, [Cm]I thought by that age
Our b[Ab]roken hearts had seen their worst
[Eb]And I tho[Bb]ught that[Cm] kind of heartache was meant
For th[Ab]e young but we're never too old to hurt

[Eb]And I t[Bb]hought, [Cm]I thought by that age
Our b[Ab]roken hearts had seen their worst
[Eb]And I tho[Bb]ught that[Cm] kind of heartache was meant
For th[Ab]e young but we're never too old to hurt

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[Eb] [Gm] [Cm] [Ab]

[Eb]I just step[Gm]ped off a plane, I've got one regret
I know[Cm] I'll never ge[Ab]t closure or ever see how it ends
No I [Eb]won't know [Gm]his answer, what happens between them
And why she [Cm]kept her ca[Ab]rds so close even she couldn't see them
What [Eb]gave her such[Gm] pause? When she so clearly wanted
To tel[Cm]l you all the e[Ab]motions she tried so hard to bottle
And I'll [Eb]never know why she kept the [G7]honest truth from you
But [Cm]oh Dear McCracken
In the [Bb]rough draft
Oh i[Ab]n the rough draft
In the r[Eb]ough draft she loved you