You Belong With Me

You’re on the phone with your girl friend.

She’s up set.

She’s go in’ off a bout some thin’ that you said, ’cause she does n’t get your hu mor like (C)I do.

(G)I’m in the room, it’s a typ i cal Tues day night.

I’m lis t’nin’ to the kind of mu sic she does n’t like.

And she’ll nev er know your sto ry like (C)I do.

But (Am7)she wears short skirts, (C)I wear T shirts.

(G)She’s cheer cap tain and (D)I’m on the bleach ers, (Am7)dream in’ ’bout the day when you (C)wake up and find that what you’re look in’ for has been here the whole time.

If you could (G)see that I’m the one who un der stands you.

(D)Been here all a long.

So why can’t you (Am7)see

you be long with (C)me?

You be long with me.

Walk in’ the streets with you in your worn out jeans, I can’t help think in’ this is how it ought to be.

Laugh in’ on a park bench, think in’ to my self, “Hey, is n’t this eas y?” And (G)you’ve got a smile that could light up this whole town.

I have n’t seen it in a while since she brought you down.

You say you’re fine.

I know you bet ter than that.

Hey, what you do in’ with a girl like that?

(C)me?

(G)Stand in’ by and wait in’ at your back door.

(D)All this time how could you not know, ba (Am7)by,

you be long with (C)me?

You be long with me.

Oh, I re mem ber you (Am7)driv in’ to my house in the (C)mid dle of the night.

I’m the (G)one who makes you laugh when you (D)know you’re ’bout to cry.

I (Am7)know your fav ’rite songs and you (C)tell me ’bout your dreams.

Think I (G)know where you be long.

Think I (D)know it’s with me.

Can’t you (G)see that I’m the one who un der stands you?

(D)Been here all a long.

So why can’t you (Am7)see

you be long with (C)me?

(G)Stand in’ by here, wait in’ at your back door.

(D)All this time how could you not know, ba (Am7)by,

you be long with (C)me?

You be long with me.

You be long with me.

Have you ev er thought just may (Am7)be

you be long with (C)me?

You be long with me.