INTRO:  (## whispered a Capella ##)
     I'm so afraid to draw you close
     Hold me
     Before my hands fall away
     I'll suffocate
     If I can't breathe you in
     And hold you there
     Forever
 
 
G        Bm             Em     C
I left a message at the hotel
                          D
They said you checked out
                           G
They said you ain't coming back
           Bm                Em
I tried to call you, but you turned off your cell
       F
And it said at the tone
     D         B
Just leave me alone
 
 
PD-C HORUS:
      Em                B
And I fall apart at the seams
                D       G      A
It seems that I always, always fall apart
       C
But as strong as I am
                       G       F
Why can't I break your heart?
 
 
CHORUS:
                             C
I remember how it used to be
                                  G
Making love to you all night long
                                  D
I used to take you in my arms and hold you there 
                         F
'til all my strength was gone
                            C
I used to be a man of steel
                         G   Em  C  D  G
I used to be a man of steel
 
 
             Bm            Em                 C
I built this prison that I thought was a home
                       D
And we both lived here
                       G
Guess you were living alone
            Bm                Em
I'd tear it down if you would only have asked
        F
And I'd build you a bridge
   D              B
So you could come back
 
 
PD-C HORUS:
      Em                B
And I fall apart at the seams
                D       G      A
It seems that I always, always fall apart
       C
But as strong as I am
                       G      F
Why can't I break your heart?
 
 
CHORUS:
                             C
I remember how it used to be
                                  G
Making love to you all night long
                                  D
I used to take you in my arms and hold you there
                         F
'til all your fears were gone
                            C
I used to be a man of steel
                         G   Em  C  D  G
I used to be a man of steel
 
 
                           Em
I used to be a man of steel
                   D          C
I used to take you in my arms
                             D                                  G
[Girl:] Hey, hey now tell me why can't you just break my heart?
               Bm            Em
I used to be a man of steel
                       D          C
And I used to take you in my arms
                                        D         G       D            G
[Girl:] I loved you from the start, now you can't tear my world apart
 
 
                            Em
I used to be a man of steel
                   D
I used to take you in my arms
?                                 C
What's it going to take for us to break down
    D        Em               B
And finally fall apart at the seams?
C               G           D A
It seems that I always fall apart
           C
[Girl:] As strong as you are...
              
As strong as I am...
                       G
Why can't you break my heart?