F Bb
She pours a glass of good red wine
F C
Do you mind? He says and does the same
F Bb F C
The wedding photo in the hall stares back at strangers from its frame
Dm F
In these familiar rooms, where they watched the years go by
Dm C
Somewhere along the way, they both stopped trying and trying
[Verse 2]:
F Bb F C
And in his mind, he can still see her in that black dress he adored
F Bb F C
Her girlfriends all looked up to her and the men were always floored
Dm F
She interrupts his daydream, with a question of her own
Dm C
For the first time in a long time, he doesn’t feel like he’s alone
[Chorus 1]:
F Bb F C
And she says, Why did you never take me to Paris or write my name in the stars?
F Bb F C
Why when you see that I need the most don’t you try and take me in your arms?
Dm F
Whispering sweet consolations, as if the die weren’t cast
C Bb F Fsus F
And he looked surprised and said I guess because you never asked
[Bridge 1]:
Bb F C
You never asked, you never asked
Dm Bb C F
There’s nothing that I can do that will change the past
[Verse 3]:
F Bb F C
And in her mind, she can still see him on his graduation day
F Bb F C
With a beard and horn-rimmed glasses and a smile that seemed to say
Dm F
You’ll never want for anything if you stick close by me
Dm C
He interrupts her daydream and says I know what you mean
[Chorus 2]:
F Bb F C
But why do you roll your eyes at my stories and the jokes that you used to like?
F Bb F C
Why do you turn away from me when I lie down beside you at night?
Dm F
When my confidence is shaken, why don’t you build me up from scratch?
C Bb F Fsus F
She looked surprised and said I guess because you never asked
[Bridge 2]:
Bb F C
You never asked, you never asked
Dm Bb C F
There’s nothing that we can do that can change the past
Bb
So right now I’m asking do you love me?
F Bb C Bb
Right now I’m asking, do you still give a damn?
Bb
I don't know
[Guitar Solo]:
F F Bb F F F C C F F F Dm F C Bb Bb Bb C F
[Verse 4]:
F Bb F C
Thank God for red wine and an antique kitchen light
F Bb C
that lets the shadows dance across the floor and hit both their faces just right
Till they’re saying
[Chorus 3]:
F Bb F C
Why don’t we take a blanket out back and watch the stars from our lawn
F Bb F C
We can pretend it’s the banks of the Seine, laugh at those dumb old stories till just before dawn
Dm F
Then we’ll make it like the first time, as if it were our last
Bb C F Fsus F
We’ll answer every question we were too afraid to ask
Bb C F
The answer’s always no if you never dare to ask
