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[Verse 1]
C
I just stepped on a plane,
Em
my bags on the shelf
Am F
I find my seat in the middle and plan to keep to myself
C
The pilots comes on,
Em
says "there's been a delay"
Am
And I sigh, buckle up,
F
and prepare for the wait
C Em
There's a middle aged woman on my right by the window
Am F
No ring on her finger maybe divorced or a widow?
C Em
She's drafting an email and from where I am seated
Am
I can side eye that shit,
F
so of course I'm gon' read it
C
It said: Dear McCracken
Em Am F
This is already great dude's got a pen pal and a killer
last name
C Em
She opens with an inside joke and she's hopin' to set a
Am F
casual tone, her words carefully chosen
C Em
She was sure that her week spent in Houston would drag
Am F
But then a face from her past quickly changed all of that
C
The trip was for business,
Em
she's used to the travel
Am F
But this time she's not ready to head back to Seattle
[Chorus]
C
Dear McCracken,
G Am
I'd rather be off this plane
F
I can't admit the half of it that I want to say
C G
Do I pretend? Do I push you away?
Am F
I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I'll give you
I'll give you your space
[Verse 2]
C Em Am
F C Em
I can tell by the abuse of the backspace key
Am F
There's a heart balanced on how her words are perceived
C Em
She's retyped that fourth paragraph four times
Am F
Swinging the tone back forth until she's so satisfied
C Em
That he knows that even though their paths have diverged
Am F
There's an air of regret but not enough to reverse
C
And I am stunned, there I sit,
Em
completely convinced
Am F
That once you grow old you stop dealin' with this
C
The uncertain, the hurtin',
Em Am
the feelin' like dirt when things don't
F
Work out by the fall of the curtain
C
She hits send, powers off,
Em
and we're ready to go
Am F
And I am sad for the passion that McCracken,
he might never know
[Chorus]
C
Dear McCracken,
G Am
I'd rather be off this plane
F
I can't admit the half of it that I want to say
C G
Do I pretend? Do I push you away?
Am F
I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I'll give you
I'll give you your
C
Dear McCracken,
G Am
I'm keepin' this on my chest
F
I said a lot of things but none of them what I meant
C G
Do I pretend? Do I try to forget?
Am F
I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I wish you
I wish you the best
[Interlude]
| C | G | Am | F |
[Bridge]
C G
And I thought, I thought by that age
Am F
Our broken hearts had seen their worst
C G Am
And I thought that kind of heartache was meant for the
young
F
But we're never too old to hurt
C G
And I thought, I thought by that age
Am F
Our broken hearts had seen their worst
C G Am
And I thought that kind of heartache was meant for the
young
F
But we're never too old to hurt
[Interlude]
| C | Em | Am | F |
[Verse 3]
C
I just stepped off a plane,
Em
I've got one regret
Am F
I know I'll never get closure or ever see how it ends
C
No I won't know his answer,
Em
what happens between them
Am F
And why she kept her cards so close even she couldn't see
them
C Em
What gave her such pause when she so clearly wanted
Am F
To tell you all the emotions she tried so hard to bottle
C E
And I'll never know why she kept the honest truth from you
Am
But oh Dear McCracken
G
In the rough draft
F
Oh in the rough draft
In the rough draft she loved you
[Outro]
C |
[Verse 1]
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
I just stepped on a plane,
my bags on the shelf
I find my seat in the middle and plan to keep to myself
The pilots comes on,
says "there's been a delay"
And I sigh, buckle up,
and prepare for the wait
There's a middle aged woman on my right by the window
No ring on her finger maybe divorced or a widow?
She's drafting an email and from where I am seated
I can side eye that shit,
so of course I'm gon' read it
It said: Dear McCracken
This is already great dude's got a pen pal and a killer
last name
She opens with an inside joke and she's hopin' to set a
casual tone, her words carefully chosen
She was sure that her week spent in Houston would drag
But then a face from her past quickly changed all of that
The trip was for business,
she's used to the travel
But this time she's not ready to head back to Seattle
[Chorus]
| C | G | Am | F |
| C | G | Am | F |
Dear McCracken,
I'd rather be off this plane
I can't admit the half of it that I want to say
Do I pretend? Do I push you away?
I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I'll give you
I'll give you your space
[Verse 2]
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
| C | Em | Am | F |
I can tell by the abuse of the backspace key
There's a heart balanced on how her words are perceived
She's retyped that fourth paragraph four times
Swinging the tone back forth until she's so satisfied
That he knows that even though their paths have diverged
There's an air of regret but not enough to reverse
And I am stunned, there I sit,
completely convinced
That once you grow old you stop dealin' with this
The uncertain, the hurtin',
the feelin' like dirt when things don't
Work out by the fall of the curtain
She hits send, powers off,
and we're ready to go
And I am sad for the passion that McCracken,
he might never know
[Chorus]
| C | G | Am | F |
| C | G | Am | F |
| C | G | Am | F |
| C | G | Am | F |
Dear McCracken,
I'd rather be off this plane
I can't admit the half of it that I want to say
Do I pretend? Do I push you away?
I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I'll give you
I'll give you your
Dear McCracken,
I'm keepin' this on my chest
I said a lot of things but none of them what I meant
Do I pretend? Do I try to forget?
I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I wish you
I wish you the best
[Interlude]
| C | G | Am | F |
[Bridge]
| C | G | Am | F |
| C | G | Am | F |
| C | G | Am | F |
| C | G | Am | F |
And I thought, I thought by that age
Our broken hearts had seen their worst
And I thought that kind of heartache was meant for the
young
But we're never too old to hurt
And I thought, I thought by that age
Our broken hearts had seen their worst
And I thought that kind of heartache was meant for the
young
But we're never too old to hurt
[Interlude]
| C | Em | Am | F |
[Verse 3]
| C - | Em - | Am - | F - |
| C - | Em - | Am - | F - |
| C - | Em - | Am - | F - |
| C - | E - | Am - | - - |
| G - | - - | F - | - - |
| -
I just stepped off a plane,
I've got one regret
I know I'll never get closure or ever see how it ends
No I won't know his answer,
what happens between them
And why she kept her cards so close even she couldn't see
them
What gave her such pause when she so clearly wanted
To tell you all the emotions she tried so hard to bottle
And I'll never know why she kept the honest truth from you
But oh Dear McCracken
In the rough draft
Oh in the rough draft
In the rough draft she loved you
[Outro]
C |
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