apology letter

a song from Yola Tengo's 2023 album This Stupid World, which I first heard this morning. It fits the theme of this week's Seasons of the Ukulele theme - Bring Me a Letter!
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lyrics:
I was wrong
I knew right away but I played it cool
That trick never works
Took too long
And then I got mad because you got mad
Another one of my delightful quirks
What a jerk
If I were to smile at you
Would you smile at me?
It's so clear
What I'm trying to say, but right on cue
It doesn't ever come that easily
'Cause the words
Derail on the way from me to you
It seems to happen with some frequency
Depressingly
If I were to smile at you
Would you smile at me?
And I can't bear to look to see
If this apology letter's rеturned unread
I totally played it wrongly for the last verse where in the original there were a couple different chords which I didn't use.
I am playing a Mahalo guitalele which I adore.
Thanks to Jon for filming this~!
He is a brilliant songwriter, Jon. Check out his channel here
/ @singtomeofautumnleaves