Chords
[Intro]
Bm G D/F# [Aadd11]
Bm G
[Verse 1]
D/F# [Aadd11] An old man Bmgave me Ga tip, he said
D/F#"Don't waste [Aadd11]your time with politics", Bmhe said G
"Just chaseD/F# skirts[Aadd11] instead Bm G
And "Life is tooD/F# short,[Aadd11] and you're alBmmost dead", D/F#he said [Aadd11]
[Pre-Chorus]
G "I met a woman once, [Aadd11]gave her my best shot
G But never did I talk, [Aadd11]and talk and talk
If I Bmhad her back,G D/F# [Aadd11] I'd be Bmreal as myG age
D/F# [Aadd11] I Bmso don'tG blame them,D/F# [Aadd11] I wouldn't Bmdo theG same
D/F# [Aadd11] But GI can blame them [Aadd11]
I'd Gsing her thisâ
[Chorus]
[Aadd11] And Bmyou want to be [Aadd11]dressed in poetry
But Gimagery doesn't fit [Aadd11]
And Bmyou want resi[Aadd11]zing
But darling, Gdear, get a grip [Aadd11]
[Verse 2]
Bm G And I think D/F#what I [Aadd11]just wrote is going oBmver myG head
D/F#I'm stea[Aadd11]ling lines from myself Bm G
And what I saidD/F# [Aadd11] was never said Bm G
D/F# [Aadd11] It's just a Glyrical lie
[Pre-Chorus]
[Aadd11] Made Gup in my mind [Aadd11]
[Chorus]
BmYou want to be [Aadd11]dressed in poetry
But Gimagery doesn't fit [Aadd11]
And Bmyou want resi[Aadd11]zing
But darling, Gdear, get a grip [Aadd11]
[Interlude]
You're Bmmoving but not aware
You're Gdrowsy without a care
ExDcept keeping your whites[Aadd11] behind your lids
And Bmyour lids are your best canvas
I Gcan only imagine what you're Dpainting
What you're [Aadd11]painting
Bm And your body on my Gmattress is proof
D And your makeup on my [Aadd11]pillow is proof
Bm But do you Gthink Iâm telling Dyou the [Aadd11]truth?
[Pre-Chorus]
It's just a Glyrical lie
[Aadd11] Made Gup in my mind
[Chorus]
[Aadd11] And Bmyou want to be [Aadd11]dressed in poetry
But Gimagery doesn't fit [Aadd11]
And Bmyou want resi[Aadd11]zing
But darling, Gdear, get a grip [Aadd11]
And Bmyou want to be [Aadd11]dressed in poetry
But Gimagery doesn't fit [Aadd11]
And Bmyou want resi[Aadd11]zing
But darling, Gdear, get[Aadd11] a Bmgrip
