Beautiful South - When the romance is dead

You^C’ll know^G when t^Che romance is dead Your ^Fmake ^Cup in^G a too^Clbox somewhere in the shed His ^Fface ^Cis unsh^Gaven, the ^Cgrass overgrown From ^Fthe shed^C to th^Ge bed ^Cis a web you call home

You^C’ll know^G when t^Che romance is dead That ^Fdeath^Cly cold ^Gblast fr^Com his side of the bed Your ^Fdreams^C froz^Gen over, yo^Cur nightmares on ice From ^Fthe bed^Croom to the bathroom you say ^GEverythi^Cng ^Gtwice (e^Cverything twice)

And you^F’ll kno^Cw when ^Glove starts to fade You ^Fburst into ^Ctears at e^Gach re^Ccord that’s played He ^Fsits in the ^Csun, y^Gou sulk i^Cn the shade You’ll ^Fknow whe^Gn the l^Cove starts to fade

You^C’ll know^G when t^Che romance is dead From ^Fthe bramb^Cles and ^Gthorns^C growing out of your head ^FWhenev^Cer you t^Gouch her she tut^Cs or she sighs ^FOne ki^Css goodnig^Ght and s^Che’s r^Golling h^Cer eyes, rolling her eyes

And you’ll^C know l^Gove st^Carts to fade That ^Fbalanc^Cing ac^Gt is ^Cno longer made Like ^Fpenny ^Cstacke^Gd high^C in amusement arcade It’s ^Fnot what^C you’re wor^Gth it’s t^Che way that you’re laid Yes you’l^Fl know when th^Ge love starts t^Co fade

Like ^Fsusyou knew when romance was alive Each coupl^Ge you pa^Fsusssed they’d smile and high five

^GUncontrollable^Fsus laugh at^G each joke that you crack ^FsusGiggle and cackle and throw her head back ^GHer mouth is ^Fsusstill smil^Ging, her veins turning black Her head is ^Fsuselastic bu^Gt her neck is all slack

You^C’ll know^G when ^Clove’s on the rocks ^FYou weari^Cng headph^Gones, ^Chim vest and socks You’ll ^Cknow whe^Gn love’s on ^Cthe slide ^FWheneve^Cr your t^Galking, ^Cthe ki^Gds go ou^Ctside, (kids go outside)

^FYou’ll kno^Cw when ^Gromance is dead When ^Fthe look t^Chat yo^Gu get is^C as hard as the bread You o^Fpen y^Cour mouth ^Gbut your^C stories are stale From the ^Ffront door^C to bac^Gk doo^Cr it’s blowing a gale You’ll ^Fknow when^G love starts^C to fade