Tuning:

G#m E C#m G#m D# [Verse 1]

^G#mHe told me that much and now he's dead ^ETaught me to kill my indulgences ^C#mWith a sharp blow to the temple ^G#mPick up the phone ^D#call and do everything he says ^G#mI could take a plastic camera ^EWe could make such a pretty picture ^C#mOh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy ^G#mI'm pretty cool ^D#once you get to know me

[Refrain]

^G#mI feel at some point, I broke my mind ^EI'm always searching the silent type ^C#mHow do you all make it look so easy? ^G#mYou open your hea^D#rts up so quickly, it scares me

[Verse 2]

^G#mShe's an artist, paints across my chest ^EGoes to parties, act like hotel guests ^C#mWake up Monday, now it's over ^G#mDon't you kno^D#w no-one gets what they came here for? ^G#mI could paint her, wrapped around her ^EWe could make such a pretty picture ^C#mOh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy ^G#mI'm pretty co^D#ol once you get to know me

[Chorus]

^EBut I'm just the same ^C#mI've got a bo^G#mring name ^G#m7Across the board from what you want and what you came here for ^ESo, I'll wait here for you ^C#mI said, please jus^G#mt let me stay ^G#m7Oh, just let me stay E

[Verse 3]

^G#mI guess you know now what to expect ^EHe lives your own life in retrospect ^C#mYou know it bores me? These insecurities ^G#mBreaks you d^D#own just to act as the architect ^G#mI could wait here, by the west pier ^EWatched the flotsam float, slowly disappear ^C#mOh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy ^G#mIf only you ^D#knew just how much better things could be

[Instrumental] G#m D# E G#m D#

^G#m A^Enother week of action ^G#m ^D# Anoth^D#er hypoglycaemic reaction

G#m E C#m G#m D# [Chorus]

[Outro] E C#m G#m

^G#m7I'm sorry it's all so predictable E C#m G#m ^G#m7I'm sorry it's all so predictable E

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