INTRO A Gsus2 D A Gsus2 D VERSE

I ^Adon't want to ^Gsus2talk about it to yo^Du I'm not ^Aan open book that you can^Gsus2 rifle thr^Dough

The ^Acold hard truth that you'll ^Bm7see right t^Gsus2o ^Em7 I'm just a ^Dbasket case^A without you^Gsus2

He's not a ^Amagic man or a ^Gsus2perfect f^Dit But had a ^Asteady hand and I got ^Gsus2used to i^Dt

And a ^Aglass cage heart and ^Bm7invited me i^Gsus2n ^Em7 And now I'm just a ^Dbasket case^A without him^Gsus2

CHORUS

^DYou're begging for th^Gsus2e truth Gm D (G/D A/D) So I'm saying it to you

I've been saving your ^Gsus2place And what ^Gmgood does it do

Now I'm just a ^Dbasket case ^A ^Gsus2 Now I'm just a ^Dbasket case ^A ^Gsus2

VERSE

I ^Adon't say much and it'll ^Gsus2stay that way^D You got a^A steel train touch and I'm just a ^Gsus2track you lay^D

So I'll ^Astay right here ^Bm7underneath ^Gsus2you ^Em7 I'm just a ^Dbasket case an^Ad that's what we d^Gsus2o

CHORUS

^DYou're begging for the^Gsus2 truth Gm D (G/D A/D) So I'm saying it to you

^DI've been saving your pla^Gsus2ce And what ^Gmgood does it do

Now I'm just a ^Dbasket case^A ^Gsus2 BRIDGE Won't somebody ^Dcome on in and tug at my seams

Oh send your ^Aarmies in of robbers and thieves To steal the ^Bmstate I'm ^Gsus2in I don^D/F#'t want it anymo^Gsus2re ^A ^Bm7 ^A7/C#

CHORUS

^DYou're begging for the^Gsus2 truth Gm D (G/D A/D) So I'm saying it to you

^DI've been saving your ^Gsus2place And what ^Gmgood does it do

Now I'm just a ^Dbasket case ^A ^Gsus2 Now I'm just a ^Dbasket case ^A ^Gsus2

NOTE: These chords are simplifications of the actual voicings. Here is a description of what the actual guitar voicings are: 1) The first strum of the A major chord consists of the notes A and E, but the subsequent strums are voiced like this: A-D-A-C#-D (more like a DMaj7/A without an F#). 2) The Gsus2 chord includes A B; the voicing is approximately: G-D-A-B-D. 3) The Em7 chord includes an A; the voicing is approx. E-B-G-A-D. 4) The Gm chord includes an A; the voicing is approx. G-D-A-Bb-D.

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