Verse 1:
D A
"I don't love you anymore"
Bm G
a pretty line that I adore
D A Bm Bsus4
Five words that I've heard before
D A
'Cause you keep me on a rope
Bm G
And tied a noose around my throat
D A Bm Bsus4
You're gone then back at my door
Pre-Chorus:
D Gbm
'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
Bm G
Can't live a little longer sitting on your lap
D Gbm
'Cause you know what you're doin' when you're comin' back
Bm G
And I don't wanna have another heart attack
Chorus:
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Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
Bm G
Every other week, when you please
D Gbm Bm G D
Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
Gbm Bm
The lie between your teeth
Post-Chorus:
G D
The cut that always bleeds
Gbm Bm
-Ah-ah-ah-
G D
The cut that always bleeds
Gbm Bm G
-Ah-ah-ah-
Verse 2:
D Gbm
Say you love somebody new
Bm G
Then beat my heart to black and blue
D Gbm Bm G
Then they leave, and it's me you come back to -Ah-ah-
D Gbm
To say you loved me all along
Bm G
And kiss the bruises 'til they're gone
D Gbm Bm G
Bittersweet, 'cause I can't breathe inside your arms
Pre-Chorus:
D Gbm
'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
Bm G
Can't live another minute bleedin' from my back
D Gbm
'Cause I don't have another one for you to stab
Bm G
And I don't wanna have another heart attack
Chorus:
-nc-
Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
Bm G
Every other week, when you please
D Gbm Bm G D
Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
Gbm Bm
The lie between your teeth
Post-Chorus:
G D
The cut that always bleeds
Gbm Bm
-Ah-ah-ah-
G D
The cut that always bleeds
Gbm Bm G
-Ah-ah-ah-
Bridge:
D Gbm Bm G
-Ooh-ooh-ooh- But even though you're killing me, yeah
D Gbm Bm G
-Ooh-ooh-ooh- I need you like the air I breathe
D Gbm
I need, I need you more than me
Bm G
I need you more than anything
D Gbm Bm G
Please, please
Outro:
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'Cause I could be your lover on a leash
Gbm Bm G
Every other week, when you please
D Gbm Bm G D
Oh, I could be anything you need
Gbm Bm
As long as you don't leave
G
The cut that always -
