Verse 1:
Bb F
"I don't love you anymore"
Gm Eb
a pretty line that I adore
Bb F Gm Gsus4
Five words that I've heard before
Bb F
'Cause you keep me on a rope
Gm Eb
And tied a noose around my throat
Bb F Gm Gsus4
You're gone then back at my door
Pre-Chorus:
Bb Dm
'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
Gm Eb
Can't live a little longer sitting on your lap
Bb Dm
'Cause you know what you're doin' when you're comin' back
Gm Eb
And I don't wanna have another heart attack
Chorus:
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Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
Gm Eb
Every other week, when you please
Bb Dm Gm Eb Bb
Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
Dm Gm
The lie between your teeth
Post-Chorus:
Eb Bb
The cut that always bleeds
Dm Gm
-Ah-ah-ah-
Eb Bb
The cut that always bleeds
Dm Gm Eb
-Ah-ah-ah-
Verse 2:
Bb Dm
Say you love somebody new
Gm Eb
Then beat my heart to black and blue
Bb Dm Gm Eb
Then they leave, and it's me you come back to -Ah-ah-
Bb Dm
To say you loved me all along
Gm Eb
And kiss the bruises 'til they're gone
Bb Dm Gm Eb
Bittersweet, 'cause I can't breathe inside your arms
Pre-Chorus:
Bb Dm
'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
Gm Eb
Can't live another minute bleedin' from my back
Bb Dm
'Cause I don't have another one for you to stab
Gm Eb
And I don't wanna have another heart attack
Chorus:
-nc-
Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
Gm Eb
Every other week, when you please
Bb Dm Gm Eb Bb
Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
Dm Gm
The lie between your teeth
Post-Chorus:
Eb Bb
The cut that always bleeds
Dm Gm
-Ah-ah-ah-
Eb Bb
The cut that always bleeds
Dm Gm Eb
-Ah-ah-ah-
Bridge:
Bb Dm Gm Eb
-Ooh-ooh-ooh- But even though you're killing me, yeah
Bb Dm Gm Eb
-Ooh-ooh-ooh- I need you like the air I breathe
Bb Dm
I need, I need you more than me
Gm Eb
I need you more than anything
Bb Dm Gm Eb
Please, please
Outro:
-nc- Bb
'Cause I could be your lover on a leash
Dm Gm Eb
Every other week, when you please
Bb Dm Gm Eb Bb
Oh, I could be anything you need
Dm Gm
As long as you don't leave
Eb
The cut that always -
