Verse:
G
It was the summer I
Dm
Learned to love politics
    C
And Elliott Smith 'cause you did
G
Swinging in the backyard
Dm
Wind in my hair and words
       C
You're playing it cool like a kid
 
Chorus:
                    F
But I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
                               C
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
 
Once in a lifetime
             F
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
 
Be the artist to my muse
        C
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
        F  C
By your side
 
Verse:
G
I bleed on paper so the
Dm                      C
Fact of the fiction is alive on the page when I'm gone
G
Coming undone in dark corridors
      Dm
We're catching our breath just for a moment
    C
And I could waste all of my timе in between the lines
 
Chorus:
                       F
'Causе I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
                               C
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
 
Once in a lifetime
             F
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
 
Be the artist to my muse
        C
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
        F  C
By your side
 
Bridge:
G
Every movement in my rear view
    Dm
And every place in reference to you
   C
If nothing else, can I be your regret?
 
Years from now
 
Chorus:
                F
I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
                               C
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
 
Once in a lifetime
             F
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
 
Be the artist to my muse
        C
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
        F  C
By your side
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