Intro -x2-:
   D D    E     -x3-
   G G    G   D

Verse 1:
     D
I confess, I messed up
G                                Bm           G
Dropping "I'm sorry" like you're still around
      D
And I know you dressed up
 G                      Bm              G
"Hey, kid, you'll never live this down"

Pre-Chorus 1:
    D                            G
And you're just the girl all the boys want to dance with
    Bm                         G
And I'm just the boy who's had too many chances
    Em                      Bm
I'm sleeping on your folks' porch again, dreaming
    G
She said, she said, she said

"Why don't you just drop dead?"

Chorus:
D D           E   D   D     E
I don't blame you for being you
D   D         E            G G    G   D
But you can't blame me for hating it
D   D             E
So, say, what are you waiting for?
D    D    E
Kiss her, kiss her
D D             E              G
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late

Interlude:
   D D    E     -x3-
   G G    G   D

Verse 2:
         D               G
Write me off, give up on me
                         Bm          G
'Cause darling, what did you expect?
         D
I'm just off, a lost cause
G                       Bm            G
a long shot, don't even take this bet

Pre-Chorus 2:
        D                           G
You can make all the moves, you can aim all the spotlights
Bm                        G
Get all the sighs and the moans just right
    Em                      Bm
I'm sleeping on your folks' porch again, dreaming
    G
She said, she said, she said

"Why don't you just drop dead?"

Chorus:
D D           E   D   D     E
I don't blame you for being you
D   D         E            G G    G   D
But you can't blame me for hating it
D   D             E
So, say, what are you waiting for?
D    D    E
Kiss her, kiss her
D D             E              G
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late

Bridge:
D      G  Bm
Always on
               G
You said you'd keep me honest
 D      G   Bm
-Always on-
            G
But I won't call you on it
 D      G   Bm
-Always on- Nooo

Chorus:
D D           E   D   D     E
I don't blame you for being you
D   D         E            G G    G   D
But you can't blame me for hating it
D   D             E
So, say, what are you waiting for?
D    D    E
Kiss her, kiss her
D D             E              G
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late

Outro:
   D D    E     -x3-
   G G    G   D
   D D    E     -x2-

  D      D      E              G                    D
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late