Chorus:
Cm7           Gbdim7          Fm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Bb7sus4                 Cm7
They stare at me while I stare at you
Cm7         Gbdim7     Fm7
Why can't I keep you safe as my own?
    Bb7sus4                Cm7
One moment I have you the next you are gone
Cm7        Gbdim7      Fm7
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
     Bb7sus4                  Cm7
That boy's got my heart in a silver cage
Cm7            Gbdim7         Fm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Bb7sus4                 Cm7
They stare at me while I crave you
 
Interlude -x2-: Cm7  Gbdim7   Fm7  Bb7sus4   Cm7
 
Verse 1:
Cm7       Gbdim7      Fm7        Bb7sus4     Cm7
I walked into the room dripping in gold
Yeah dripping in gold
Cm7       Gbdim7      Fm7        Bb7sus4     Cm7
I walked into the room dripping in gold
Dripping in gold
Cm7      Gbdim7        Fm7              Bb7sus4
a wave of heads did turn, or so I've been told
Or so I've been told
Cm7           Gbdim7         Fm7              Bb7sus4      Cm7
My heart broke when I saw you kept your gaze controlled
Oh I cannot solve
 
Chorus:
Cm7           Gbdim7          Fm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Bb7sus4                 Cm7
They stare at me while I stare at you
Cm7         Gbdim7     Fm7
Why can't I keep you safe as my own?
    Bb7sus4                Cm7
One moment I have you the next you are gone
Cm7        Gbdim7      Fm7
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
     Bb7sus4                  Cm7
That boy's got my heart in a silver cage
Cm7            Gbdim7         Fm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Bb7sus4                 Cm7
They stare at me while I crave you
 
Post-Chorus:
Cm7     Gbdim7       Fm7       Bb7sus4    Cm7
              It's true I crave you             Crave you
Cm7     Gbdim7       Fm7       Bb7sus4     Cm7
              It's true I crave you
 
Cm7   Gbdim7   Fm7         Bb7sus4              C7
Nanana na na na     na na na na     nanana na na na    Crave you
Cm7   Gbdim7   Fm7         Bb7sus4              C7
Nanana na na na     na na na na     nanana na na na    Crave you
 
Verse 2:
Cm7      Ebmaj7            Fm7     G7   G7
Let's just stop and think, before I lose  faith
Cm7  Ebmaj7          Fm7    G7   G7
Surely I can't fall into a game of chase
Cm7                      Ebmaj7
Around his little finger, that boy has got me curled
  Fm7                      G7     G7
I try to reach out but he's in his own world
     Cm7                      Ebmaj7
This boy's got my head tied in knots with all his games
  Fm7                         G7      G7
I simply want him more because he looks the other way
 
Chorus:
Cm7           Gbdim7          Fm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Bb7sus4                 Cm7
They stare at me while I stare at you
Cm7         Gbdim7     Fm7
Why can't I keep you safe as my own?
    Bb7sus4                Cm7
One moment I have you the next you are gone
Cm7        Gbdim7      Fm7
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
     Bb7sus4                  Cm7
That boy's got my heart in a silver cage
Cm7            Gbdim7         Fm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Bb7sus4                 Cm7
They stare at me while I crave you
 
Outro:
Cm7  Gbdim7   Fm7  Bb7sus4   Cm7
Cm7  Gbdim7   Fm7  Bb7sus4   Cm7
      I          am craving   you.