Verse 1:
C G
"I don't love you anymore"
Am F
a pretty line that I adore
C G Am Asus4
Five words that I've heard before
C G
'Cause you keep me on a rope
Am F
And tied a noose around my throat
C G Am Asus4
You're gone then back at my door
Pre-Chorus:
C Em
'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
Am F
Can't live a little longer sitting on your lap
C Em
'Cause you know what you're doin' when you're comin' back
Am F
And I don't wanna have another heart attack
Chorus:
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Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
Am F
Every other week, when you please
C Em Am F C
Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
Em Am
The lie between your teeth
Post-Chorus:
F C
The cut that always bleeds
Em Am
-Ah-ah-ah-
F C
The cut that always bleeds
Em Am F
-Ah-ah-ah-
Verse 2:
C Em
Say you love somebody new
Am F
Then beat my heart to black and blue
C Em Am F
Then they leave, and it's me you come back to -Ah-ah-
C Em
To say you loved me all along
Am F
And kiss the bruises 'til they're gone
C Em Am F
Bittersweet, 'cause I can't breathe inside your arms
Pre-Chorus:
C Em
'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
Am F
Can't live another minute bleedin' from my back
C Em
'Cause I don't have another one for you to stab
Am F
And I don't wanna have another heart attack
Chorus:
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Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
Am F
Every other week, when you please
C Em Am F C
Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
Em Am
The lie between your teeth
Post-Chorus:
F C
The cut that always bleeds
Em Am
-Ah-ah-ah-
F C
The cut that always bleeds
Em Am F
-Ah-ah-ah-
Bridge:
C Em Am F
-Ooh-ooh-ooh- But even though you're killing me, yeah
C Em Am F
-Ooh-ooh-ooh- I need you like the air I breathe
C Em
I need, I need you more than me
Am F
I need you more than anything
C Em Am F
Please, please
Outro:
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'Cause I could be your lover on a leash
Em Am F
Every other week, when you please
C Em Am F C
Oh, I could be anything you need
Em Am
As long as you don't leave
F
The cut that always -
