Intro:
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Verse 1:
Ebm
When I was younger I wish
B
that I would have known better
Better love makes a fat romance
lasts for more than a shoe
Gb
shine I'm bolder took all
Ebm
the words of my mother
B
Saying it could be worse
Could be born with that disease
Instead of catching it first
Pre-Verse:
Gb
So let's go back to the first time
Bbm
That I met you in your Chevy
B
With your hands stretched and me
Db
crying screaming "mercy mercy"
Gb
But I know that I was put here
Ebm
To fight vikings in the cold war
B
with my arms out in the front
Db
singing "tear me tear me"
Chorus:
B
These things take time love
Gb
These things take backbone
Ebm
And they'll tell you
what you want to hear
They say it gets
Db
better better
B
But you better know how
Gb
to point out the liars
Ebm
You've got to win
your wars make sure
You're not fighting
Db
for nothing nothing
Are you fighting for
B B - hold -
nothing nothing
Verse 2:
Ebm
It feels like this world has
B
been growing slowly upside down
Maybe I should move to China
straighten this mess out
Ebm
Maybe I'll be a poet watch
B
all the sky for falling words
Write about my grandma's curtains
Or the lady who put the
chinese buffet in her purse
Pre-Verse:
Ebm
I've got my mouth it's a weapon
Bbm
It's bombshell it's a cannon
B
I've got my words I won't
Db
give them mercy mercy
Chorus:
B
These things take time love
Gb
These things take backbone
Ebm
And they'll tell you
what you want to hear
They say it gets
Db
better better
B
But you better know how
Gb
to point out the liars
Ebm
You've got to win
your wars make sure
You're not fighting
Db
for nothing nothing
Are you fighting for
B B - hold -
nothing nothing
Solo: Ebm - Db - B - Bb - x2 -, B - Db
Bridge:
Ebm - hold -
I've got my words
Gb - hold -
I hope they hurt you
B - hold -
I hope they scar you
I hope they will hear you
Ebm
I hope they cut you open
make you seal the warn
Bbm
For all the wrong
Gb
reasons make you see
that some things were
Bbm
worth bruising for
Gb
Make you see that your
Bbm
name is your honor code
Gb
Make you see that your
Bbm
hands you're accounted for
Gb
They can choose where your
Bbm
sweat and you blood will
Gb
go Make you see your life's
Bbm
not to be lived alone
Gb
Run the strip through your hair
Db
You're worth nothing nothing
Chorus 2:
B
These things take time love
Gb
These things take backbone
Ebm
And they'll tell you
what you want to hear
They say it gets
Db
better better
B
But you better know how
Gb
to point out the liars
Ebm
You've got to win
your wars make sure
You're not fighting
Db
for nothing nothing
Are you fighting for
B
These things take time love
Gb
These things take backbone
Ebm
And they'll tell you
what you want to hear
They say it gets
Db
better better
B
But you better know how
Gb
to point out the liars
Ebm
You've got to win
your wars make sure
You're not fighting
Db
for nothing nothing
Are you fighting for
B - hold - Bm - hold -
nothing nothing
