Chorus:
Dbm                            Gbm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Abm7                   Emaj7
They stare at me while I stare at you
Dbm                  Gbm7
Why can't I keep you safe as my own?
Abm7                       Emaj7
One moment I have you, the next, you are gone
Dbm                    Gbm7
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
Abm7                         Emaj7
That boy's got my heart in a silver cage
Dbm                             Gbm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Abm7                   Emaj7
They stare at me while I crave you
 
Verse 1:
Dbm                     Gbm7         Abm7
I walked into the room dripping in gold
Emaj7
Yeah, dripping in gold
Dbm                     Gbm7         Abm7
I walked into the room dripping in gold
Emaj7
Dripping in gold
Dbm                  Gbm7         Abm7
A wave of heads did turn, or so I've been told
Emaj7
Or so I've been told
Dbm                    Gbm7                    Abm7
My heart broke when I saw you kept your gaze controlled
Emaj7
Oh, I cannot solve
 
Chorus:
Dbm                             Gbm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Abm7                   Emaj7
They stare at me while I stare at you
Dbm                   Gbm7
Why can't I keep you safe as my own?
Abm7                       Emaj7
One moment I have you, the next, you are gone
Dbm                    Gbm7
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
Abm7                         Emaj7
That boy's got my heart in a silver cage
Dbm                             Gbm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Abm7                   Emaj7
They stare at me while I crave you
 
Interlude -x2-: Dbm Gbm7 Abm7 Emaj7
 
Bridge:
Dbm         Gbm7            Abm7   Emaj7
Let's just stop and think before I lose faith
Dbm     Gbm7           Abm7   Emaj7
Surely I can't fall, into a game of chess
Dbm                        Gbm7
Around his little finger, that boy has got me curled
Abm7                         Emaj7
I try to reach out, but he's in his own world
Dbm                          Gbm7
This boy's got my head tied in knots with all his games
Abm7                              Emaj7
I simply want him more because he looks the other way
 
Chorus:
Dbm                             Gbm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Abm7                   Emaj7
They stare at me while I stare at you
Dbm                   Gbm7
Why can't I keep you safe as my own?
Abm7                       Emaj7
One moment I have you, the next, you are gone
Dbm                    Gbm7
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
Abm7                         Emaj7
That boy's got my heart in a silver cage
Dbm                             Gbm7
Why can't you want me like the other boys do?
Abm7                   Emaj7
They stare at me while I crave you
 
Outro -x2-: Dbm Gbm7 Abm7 Emaj7