Chorus: Em Am7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Bm7 Gmaj7 They stare at me while I stare at you Em Am7 Why can't I keep you safe as my own? Bm7 Gmaj7 One moment I have you, the next, you are gone Em Am7 Rehearsed steps on an empty stage Bm7 Gmaj7 That boy's got my heart in a silver cage Em Am7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Bm7 Gmaj7 They stare at me while I crave you Verse 1: Em Am7 Bm7 I walked into the room dripping in gold Gmaj7 Yeah, dripping in gold Em Am7 Bm7 I walked into the room dripping in gold Gmaj7 Dripping in gold Em Am7 Bm7 A wave of heads did turn, or so I've been told Gmaj7 Or so I've been told Em Am7 Bm7 My heart broke when I saw you kept your gaze controlled Gmaj7 Oh, I cannot solve Chorus: Em Am7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Bm7 Gmaj7 They stare at me while I stare at you Em Am7 Why can't I keep you safe as my own? Bm7 Gmaj7 One moment I have you, the next, you are gone Em Am7 Rehearsed steps on an empty stage Bm7 Gmaj7 That boy's got my heart in a silver cage Em Am7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Bm7 Gmaj7 They stare at me while I crave you Interlude -x2-: Em Am7 Bm7 Gmaj7 Bridge: Em Am7 Bm7 Gmaj7 Let's just stop and think before I lose faith Em Am7 Bm7 Gmaj7 Surely I can't fall, into a game of chess Em Am7 Around his little finger, that boy has got me curled Bm7 Gmaj7 I try to reach out, but he's in his own world Em Am7 This boy's got my head tied in knots with all his games Bm7 Gmaj7 I simply want him more because he looks the other way Chorus: Em Am7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Bm7 Gmaj7 They stare at me while I stare at you Em Am7 Why can't I keep you safe as my own? Bm7 Gmaj7 One moment I have you, the next, you are gone Em Am7 Rehearsed steps on an empty stage Bm7 Gmaj7 That boy's got my heart in a silver cage Em Am7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Bm7 Gmaj7 They stare at me while I crave you Outro -x2-: Em Am7 Bm7 Gmaj7
