Intro -x2-: D A Em G

Verse 1:
     D                       A
When Emma falls in love, she paces the floor
Em                    G              D A Em G
Closes the blinds and locks the door
     D                       A
When Emma falls in love, she calls up her mom
Em                        G                       D A Em G
Jokes about the ways that this one could go wrong
    D                   A                       Em              G                 D    A Em G
She waits and takes her time 'cause little miss sunshine always thinks it's gonna rain
     Em                                       A
When Emma falls in love, I know that boy will never be the same

Chorus:
       G                     D                   A
'Cause she's the kind of book that you can't put down
        G         D                  A
Like if Cleopatra grew up in a small town
            G                 D
And all the bad boys would be good boys
        A
If they only had a chance to love her
       C                                         G
And to tell you the truth, sometimes I wish I was her

Verse 2:
     D                        A
When Emma falls in love, it's all on her face
Em                    G                 D  A Em G
Hangs in the air like stars in outer space
     D                      A
When Emma falls in love, she disappears
       Em                   G                   D    A Em G
And we all just laugh after seein' it all these years
     D                      A
When Emma falls apart, it's when she's alone
    Em                    G               D   A Em G
She takes on the pain and bears it on her own
            D                        A
'Cause when Emma falls in love she's in it for keeps
          Em          G                   A                 G    A
She won't walk away unless she knows, she absolutely has to leave

Chorus:
       G                     D                   A
'Cause she's the kind of book that you can't put down
        G         D                  A
Like if Cleopatra grew up in a small town
            G                 D
And all the bad boys would be good boys
        A
If they only had a chance to love her
       C                                         G
And to tell you the truth, sometimes I wish I was her

Instrumental -x2-: D A Em G

Bridge:
            Em               G
Well, she's so New York when she's in la
          D                                 A
She won't lose herself in love the way that I did
              Em                   G
'Cause she'll call you out, she'll put you in your place
     Em            D         C
When Emma falls in love, I'm learning

Verse 3:
D                   A
Emma met a boy with eyes like a man
Em                       G                        D    A Em G
Turns out her heart fits right in the palm of his hand
    D                    A
Now he'll be her shelter when it rains
       Em                     G                D A Em G
Little does he know his whole world's about to change

Chorus:
       G                     D                   A
'Cause she's the kind of book that you can't put down
        G         D                  A
Like if Cleopatra grew up in a small town
            G                 D
And all the bad boys would be good boys
        A
If they only had a chance to love her
       C                                         G
And to tell you the truth, sometimes I wish I was her

        Em                    D                 G
Yeah, between me and you, sometimes I wish I was her