Chorus: Am Dm7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Em7 Cmaj7 They stare at me while I stare at you Am Dm7 Why can't I keep you safe as my own? Em7 Cmaj7 One moment I have you, the next, you are gone Am Dm7 Rehearsed steps on an empty stage Em7 Cmaj7 That boy's got my heart in a silver cage Am Dm7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Em7 Cmaj7 They stare at me while I crave you Verse 1: Am Dm7 Em7 I walked into the room dripping in gold Cmaj7 Yeah, dripping in gold Am Dm7 Em7 I walked into the room dripping in gold Cmaj7 Dripping in gold Am Dm7 Em7 A wave of heads did turn, or so I've been told Cmaj7 Or so I've been told Am Dm7 Em7 My heart broke when I saw you kept your gaze controlled Cmaj7 Oh, I cannot solve Chorus: Am Dm7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Em7 Cmaj7 They stare at me while I stare at you Am Dm7 Why can't I keep you safe as my own? Em7 Cmaj7 One moment I have you, the next, you are gone Am Dm7 Rehearsed steps on an empty stage Em7 Cmaj7 That boy's got my heart in a silver cage Am Dm7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Em7 Cmaj7 They stare at me while I crave you Interlude -x2-: Am Dm7 Em7 Cmaj7 Bridge: Am Dm7 Em7 Cmaj7 Let's just stop and think before I lose faith Am Dm7 Em7 Cmaj7 Surely I can't fall, into a game of chess Am Dm7 Around his little finger, that boy has got me curled Em7 Cmaj7 I try to reach out, but he's in his own world Am Dm7 This boy's got my head tied in knots with all his games Em7 Cmaj7 I simply want him more because he looks the other way Chorus: Am Dm7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Em7 Cmaj7 They stare at me while I stare at you Am Dm7 Why can't I keep you safe as my own? Em7 Cmaj7 One moment I have you, the next, you are gone Am Dm7 Rehearsed steps on an empty stage Em7 Cmaj7 That boy's got my heart in a silver cage Am Dm7 Why can't you want me like the other boys do? Em7 Cmaj7 They stare at me while I crave you Outro -x2-: Am Dm7 Em7 Cmaj7
