…well, better than the alternative (and the Tapeworms)

Intro: F Dm Bb C
 
Verse 1:
 F
Pink lemonade on autumn bomber coats.
 Dm
Peter Pan collars but my daughter’s growing up
 Bb
She’s gonna be a lot like me,
C
but I don’t wanna be at all like me
 F
Yellow buzz-cuts, pulling out stingers,
        Dm
you’re telling me I’m  holding up eleven fingers and
 Bb
stranger things than death can happen
   C
to lab rat girls and pretty white rabbits
 
Pre-Chorus:
    Bb                     C
But everybody knows that. Nobody knows that
F                 Dm
everybody’s in on everybody’s business
Bb                             C
This isn’t my first Christmas, I know mistletoe when I see it
 
Chorus:
 F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C
could you tell me how I’m right for you?
 F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C                                                            F
could you tell me how could you tell me how and if I’m still pretty?
 
Verse 2:
F
Cigarette burns, laugh lines, wide dimples.
    Dm
If they could see the future back when times were simple
            Bb
would they kiss your cheek or yank the bandage off?
 C
Let you speak or take advantage of how
 F
If everyone’s sick, well then nobody can catch it,
       Dm
and if everybody’s different how could anybody match?
           Bb
And we’re looking through the pockets of the hand-me-downs we’ve laid out.
 C
Wondering if we’ll fit into the yesterdays we’ve played out
 
Pre-Chorus:
 Bb                    C
Everybody knows that. Nobody knows that
 F                        Dm
everybody’s all up in my god damn business
 Bb                            C
This isn’t my first kiss, its better to be lost than loved, now, isn’t it?
 
Chorus:
 F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C
could you tell me how I’m right for you?
 F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C                                                            F
could you tell me how could you tell me how and if I’m still pretty?
 
Bridge:
 F                          Dm                  Bb                 C
Walking bikes home with a scraped-knee sunset smudged across your brow
 F                 Dm                   Bb           C
Warmer tears than you’ve grown used to since then
   F                      A7                      Dm                    Bb
a toast to the nosebleed seats and the big dream sequence where you’re found
                          C
Guilty of your innocence and gently sent right back to bed
 Bb                    C
Everybody knows that. Nobody knows that
 F                        Dm
everybody’s all up in my motherxxxxing business
 Bb                            C
This isn’t my first anything. This isn’t my first anything
 Bb                    A7                F                 Dm
Everybody knows that. Nobody knows that everybody’s in on everybody’s business
 Bb                        C
This isn’t my first lyric, I know exactly how I should finish it
 
Chorus:
F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C
could you tell me how I’m right for you?
F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
After all that's been done to me
 C
could you tell me how could you tell me how could you tell me
 F
What’s so wrong about what’s wrong with me?
Dm
I’m just trying to do what’s right by you
 Bb
What’s so wrong about what’s wrong with me?
 C
I’m just trying to do what’s right by you
 
Outro:
 F                                   Dm
Baby, could you play along with me? Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
After all that's been done to me
 C
could you tell me how could you tell me how, could you tell me how?
 
Outro: F