C
you can fake it for a while ,

bite your tongue and smile ,
Am Amsus4 G
like every mother does an ugly child .
C G C
but it starts to leaking out ,
C
like spittle from a cloud ,
G
Am Amsus4
amassed resentment counting ounce and pound .

chorus

C G F
you’re entertaining any doubt ,

C C G
because you had to know that i was fond of you ,
C G F
fond of y – o – u ,
F C G
though i knew you masked your disdain .
C G F
( la la la la la )
C G
i can see that change was just too hard for us ,
C G F
hard for us .
C G
you always had to hold the reigns ,
Dm G
but where i’m headed , you just don’t know the way .

verse 2
C
so affections fade away ,

and do adults just learn to play
G
the most ridiculous , repulsive games?
C G C
on the faith of ruddy suns ,

and the double – barreled guns ,
Am Amsus4 G
you better hurry , rabbit , run , run , run .
C G C
cause meeting you was fun ,
C Am Amsus4 G
and there’s a lot of hungry howlers in this one cell . taking it over ,
C G C
their brittle , thorny stems ,

they break before they bend ,
Am Amsus4 G
and neither one of us is one of them .

chorus 2
C G F
and the tails will never mend ,
C G
cause you had it in for me so long ago .
C G F
boy , i still don’t know ,
C G
i don’t know why and i don’t care ,
C G F
well hardly anymore
C G
if you’d only seen yourself hating me
C G F
hating me ,
C G
when i’ve been so much more than fair .

Dm G
but then you had to lay those feelings bare ,
Dm G
one thing i know still got you scared ,
Dm Am
you’re all that cold iron ,
Dm Am G
and never once aired on a dare

instrumental ( 18bars copy verse )
chorus

F C G
you had to know that i was fond of you ,
C G F
fond of y – o – u .
C G
so i took your lips at the time ,
C G F
ahhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
C G
and to change like that is just so hard to do ,
C G F
hard to do .
C G
don’t let it whip – crack your life ,
Dm Dm/E Dm/F G
in a bow out from the fight ,
Dm Dm/E Dm/F G
cause oh , how your sisters will write .
Dm Am
the worst part is over ,
Dm Am G
now , get back on that horse and ride .