[Verse 1]
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C#5
My Papa told me to stay out of trouble
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G#5
'When you've found your man, make sure he's for real!'
[Here's the first guitar riff]
C#5
I've learned that nothing really lasts forever
[Here's the second guitar riff]
G#5
I sleep with the scars I wear that won't heal
F#5 F#5 F#* F#5 B5
they won't heal.
[Chorus]
Cos every time I seem to fall in love
B* B5
Crash! Boom! Bang!
I find the heart but then I hit the wall
B*
Crash! Boom! Bang!
C#5 A5
That's the call, that's the game
E5 B5
and the pain stays the same
[Verse 2]
I'm walking down this empty road to nowhere
I pass by the houses and blocks I once knew.
My Mama told me not to mess with sorrow
But I always did, and Lord, I still do
I'm still breaking the rules
I kick it up
I kick it down.
[Chorus]
Cos every time ...
C#5 A5
That's my real middle-name
E5 B5
It has always been the same
C#5 A5
That's the call, that's the game
E5 B5
and the pain stays the same.
[Bridge]
E5 C5
I still feel the heat /Slowly fallin' from the sky/
G5 D5
and the taste of the kissing
E5 C5
Shattered by rain /Comin' tumblin' from behind/
G5 D5
And the wild holy war
C#5 G#5 [something like that]
F#5 F#5 F#* F#5
I kick it up I kick it down
[Chorus]
And every time I seem to fall in love
Crash! Boom! Bang!
I find the roses dying on the floor
Crash! Boom! Bang!
That's the call, that's the game
and the pain stays the same
That's my real middle-name
It has always been the same...