The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
************************************simple versions of all ttpd songs :)
1. Fortnight (feat Post Malone)
2. The Tortured Poets Department
3. My Boy Only Break His Favourite Toys
4. Down Dad
5. So Long, London
6. But Daddy I Love Him
7. Fresh Out The Slammer
8. Florida!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine
9. Guilty as Sin?
10. Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
11. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
12. loml
13. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
14. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
15. The Alchemy
16. Clara Bow
The Anthology
17. The Black Dog
18. imgonnagetyouback
19. The Albatross
20. chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
21. How Did It End?
22. So High School
23. I Hate It Here
24. thanK you aiIMee
25. I Look In Peoples Windows
26. The Prophecy
27. Cassandra
28. Peter
29. The Bolter
30. Robin
31. The Manuscript
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track 01
Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)
capo 4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
i was supossed
to be send aw
ay but they fo
rgot to come a
nd get me
i was a funcio
ning achoholic
till nobody n
oticed my new
aethetic
all of this to
say i hope yo
ure okay but y
oure the reaso
n
and no one her
es to blame bu
t what about y
oure quiet tre
ason
[Chorus]
And for a fort
night there we
were
Forever runnin
g 'til you som
etimes ask abo
ut
The weather an
d now you're i
n my backyard
turned into go
od neighbors
Your wife wate
rs flowers
I want to kill
her
[Verse 2]
All my mornin
gs are Monday
stuck in an en
dless February
I took the mir
acle move on d
rug, the effec
ts were tempor
ary
And I love you
, it's ruining
my life (And
I love you, it
's ruining my
life)
I touched you
for only a for
tnight (I touc
hed you)
But I touched
you
[Chorus]
And for a fort
night there we
were
Forever runnin
g 'til you som
etimes ask abo
ut
The weather an
d now you're i
n my backyard
turned into go
od neighbors
Your wife wate
rs flowers
I want to kill
her
And for a fort
night there we
were
Together runni
ng 'til you so
metimes come a
nd tug my swea
ter
Now you're at
the mailbox tu
rned into good
neighbors
My husband is
cheating, I wa
nt to kill him
[Bridge]
I love you, it
's ruining my
life, I love y
ou, it's ruini
ng my life
I touched you
for only a for
tnight, I touc
hed you, I tou
ched you
I love you, it
's ruining my
life, I love y
ou, it's ruini
ng my life
I touched you
for only a for
tnight, I touc
hed you, I tou
ched you
[Outro]
Thought of cal
ling ya, but y
ou won't pick
up
Another fortni
ght lost in Am
erica
Move to Florid
a, buy the car
you want
But it won't s
tart up 'til y
ou touch, touc
h, touch me
Thought of cal
ling ya, but y
ou won't pick
up
Another fortni
ght lost in Am
erica
Move to Florid
a, buy the car
you want
But it won't s
tart up 'til y
ou touch, touc
h, touch you
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track 02
The Tortured Poets Department
no capo
[Verse 1]
You left your
typewriter at
my apartment
Straight from
the tortured
poets departme
nt
I think some
things I never
say
"Like who uses typewriters anyway?"
But you're i
n self-sabotag
e mode
Throwing spike
s down on the
road
But I've seen
this episode a
nd still love
the show
Who else decod
es you?
[Chorus]
And who's gonn
a hold you?
Like me
And who's gonn
a know you?
If not me
I laughed in y
our face and s
aid, "You're n
ot Dylan Thoma
s, I'm not Pat
ti Smith
This ain't the
Chelsea Hotel
, we'rе modern
idiots"
And who's gonn
a hold you?
Like me
No, nobody
No-fucking-bod
y
Nobody
[Verse 2]
You smokеd th
en ate seven b
ars of chocola
te
We declared C
harlie Puth sh
ould be a bigg
er artist
I scratch you
r head, you fa
ll asleep
Like a tattooed golden retriever
But you awak
en with dread
Pounding nails in your head
But I've read
this one wher
e you come und
one
I chose this c
yclone with yo
u
[Chorus]
And who's gonn
a hold you?
Like me (Who's
gonna hold yo
u?)
And who's gonn
a know you? (W
ho's gonna hol
d you?)
Like me
I laughed in y
our face and s
aid, "You're n
ot Dylan Thoma
s, I'm not Pat
ti Smith
This ain't the
Chelsea Hotel
, we'rе modern
idiots"
And who's gonn
a hold you?
Like me (Who's
gonna hold yo
u?)
No, nobody (Wh
o's gonna hold
you?)
No-fucking-bod
y (Who's gonna
hold you?)
Nobody (Who's
gonna hold you
?)
[Bridge]
Sometimes I w
onder if you'r
e gonna screw
this up with m
e
But you told
Lucy you'd kil
l yourself if
I ever leave
And I had sai
d that to Jack
about you so
I felt seen
Everyone we k
now understand
s why it's mea
nt to be
Because we're
crazy
So tell me who
else is gonna
know me?
At dinner you
take my ring o
ff my middle f
inger and put
it on the one
people put wed
ding rings on
And that's the
closest I've
come to my hea
rt exploding
[Chorus]
Who's gonna ho
ld you? Me
Who's gonna kn
ow you? Me
And you're n
ot Dylan Thoma
s, I'm not Pat
ti Smith
This ain't the
Chelsea Hotel
, we're two id
iots
Who's gonna ho
ld you?
Who's gonna ho
ld you?
Who's gonna hold you?
Who's gonna hold you?
Who's gonna ho
ld you?
Who's gonna ho
ld you?
Who's gonna hold you?
Who's gonna hold you?
Who's gonna ho
ld you?
Gonna know you?
Gonna troll you?
[Outro]
You left you
r typewriter a
t my apartment
Straight from
the tortured
poets departme
nt
Who else decod
es you?
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track 03
My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys
no capo
[Verse 1]
Oh, here we go
again
The voices in
his head
Called the rai
n to end our d
ays of wild
The sickest ar
my doll
Purchased at t
he mall
Rivulets desce
nd my plastic
smile
[Pre-Chorus]
But you should
've seen him w
hen he first g
ot me
[Chorus]
My boy only b
reaks his favo
rite toys, toy
s, oh-oh-oh-oh
-oh
I'm queen of s
and castles he
destroys, oh,
oh-oh-oh-oh-o
h
'Cause it fit
too right, puz
zle pieces in
the dead of ni
ght
I should've k
nown it was a
matter of time
, oh, oh-oh-oh
-oh-oh
My boy only br
eaks his favor
ite toys, oh,
oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
There was a li
tany of reason
s why
We could've pl
ayеd for keeps
this time
I know I'm jus
t repeating my
sеlf
Put me back on
my shelf
But first, pul
l the string
And I'll tell
you that he ru
ns
Because he lov
es me (He love
s me)
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause you sho
uld've seen hi
m when he firs
t saw me
[Chorus]
My boy only b
reaks his favo
rite toys, toy
s, oh-oh-oh-oh
-oh
I'm queen of s
and castles he
destroys, oh,
oh-oh-oh-oh-o
h
'Cause I knew
too much, ther
e was danger i
n the heat of
my touch
He saw foreve
r so he smashe
d it up, oh, o
h-oh-oh-oh-oh
My boy (My boy
), only breaks
his favorite
toys, oh, oh-o
h-oh
[Bridge]
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-
oh-oh)
Once I fix me
(Oh-oh-oh, oh
-oh-oh)
He's gonna m
iss me (Oh-oh-
oh, oh-oh-oh)
Once I fix me
(Oh-oh-oh, oh
-oh-oh)
He's gonna mis
s me
[Outro]
Just say when,
I'd play agai
n
He was my best
friend
Down at the sa
ndlot
I felt more wh
en we played p
retend
Than with all
the Kens
'Cause he took
me out of my
box (Oh-oh, oh
-oh)
Stole my tortu
red heart (Oh-
oh, oh-oh)
Left all these
broken parts
(Oh-oh)
Told me I'm be
tter off (Oh-o
h)
But I'm not (O
h-oh)
I'm not
I'm not
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track 04
Down Bad
capo 4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Did you reall
y beam me up?
In a cloud o
f sparkling du
st
Just to do exp
eriments on
Tell me I was
the chosen one
Showed me that
this world is
bigger than u
s
Then sent me b
ack where I ca
me from
[Pre-Chorus]
For a moment
I knew cosmic
love
[Chorus]
Now I'm down b
ad, crying at
the gym
Everything com
es out teenage
petulance
"Fuck it if I
can't have him
"
"I might just
die, it would
make no differ
ence"
Down bad, waki
ng up in blood
Staring at the
sky, come bac
k and pick me
up
Fuck it if I c
an't have us
I might just n
ot get up
I might stay d
own bad
Fuck it if I c
an't have him
Down bad
Fuck it if I c
an't have him
[Verse 2]
Did you take
all my old clo
thes?
Just to leav
e me here nake
d and alone
In a field in
my same old to
wn
That somehow s
eems so hollow
now
They'll say I'
m nuts if I ta
lk about
The existence
of you
[Pre-Chorus]
For a moment,
I was heavens
truck
[Chorus]
Now I'm down b
ad, crying at
the gym
Everything com
es out teenage
petulance
"Fuck it if I
can't have him
"
"I might just
die, it would
make no differ
ence"
Down bad, waki
ng up in blood
Staring at the
sky, come bac
k and pick me
up
Fuck it if I c
an't have us
I might just n
ot get up
I might stay d
own bad (Like
I lost my twin
)
Fuck it if I c
an't have him
(Down bad)
Down bad (Wavi
ng at the ship
)
Fuck it if I c
an't have him
[Bridge]
I loved your
hostile takeov
ers
Encounters clo
ser and closer
All your indec
ent exposures
How dare you say that it's–
I'll build you
a fort on som
e planet
Where they can
all understan
d it
How dare you t
hink it's roma
ntic
Leaving me saf
e and stranded
?
'Cause fuck it
, I was in lov
e
So fuck you
if I can't hav
e us
'Cause fuck it
, I was in lov
e
[Chorus]
Now I'm down b
ad, crying at
the gym
Everything com
es out teenage
petulance
"Fuck it if I
can't have him
"
"I might just
die, it would
make no differ
ence"
Down bad, waki
ng up in blood
Staring at the
sky, come bac
k and pick me
up
Fuck it if I c
an't have us
I might just n
ot get up
I might stay d
own bad (Like
I lost my twin
)
Fuck it if I c
an't have him
(Down bad)
Down bad (Wavi
ng at the ship
)
Fuck it if I c
an't have him
[Outro]
Like I lost my
twin
Fuck it if I c
an't have him
Down bad (Wavi
ng at the ship
)
Fuck it if I c
an't have him
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track 05
So Long, London
capo 2
[Intro]
N.C.
So (So), long (long), Lon- (Lon), -don (-don)
N.C.
So (So), long (long), Lon- (Lon), -don (-don) (So long, London)
So (So), long
(long), Lon- (
Lon), -don (-d
on) (So long,
London)
[Verse 1]
I saw in my mi
nd ferry light
s through the
mist
I kept calm an
d carried the
weight of the
rift
Pulled him in
tighter each t
ime he was dri
fting away
My spine split
from carrying
us up the hil
l
Wet through my
clothes, wear
y bones caught
the chill
I stopped tryi
ng to make him
laugh, stoppe
d trying to dr
ill the safe
[Chorus]
Thinking how m
uch sad did yo
u think I had
, did you thin
k I had in me?
Oh the tragedy
So long London
You'll find so
meone
[Verse 2]
I didn't opt i
n to be your o
dd man out
I founded the
club she's hea
rd great thing
s about
I left all I k
new you left m
e at the house
by the Hеath
I stopped CPR,
after all it'
s no use
Thе spirit was
gone, we woul
d never come t
o
And I'm pissed
off you let m
e give you all
that youth fo
r free
[Chorus]
For so long, L
ondon
Stitches undon
e
Two graves, on
e gun
I'll find some
one
[Bridge]
And you say I
abandoned the
ship, but I wa
s going down w
ith it
My white knuck
le dying grip
holding tight
to your quiet
resentment
And my friends
said it isn't
right to be s
cared
Every day old
love affair, e
very breath fe
els like rares
t air
When you're no
t sure if he w
ants to be the
re
[Verse 3]
So how much sa
d did you thin
k I had, did y
ou think I had
in me?
How much trage
dy?
Just how low d
id you think I
'd go 'fore I'
d self implode
?
'Fore I'd hav
e to go be fre
e?
You swore that
you loved, me
but where wer
e the clues?
I died on the
altar waiting
for the proof
You sacrificed
us to the god
s of your blue
st days
And I'm just g
etting color b
ack into my fa
ce
I'm just mad a
s hell cause I
loved this pl
ace for
[Outro]
So long, Londo
n
Had a good run
A moment of wa
rm sun
But I'm not th
e one
For so long, L
ondon
Stitches undon
e
Two graves, on
e gun
You'll find so
meone
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track 06
But Daddy I Love Him
capo 2
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I forget how t
he west was wo
n
I forget if th
is was ever fu
n
I just learned
these people
only raise you
To cage you
Sarahs and Han
nahs in their
Sunday best
Clutchin' thei
r pearls sighi
ng, "What a me
ss"
I just learned
these people
try and save y
ou
'Cause they hate you
[Pre-Chorus]
Too high a h
orse for a sim
ple girl
To rise above
it
They slammed
the door on m
y whole world
The one thing
I wanted
[Chorus]
Now I'm runnin
g with my dres
s unbuttoned
Scrеamin', "B
ut, daddy, I l
ove him"
I'm having his
baby, no, I'm
not
But you should
see your face
s
I'm telling hi
m to floor it
through thе fe
nces
No, I'm not c
oming to my se
nses
I know it's cr
azy
But he's the o
ne I want
[Verse 2]
Dutiful daught
er all my plan
s were laid
Tendrils tucke
d into a woven
braid
Growing up pre
cocious someti
mes means not
growing up at
all
He was chaos h
e was revelry
Bedroom eyes l
ike a remedy
Soon enough th
e elders had c
onvened down a
t the city hal
l
[Pre-Chorus]
"Stay away fr
om her," the s
aboteurs
Protested too
much
Lord knows t
he words we ne
ver heard
Just screechin
g tires of tru
e love
[Chorus]
And I'm runnin
g with my dres
s unbuttoned
Scrеamin', "B
ut, daddy, I l
ove him"
I'm having his
baby, no, I'm
not
But you should
see your face
s
I'm telling hi
m to floor it
through thе fe
nces
No, I'm not c
oming to my se
nses
I know it's cr
azy
But he's the o
ne I want
I'll tell you
something rig
ht now
I'd rather bur
n my whole lif
e down
Than listen to
one more seco
nd of all this
bitchin' and
moanin'
I'll tell you
something 'bou
t my good name
It's mine alon
e to disgrace
I don't cater
to all these v
ipers dressed
in empaths clo
thing
[Bridge]
God save the
most judgment
al creeps
Who say they w
ant what's bes
t for me
Sanctimoniousl
y performing s
oliloquies I'l
l never see
Thinking it ca
n changethe be
at of my heart
when he touch
es me
And counteract the chemistry
And undo the d
estiny
You ain't gott
a pray for me
Me and my wild
boy
And all of thi
s wild joy
If all you wan
t is gray for
me
Then It's just
white noise
It's just my c
hoice
[Verse 3]
There's a lot
of people in t
own that I bes
tow upon my fa
kest smiles
Scandal does f
unny things to
pride but bri
ngs lovers clo
ser
We came back w
hen the heat d
ied down
Went to my par
ents and they
came around
All the wine m
oms are still
holding out
But fuck 'em,
it's over
[Chorus]
Now I'm dancin
g in my dress
in the sun and
Even my daddy
just loves hi
m
I'm his lady
And oh my God
you should see
your faces
Time, doesn't
it give some p
erspective
No, you can't
come to the w
edding
I know it's cr
azy but he's t
he one I love
I'll tell you
something rig
ht now
You ain't gott
a pray for me
Me and my wild
boy, and all
of this wild j
oy
He was chaos h
e was revelry
It's all you w
ant, it's gray
for me
It's just whit
e noise, it's
my choice
[Outro]
Screaming, "B
ut, daddy, I l
ove him"
I'm having his
baby
No, I'm not
But you should
see your face
s
And oh my God
you should see
your faces
He was chaos h
e was revelry
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track 07
Fresh Out The Slammer
capo 2
[Intro]
[Chorus]
Now pretty bab
y
I'm running ba
ck home to you
Fresh out the
slammer, I kno
w who my first
call will be
to
(Fresh out the slammer, oh)
[Verse 1]
Another summer
, taking cover
, rolling thun
der
He don't under
stand me
Splintered bac
k in winter, s
ilent dinners,
bitter
He was with he
r in dreams
Gray and blue
and fights and
tunnels
Handcuffed to
the spell I wa
s under
For just one hour of sunshine
Years of labor
, locks and ce
ilings
In the shade o
f how he was f
eeling
But it's gonn
a be alright,
I did my time
[Chorus]
Now pretty bab
y
I'm running ba
ck home to you
Fresh out the
slammer, I kno
w who my first
call will be
to
(Fresh out the slammer, oh)
[Verse 2]
Camera flashes
, welcome bash
es
Get the matche
s, toss the as
hes off the le
dge
As I said in m
y letters, now
that I know b
etter
I will never l
ose my baby ag
ain
My friends tri
ed, but I woul
dn't hear it
Watched me dai
ly disappearin
g
For just one glimpse of his smile
All those nigh
ts you kept me
goin'
Swirled you in
to all of my p
oems
Now we're at the starting line, I did my time
[Chorus]
Now pretty bab
y
I'm runnin'
[Outro]
To the house w
here you still
wait up and t
hat porch ligh
t gleams (Glea
ms)
To the one who
says I'm the
girl of his Am
erican dreams
And no matter
what I've done
, it wouldn't
matter anyway
Ain't no way I
'm gonna screw
up, now that
I know what's
at stake here
At the park wh
ere we used to
sit on childr
en's swings
Wearing imagin
ary rings
But it's gonn
a be alright,
I did my time
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track 08
Florida!!! (feat. florence + The Machine)
no capo
[Verse 1]
You can beat t
he heat if you
beat the char
ges too
They said I wa
s a cheat, I g
uess it must b
e true
And my friends
, all smell li
ke weed or lit
tle babies
And the city r
eeks of drivin
g myself crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
Little did you
know your hom
e's really onl
y
A town you're
just a guest i
n
So you work yo
ur life away j
ust to pay
For a time-sha
re down in Des
tin
[Chorus]
Florida
Is one hell of
a drug
Florida
Can I use you
up?
[Verse 2]
The hurricane
with my name w
hen it came
I got drunk an
d I dared it t
o wash me away
Barricaded in
the bathroom w
ith a bottle o
f wine
Well, mе and m
y ghosts, we h
ad a hell of a
time
Yеs, I'm haunt
ed, but I'm fe
eling just fin
e
All my girls g
ot their lace
and their crim
es
And your cheat
ing husband di
sappeared
Well, no one a
sks any questi
ons here
[Verse 3]
So I did my be
st to lay to r
est
All of the bod
ies that have
ever been on m
y body
And in my mind
, they sink in
to the swamp
Is that a bad
thing to say i
n a song?
[Pre-Chorus]
Little did you
know your hom
e's really onl
y
The town you'l
l get arrested
So you pack yo
ur life away j
ust to wait ou
t
The shitstorm
back in Texas
[Chorus]
Florida
Is one hell of
a drug
Florida
Can I use you
up?
[Bridge]
I need to forg
et, so take me
to Florida
I've got some
regrets, I'll
bury them in F
lorida
Tell me I'm de
spicable, say
it's unforgiva
ble
At least the d
olls are beaut
iful, fuck me
up, Florida
I need to forg
et, so take me
to Florida
I've got some
regrets, I'll
bury them in F
lorida
Tell me I'm de
spicable, say
it's unforgiva
ble
What a crash,
what a rush, f
uck me up, Flo
rida
Is one hell of
a drug
Is one hell of
a drug
Love left me l
ike this and I
don't want to
exist
So take me to Florida
[Pre-Chorus]
Little did you
know your hom
e's really onl
y
A town you're
just a guest i
n (Florida)
So you work yo
ur life away j
ust to pay
For a time-sha
re down in Des
tin (Take me t
o Florida)
Little did you
know your hom
e's really onl
y
The town you'l
l get arrested
(Florida)
So you pack yo
ur life away j
ust to wait ou
t
The shitstorm
back in Texas
[Chorus]
Florida
Is one hell of
a drug
(Take me to) F
lorida
Can I use you
up?
Florida
Is one hell of
a drug
Florida
Go on, fuck me
up
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track 09
Guilty as Sin?
no capo
[Verse 1]
Drownin' in th
e Blue Nile
He sent me "Do
wntown Lights"
I hadn't heard
it in a while
My boredom's bone-deep
This cage was
once just fine
Am I allowed to cry?
I dream of c
rackin' locks
Throwin' my li
fe to the wolv
es or the ocea
n rocks
Crashin' into
him tonight, h
e's a paradox
I'm seeing visions
Am I bad or ma
d or wise?
[Chorus]
What if he's w
ritten "mine"
on my upper th
igh only in my
mind?
One slip and f
allin' back in
to the hedge m
aze
Oh, what a wa
y to die
I keep recalli
ng things we n
ever did
Messy top-lip
kiss, how I lo
ng for our try
sts
Without ever t
ouchin' his sk
in
How can I be g
uilty as sin?
[Verse 2]
I keep these l
ongings lockеd
In lowercase,
inside a vault
Somеone told m
e, "There's no
such thing as
bad thoughts
Only your actions talk
These fatal
fantasies
Giving way to
labored breath
, takin' all o
f me
We've already
done it in my
head
If it's make-believe
Why does it fe
el like a vow
we'll both uph
old somehow?
[Chorus]
What if he's w
ritten "mine"
on my upper th
igh only in my
mind?
One slip and f
allin' back in
to the hedge m
aze
Oh, what a wa
y to die
My bedsheets a
re ablaze, I'v
e screamed his
name
Building up li
ke waves, cras
hin' over my g
rave
Without ever t
ouching his sk
in
How can I be g
uilty as sin?
[Bridge]
What if I roll
the stone awa
y?
They're gonna
crucify me any
way
What if the wa
y you hold me
is actually wh
at's holy?
If long suffer
ing propriety
is what they w
ant from me
They don't kno
w how you've h
aunted me so s
tunningly
I choose you a
nd me, religio
usly
[Chorus]
What if he's w
.
ritten "mine"
on my upper th
igh only in my
mind?
One slip and f
allin' back in
to the hedge m
aze
Oh, what a wa
y to die
I keep recalli
ng things we n
ever did
Messy top lip
kiss, how I lo
ng for our try
sts
Without ever t
ouchin' his sk
in
How can I be g
uilty as sin?
[Outro]
He sent me “D
owntown Lights
”
I hadn't heard
it in a while
Am I allowed
to cry?
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track 10
Whos Afraid of Little Old Me?
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
The who’s wh
o of who’s tha
t is poised f
or the attack
But my bare
hands paved th
eir paths
You don’t get
to tell me abo
ut sad
If you wanted
me dead you sh
ould’ve just s
aid
Nothing makes
me feel more a
live
[Chorus]
So I leap from
the gallows a
nd I levitate
down your stre
et
Crash the part
y like a recor
d scratch as I
scream
"Who’s afraid
of little old
me?"
You should be
[Verse 2]
Her scandal
was contained
The bullet h
ad just grazed
At all costs
keep your goo
d name
You don’t get
to tell me you
feel bad
Is it a wonder
I broke?
Let’s hear one
morе joke
Then we could
all just laugh
until I cry
[Chorus]
So I leap from
the gallows a
nd I levitate
down your stre
et
Crash the part
y like a recor
d scratch as I
scream
"Who’s afraid
of little old
me?"
[Post-Chorus]
I was tame, I
was gentle til
l the circus l
ife made me me
an
Don’t you worr
y folks, we to
ok out all her
teeth
Who’s afraid o
f little old m
e?
Well you shoul
d be
You should be,
you should be
You should be,
you should be
You should be
[Verse 3]
So tell me e
verything is n
ot about me, b
ut what if it
is?
Then say they
didn’t do it t
o hurt me, but
what if they
did?
I wanna snarl
and show you j
ust how distur
bed this has m
ade me
You wouldn’t l
ast an hour in
the asylum wh
ere they raise
d me
So all you kid
s can sneak in
to my house wi
th all the cob
webs
I’m always dru
nk on my own t
ears, isn’t th
at what they a
ll said?
That I’ll sue
you if you ste
p on my lawn
That I’m fears
ome, and I’m w
retched and I’
m wrong
Put narcotics
into all of my
songs
And that’s why
you’re still
singing along
[Chorus]
So I leap from
the gallows a
nd I levitate
down your stre
et
Crash the part
y like a recor
d scratch as I
scream
"Who’s afraid
of little old
me?"
I was tame, I
was gentle til
l the circus l
ife made me me
an
Don’t you worr
y folks, we to
ok out all her
teeth
Who’s afraid o
f little old m
e?
Well you shoul
d be
You should be,
you should be
[Outro]
Cause you lure
d me and you h
urt me and you
taught me
You caged me a
nd then you ca
lled me crazy
I am what I am
'cause you tr
ained me
So who’s afrai
d of me?
Who’s afraid o
f little old m
e?
Who’s afraid o
f little old m
e?
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track 11
I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
capo 2
[Verse 1]
The smoke clo
ud billows out
his mouth lik
e a freight tr
ain through a
small town
The jokes tha
t he told acro
ss the bar wer
e revolting an
d far too loud
[Chorus]
They shake th
eir heads sayi
ng, "God, help
her" when I t
ell 'em he's m
y man
But your good
lord doesn't n
eed to lift a
finger
I can fix him,
no, really, I
can
And only I c
an
[Verse 2]
The dopamine
races through
his brain on a
six-lane Texa
s highway
His hands so
calloused from
his pistol so
ftly traces he
arts on my fac
e
And I could s
ee it from a m
ile away
A perfect case
for my certai
n skill set
He had a halo
of the highes
t gradе
He just hadn't
met me yеt
[Chorus]
They shake th
eir heads sayi
ng, "God, help
her" when I t
ell 'em he's m
y man
But your good
lord doesn't n
eed to lift a
finger
I can fix him,
no, really, I
can
And only I c
an
[Bridge]
Good boy, that
's right
Come close
I'll show you
Heaven if you'
ll be an angel
, all mine
Trust me, I ca
n handle me a
dangerous man
No really, I c
an
[Chorus]
They shook th
eir heads sayi
ng, "God, help
her" when I t
old them he's
my man (I told
them he's my
man)
But your good
lord doesn't n
eed to lift a
finger
I can fix him,
no, really, I
can (No, real
ly, I can)
Woah, maybe I
can't
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track 12
loml
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Who's gonna s
top us from wa
ltzing back in
to rekindled f
lames
If we know the steps anyway
We embroidere
d the memories
of the time I
was away
Stitching, "We were just kids, babe"
I said, "I do
n't mind, it t
akes time"
I thought I w
as better safe
than starry-e
yed
I felt a glow
like this, n
ever before an
d never since
[Chorus]
If you know i
t in one glimp
se, it's legen
dary
You and I go
from one kiss
to getting mar
ried
Still alivе,
killing time a
t the cemеtery
Never quite b
uried
[Post-Chorus]
And your suit
and tie, in th
e nick of time
You low-down b
oy, you stand-
up guy
Holy ghost, yo
u told me I'm
the love of yo
ur life
You said I'm t
he love of you
r life
About a million times
[Verse 2]
Who's gonna t
ell me the tru
th when you bl
ew in with the
winds of fate
And told me I reformed you
When your imp
ressionist pai
ntings of heav
en turned out
to be fakes
Well, you took me to hell too
And all at on
ce, the ink bl
eeds
A con man sel
ls a fool a "g
et love quick"
scheme
I felt a hole
like this, n
ever before an
d ever since
[Chorus]
If you know i
t in one glimp
se, it's legen
dary
What we thoug
ht was for all
time was mome
ntary
Still alive,
killing time a
t the cemetery
Never quite b
uried
[Post-Chorus]
You cinephile
in black and w
hite
All those plot
twists and dy
namite
Mr. Steal-Your
-Girl, then ma
ke her cry
Said I'm the l
ove of your li
fe
[Bridge]
You shit-tal
ked me under t
he table
Talking rings
and talking cr
adles
I wish I could unrecall
How we almost
had it all
Dancing phanto
ms on the terr
ace
Are they secon
d-hand embarra
ssed
That I can't g
et out of bed
'Cause somethi
ng counterfeit
's dead
It was legenda
ry
It was momenta
ry
It was unnecessary
Should've let
it stay buried
[Chorus]
Oh, what a val
iant roar
What a bland g
oodbye
The coward cla
imed he was a
lion
I'm combing th
rough the brai
ds of lies
I'll never lea
ve, never mind
Our field of d
reams engulfed
in fire
Your arson's m
atch, your som
ber eyes
And I'll still
see until I d
ie
You're the los
s of my life
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track 13
I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
no capo
[Verse 1]
I can read yo
ur mind
She's having
the time of he
r life
There in her
glittering pri
me
The lights ref
ract sequin st
ars off her si
lhouette every
night
I can show you
lies
(One, two, three, four)
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a
real tough kid
I can handle m
y shit
They said, "Ba
be, you gotta
fake it till y
ou make it" An
d I did
Lights, camera, bitch, smile
Even when you wanna die
He said he'd l
ove me all his
life
But that life was too short
Breaking down,
I hit the flo
or
All the piеces
of me shatter
еd as the crow
d was chanting
"More"
I was grinnin' like I'm winnin'
I was hitting
my marks
'Cause I can d
o it with a br
oken heart (On
e, two, three)
[Post-Chorus]
I'm so depress
ed, I act like
it's my birth
day every day
I'm so obsesse
d with him, bu
t he avoids me
like the plag
ue
I cry a lot, b
ut I am so pro
ductive, it's
an art
You know you'r
e good when yo
u can even do
it with a brok
en heart
[Verse 2]
I can hold my
breath
I've been doi
ng it since he
left
I keep findin
g his things i
n drawers
Crucial eviden
ce, I didn't i
magine the who
le thing
I'm sure I can
pass this tes
t
(One, two, three, four)
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a
real tough kid
I can handle m
y shit
They said, "Ba
be, you gotta
fake it till y
ou make it" An
d I did
Lights, camera, bitch, smile
In stilettos for miles
He said he'd l
ove me for all
time
But that time was quite short
Breaking down,
I hit the flo
or
All the piеces
of me shatter
еd as the crow
d was chanting
"More"
I was grinnin' like I'm winnin'
I was hitting
my marks
'Cause I can d
o it with a br
oken heart
(One, two, three, four)
[Post-Chorus]
I'm so depress
ed, I act like
it's my birth
day every day
I'm so obsesse
d with him, bu
t he avoids me
like the plag
ue (He avoids
me like the pl
ague)
I cry a lot, b
ut I am so pro
ductive, it's
an art (It's a
n art)
You know you'r
e good when yo
u can even do
it with a brok
en heart
[Outro]
You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart
You know you'r
e good
Good
'Cause I'm mi
serable (Haha)
And nobody eve
n knows
Try and come
for my job
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track 14
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
capo 3
[Verse 1]
Was any of it
true?
Gazing at me s
tarry-eyed
In your Jehova
h's Witness su
it
Who the fuck w
as that guy?
You tried to b
uy some pills
From a friend
of friends of
mine
They just ghos
ted you
Now you know w
hat it feels l
ike
[Chorus]
And I don't
even want you
back, I just w
ant to know
If rusting m
y sparkling su
mmer was the g
oal
And I don't
miss what we h
ad, but could
someone give
A message to
the smallest
man who ever l
ived?
[Verse 2]
You hung me on
your wall
Stabbed me wit
h your push pi
ns
In public, sho
wed me off
Then sank in s
toned oblivion
'Cause once yo
ur queen had c
ome
You'd treat he
r likе an also
-ran
You didn't mea
sure up
In any measurе
of a man
[Chorus]
And I don't e
ven want you b
ack, I just wa
nt to know
If rusting my
sparkling sum
mer was the go
al
And I don't m
iss what we ha
d, but could s
omeone give
A message to
the smallest m
an who ever li
ved?
[Verse 3]
Were you sent
by someone
Who wanted me
dead?
Did you sleep
with a gun und
erneath our be
d?
Were you writi
ng a book?
Were you a sle
eper cell spy?
In fifty years
will all this
be declassifi
ed?
And you'll con
fess why you d
id it
And I'll say,
"Good riddance
"
'Cause it wasn
't sexy once i
t wasn't forbi
dden
I would've die
d for your sin
s
Instead I just
died inside
And you deserv
e prison, but
you won't get
time
You'll slide i
nto inboxes an
d slip through
the bars
You crashed my
party and you
r rental car
You said norma
l girls were "
boring"
But you were g
one by the mor
ning
You kicked out
the stage lig
hts, but you'r
e still perfor
ming
And in plain s
ight you hid
But you are wh
at you did
And I'll forge
t you, but I'l
l never forgiv
e
The smallest m
an who ever li
ved
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track 15
The Alchemy
no capo
[Verse 1]
This happens
once every few
lifetimes
These chemica
ls hit me like
white wine
What if I told
you I'm back?
The hospital was a drag
Worst sleep th
at I ever had
I circled you on a map
I haven't come
around in so
long
But I'm coming
back so stron
g
[Chorus]
So when I touc
h down
Call the amate
urs and cut 'e
m from the tea
m
Ditch the clowns, get the crown
Baby, I'm the
one to be
'Cause the sign on your heart
Said it's stil
l reserved for
me
Honestly, who are we to fight thе alchemy?
[Verse 2]
Hey, you, wha
t if I told yo
u we'rе cool?
That child's p
lay back in sc
hool
Is forgiven under my rule
I haven't come
around in so
long
But I'm making
a comeback to
where I belon
g
[Chorus]
So when I touc
h down
Call the amate
urs and cut 'e
m from the tea
m
Ditch the clowns, get the crown
Baby, I'm the
one to be
'Cause the sign on your heart
Said it's stil
l reserved for
me
Honestly, who are we to fight thе alchemy?
[Post-Chorus]
These blokes
warm the bench
es
We've been on
a winning stre
ak
He jokes that
"It's heroin,
but this time
with an E"
'Cause the sign on your heart
Said it's stil
l reserved for
me
Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?
[Bridge]
Shirts off, a
nd your friend
s lift you up,
over their he
ads
Beer stickin'
to the floor,
cheers chante
d 'cause they
said
"There was no
chance trying
to be the grea
test in the le
ague"
Where's the tr
ophy? He just
comes, running
over to me
[Chorus]
Touch down
Call the amate
urs and cut 'e
m from the tea
m
Ditch the clowns, get the crown
Baby, I'm the
one to be
'Cause the sign on your heart
Said it's stil
l reserved for
me
Honestly, who are we to fight thе alchemy?
[Post-Chorus]
These blokes
warm the bench
es
We've been on
a winning stre
ak
He jokes that
"It's heroin,
but this time
with an E"
'Cause the sign on your heart
Said it's stil
l reserved for
me
Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?
[Outro]
This happens
once every few
lifetimes
These chemica
ls hit me like
white wine
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track 16
Clara Bow
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
You look like
Clara Bow
In this light,
remarkable
All your life,
did you know
You'd be picke
d like a r
ose?
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not tryin
g to exaggerat
e
But I think I
might die if i
t happened
Die if it happ
ened to me
No one in my s
mall town thou
ght I'd see th
e lights of Ma
nhattan
[Chorus]
This town is f
ake but you're
the real thin
g
Breath of fres
h air through
smoke rings
Take the glory
, give everyth
ing
Promise to be
dazzling
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
You look like
Stevie Ni
cks in '75
The hair and l
ips
The crowd goes
wild at her f
ingertips
Half moonshinе
, a full eclip
se
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not tryin
g to exaggеrat
e
But I think I
might die if I
made it, die
if I made it
No one in my
small town tho
ught I'd meet
these suits in
LA
They all want
to say
[Chorus]
This town is f
ake but you're
the real thin
g
Breath of fres
h air through
smoke rings
Take the glory
, give everyth
ing
Promise to be
dazzling
[Verse 3]
The crown is s
tained, but yo
u're the real
queen
Flesh and bloo
d amongst war
machines
You're the new
god we're wor
shipping
Promise to be
dazzling
[Bridge]
Beauty is a be
ast that roars
down on all f
ours demanding
more
Only when your
girlish glow
flickers just
so
Do they let yo
u know?
It's hell on
earth to be h
eavenly
Them's the bra
kes, they don'
t come gently
[Outro]
You look like
Taylor Swi
ft
In this light,
we're loving
it
You've got edg
e, she never d
id
The future's b
right, dazz
ling
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The Anthology
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track 17
The Black Dog
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I am someone w
ho until recen
t events
You shared you
r secrets with
And your locat
ion, you forgo
t to turn it o
ff
And so I watch
as you walk
Into some bar
called The Bla
ck Dog
And pierce new
holes in my h
eart
You forgot to
turn it off
[Pre-Chorus]
And it hits me
I just don't u
nderstand
[Chorus]
How you don't
miss me
In The Black D
og, when someo
ne plays The S
tarting Line
And you jump u
p, but she's t
oo young to kn
ow this song
That was inter
twined in the
magic fabric o
f our dreaming
Old habits die
screaming
[Verse 2]
I move through
the world wit
h a heart brok
en
My longing sta
te unspoken
And I may neve
r open up thе
way I did for
you
And all of tho
se best laid p
lans
You said I nee
ded a bravе ma
n
Then proceeded
to play him
Until I believ
ed it too
[Pre-Chorus]
And it kills m
e
I just don't u
nderstand
[Chorus]
How you don't
miss me
In the shower,
and remember
how my rain-so
aked body
Was shaking, d
o you hate me?
Was it hazing
for a cruel fr
aternity?
I pledged, and
I still mean
it
Old habits die
screaming
[Bridge]
Six weeks of b
reathing clean
air
I still miss t
he smoke
Were you makin
g fun of me?
With some esot
eric joke?
Now I wanna se
ll my house
And set fire t
o all my cloth
es
And hire a pri
est to come an
d exorcise my
demons
[Chorus]
Even if I die
screa----ming-
ing
And I hope you
hear it-it
-it
And I hope it'
s shitty in Th
e Black Dog
When someone p
lays the start
ing line and y
ou jump up
But she's too
young to know
this song
That was inter
twined in the
tragic fabric
of my dreaming
This tail betw
een your legs,
you're leavin
g
[Outro]
I still can't
believe it
'Cause old hab
its die scream
ing
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track 18
imgonnagetyouback
capo 2
[Intro]
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Lilac short sk
irt, the one t
hat fits me li
ke skin
Did your resea
rch, you knew
the price goin
g in
And I'll tell
you one thing,
honey
I can tell whe
n somebody sti
ll wants me, c
ome clean
Standing at th
e bar like som
ething's funny
, bubbly
Once you fix your face, I'm going in (Yeah)
[Chorus]
Whether I'm g
onna be your w
ife, or
Gonna smash up
your bike, I
haven't decide
d yet
But I'm gonna
get you back
Whether I'm gonna curse you out, or
Take you back to my house, I haven't decidеd yet
But I'm gonna
get you back
[Post-Chorus]
I-I hear thе w
hispers in you
r eyes
Oh, make you w
anna think twi
ce
You'll find th
at you were ne
ver not mine
(You're mine)
[Verse 2]
Small talk, bi
g walk, act li
ke I don't car
e what you did
I'm an Aston M
artin that you
steered strai
ght into the d
itch
Then ran and hid
And I'll tell
you one thing,
honey
I can take the
upper hand an
d touch your b
ody
Flip the scrip
t and leave yo
u like a dumb
house party
Or I might just love you 'til the end (Ah-ah-ah)
[Chorus]
Whether I'm g
onna be your w
ife, or
Gonna smash up
your bike, I
haven't decide
d yet
But I'm gonna
get you back
Whether I'm gonna flip you off, or
Pull you into the closet, I haven't decided yet
But I'm gonna
get you back
[Post-Chorus]
I-I hear thе w
hispers in you
r eyes
Oh, make you w
anna think twi
ce
You'll find th
at you were ne
ver not mine
(You're mine)
[Bridge]
I can feel i
t coming, hone
y, in the way
you move
Push the reset
button, we're
becoming some
thing new
Say you got so
mebody else, s
ay, "I got som
eone too"
Even if it's handcuffed, I'm leaving here with you
Bygones will b
e bygone, eras
fading into g
rey (Fading in
to grey)
Rebuild all th
e pieces, but
still wanna pl
ay the game (O
h)
Told my friend
s I hate you,
but I love you
just the same
Pick your pois
on, babe, I'm
poison either
way (Ha)
[Chorus]
N.C.
Whether I'm gonna be your wife, or
Gonna smash up
your bike, I
haven't decide
d yet
But I'm gonna
get you back
Whether I'm gonna curse you out, or
Take you back to my house, I haven't decided yet
But I'm gonna
get you back
[Post-Chorus]
I-I hear thе w
hispers in you
r eyes
Oh, make you w
anna think twi
ce
You'll find th
at you were ne
ver not mine
[Outro]
N.C.
I'm gonna get you back
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track 19
The Albatross
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Wise men once
said
"Wild winds ar
e death to the
candle"
A rose by any
other name is
a scandal
Cautions issue
d, he stood
Shooting the m
essengers
They tried to
warn him about
her
[Chorus]
Cross your th
oughtless hear
t
Only liquor an
oints you
She's the alba
tross
She is here to
destroy you
[Verse 2]
Wise men once
said
"One bad seed
kills the gard
en"
"One less temp
tress, one les
s dagger to sh
arpen"
Locked me up i
n towers
But I'd visit
in your dreams
And they tried
to warn you a
bout me
[Chorus]
Cross your th
oughtless hear
t
Only liquor an
oints you
She's the alba
tross
She is here to
destroy you
Devils that y
ou know
Raise worse he
ll than a stra
nger
She's the dea
th you chose
You're in terr
ible danger
[Bridge]
And when t
hat sky rains
fire on you
And you're per
sona non grata
I'll tell you
how I've been
there too
And that none
of it matters
[Verse 3]
Wise men once
read fake news
And they belie
ved it
Jackals raised
their hackles
You couldn't c
onceive it
You were sleep
ing soundly wh
en they dragge
d you from you
r bed
And I tried
to warn you ab
out them
[Chorus]
So I crossed m
y thoughtless
heart
Spread my wing
s like a parac
hute
I'm the albatr
oss
I swept in at
the rescue
The devil tha
t you know
Looks now mo
re like an ang
el
I'm the life
you chose
And all this
terrible dang
er (Ah-ah-ah-a
h)
This terrible
danger (Ah-ah-
ah-ah)
[Outro]
So cross your
thoughtless h
eart (Ah-ah-ah
-ah)
She's the alb
atross (Ah-ah-
ah-ah)
She is here to
destroy you
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track 20
Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
no capo
[Verse 1]
Your hologram
stumbled into
my apartment
Hands in the h
air of somebod
y in darkness
Named Chloe or
Sam or Sophia
or Marcus
And I just wat
ched it happen
As the decade
would play us
for fools
And you saw my
bones out wit
h somebody new
Who seemed lik
e he would've
bullied you in
school
And you just w
atched it happ
en
[Chorus]
If you want
to break my co
ld, cold heart
Just say, "I l
oved you the w
ay that you we
re"
If you want
to tear my wor
ld apart
Just say you'v
e always wonde
red
[Verse 2]
You said some
things that I
can't unabsor
b
You turned me
into an idea o
f sorts
You needed me,
but you neede
d drugs more
And I couldn't
watch it happ
en
I changed into
goddesses, vi
llains, and fo
ols
Changed plans
and lovers and
outfits and r
ules
All to outrun
my desertion o
f you
And you just w
atched it
[Chorus]
If you want
to break my co
ld, cold heart
Just say, "I l
oved you the w
ay that you we
re"
If you want
to tear my wor
ld apart
Just say you'v
e always wonde
red
[Bridge]
If the glint i
n my eye trace
d the depths o
f your sigh
Down that pass
age in time
Back to the mo
ment I crashed
into you
Like so many wrecks do
Too impaired b
y my youth
To know what t
o do
So if I sell my apartment
And you have s
ome kids with
an internet st
arlet
Will that make
your memory f
ade from this
scarlet maroon
?
Like it never happened
Could it be en
ough to just f
loat in your o
rbit?
Can we watch o
ur phantoms li
ke watching wi
ld horses?
Cooler in theo
ry, but not if
you force it
To be, it just
didn't happen
[Chorus]
So if you wa
nt to break my
cold, cold he
art
Say you loved
me
And if you w
ant to tear my
world apart
Say you'll alw
ays wonder
[Outro]
'Cause I wonde
r
Will I always
Will I always
wonder?
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track 21
How Did It End
capo 3
[Intro]
(Uh-oh, uh-oh-
oh-oh)
[Verse 1]
We hereby con
duct
This post-mortem
He was a hot h
ouse flower to
my outdoorsme
n
Our maladies
were such
We could not cure them
And so a touch
that was my b
irth right bec
ame foreign
[Chorus]
Come one come
all
It's happ'nin'
again
The empathetic
hunger descen
ds
We'll tell no-one
'Cept all of o
ur friends
We must know
How did it end
?
(Uh-oh, uh-oh-
oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
We were blind
to unforeseen
circumstances
We learn the r
ight steps to
diffеrent danc
es (Oh, oh-oh)
And fell victi
m to intеrlope
rs glances
Lost the game
of chance, wha
t are the chan
ces?
Soon they'll g
o home to thei
r husbands
Smug 'cause th
ey know they c
an trust him
Then feverishl
y calling thei
r cousins (Oh,
oh)
[Chorus]
Guess who we
ran into at th
e shops?
Walking in cir
cles like she
was lost
Didn't you hea
r?
They called it
all off
One gasp and t
hen
How did it end
?
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Say it once
again with fee
ling
How the death
rattle breathi
ng
Silenced as th
e soul was lea
ving
The deflation
of our dreamin
g
Leaving me ber
eft and reelin
g
My beloved gho
st and me
Sitting in a t
ree
D-Y-I-N-G
[Pre-Chorus]
It's happening
again
How did it end
?
I can't preten
d like I under
stand
How did it end
?
[Chorus]
Come one come
all
It's happening
again
The empathetic
hunger descen
ds
We'll tell no-one
Except all of
our friends
But I still do
n't know
How did it end
?
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track 23
So High School
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I feel so hig
h school every
time I look a
t you
I wanna find
you in a crowd
just to hide
from you
[Chorus]
And in a blink
of a crinklin
g eye
I'm sinking, o
ur fingers ent
wined
Cheeks pink in
the twinkling
lights
Tell me 'bout
the first time
you saw me
I'll drink wha
t you think an
d I'm high
From smoking y
our jokes all
damn night
The brink of a
wrinkle in ti
me
Bittersweet 16
suddenly
[Post-Chorus]
I'm watching A
merican Pie wi
th you on a Sa
turday night
Your friends a
re around, so
be quiet
I'm trying to
stifle my sigh
s
'Cause I feel
so high schoo
l every time I
look at you,
but look at yo
u
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
[Verse 2]
Are you gonna
marry, kiss, o
r kill me (Kil
l me)
It's just a ga
me, but really
(Really)
I'm bettin' on
all three for
us two (All t
hree)
Get my car doo
r, isn't that
sweet? (That s
weet)
Then pull me t
o the backsеat
(Backseat)
No one's evеr
had me (Had me
), not like yo
u
[Bridge]
Truth, dare, s
pin bottles
You know how t
o ball, I know
Aristotle
Brand new, fu
ll throttle
Touch me while
your bros pla
y Grand Theft
Auto
It's true, swe
ar, scouts hon
or
You knew what
you wanted, an
d, boy, you go
t her
Brand new, ful
l throttle
You already kn
ow, babe
[Verse 3]
I feel like l
aughing in the
middle of pra
ctice
To that impres
sion you did o
f your dad aga
in
I'm hearing vo
ices like a ma
dman
[Chorus]
And in a blink
of a crinklin
g eye
I'm sinking, o
ur fingers ent
wined
Cheeks pink in
the twinkling
lights
Tell me 'bout
the first time
you saw me
I'll drink wha
t you think an
d I'm high
From smoking y
our jokes all
damn night
The brink of a
wrinkle in ti
me
Been a sweet 1
6 suddenly
[Post-Chorus]
I'm watching A
merican Pie wi
th you on a Sa
turday night
Your friends a
re around, so
be quiet
I'm trying to
stifle my sigh
s
'Cause I feel
so high school
(So high scho
ol) every time
I look at you
, but look at
you
[Outro]
Truth, dare, s
pin bottles
You know how t
o ball, I know
Aristotle
Brand new, ful
l throttle
Touch me while
your bros pla
y Grand Theft
Auto
It's true, swe
ar, scouts hon
or
You knew what
you wanted, an
d, boy, you go
t her
Brand new, ful
l throttle
You already kn
ow, babe
You already kn
ow, babe
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track 24
I Hate It Here
no capo
[Verse 1]
Quick, quick
Tell me someth
ing awful like
you are a poe
t
Trapped inside
the body of a
finance guy
Tell me all your secrets
All you'll ever be is
My eternal consolation prize
You see I wa
s a debutante
in another lif
e, but
Now I seem to
be scared to g
o outside
If comfort is a construct, I don't believe in good luck
Now that I know what's what
[Chorus]
I hate it here
so I will go
to
Secret gardens in my mind
People need a
key to get to
The only one is mine
I read about i
t in a book wh
en I was a pre
cocious child
No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears
I'm there mos
t of the year
'cause I hate
it here
I hate it here
[Verse 2]
My friends use
d to play a ga
me where
We would pick
a decade
We wished we c
ould live in i
nstead of this
I'd say the 1830s but without all the racists
And getting married off for the highest bid
Everyone wou
ld look down '
cause it wasn'
t fun now
Seems like it
was never even
fun back then
Nostalgia is a mind's trick
If I'd been there, I'd hate it
It was freezing in the palace
[Chorus]
I hate it here
so I will go
to
Lunar valleys in my mind
When they foun
d a better pla
net
Only the gentle survived
I dreamed abou
t it in the da
rk
The night I fe
lt like I migh
t die
No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears
I'm there mos
t of the year
'cause I hate
it here
I hate it here
[Bridge]
I'm lonely, bu
t I'm good
I'm bitter, but I swear I'm fine
I'll save all
my romanticism
for my inner
life and I'll
get lost on pu
rpose
This place mad
e me feel wort
hless
Lucid dreams l
ike electricit
y, the current
flies through
me and in my
fantasies I ri
se above it
And way up the
re, I actually
love it
[Chorus]
I hate it here
so I will go
to
Secret gardens in my mind
People need a
key to get to
The only one is mine
I read about i
t in a book wh
en I was a pre
cocious child
No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears
I'm there mos
t of the year
'cause I hate
it here
I hate it here
[Outro]
Quick, quick
Tell me something awful
Like you are a
poet
Trapped inside
the body of a
finance guy
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track 24
thanK you aIMee
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
When I pictur
e my hometown
There's a bron
ze spray-tanne
d statue of yo
u
And a plaque
underneath it
That threatens
to push me do
wn the stairs,
at our school
[Pre-Chorus]
And it was alw
ays the same s
earing pain
But I dreamed that one day, I could say
[Chorus]
All that time
you were thro
win' punches,
I was buildin'
somethin'
And I can't fo
rgive the way
you made me fe
el
Screamed "Fuck
you, Aimee" t
o the night sk
y, as the bloo
d was gushin'
But I can't fo
rget the way y
ou made me hea
l
[Verse 2]
And it wasn't
a fair fight,
or a clean ki
ll
Each time that Aimee stomped across my gravе
And then she
wrote hеadline
s
In the local p
aper, laughing
at each baby
step I'd take
[Pre-Chorus]
And it was alw
ays the same s
earing pain
But I prayed that one day, I could say
[Chorus]
All that time
you were thro
win' punches,
I was buildin'
somethin'
And I couldn't
wait to show
you it was rea
l
Screamed "Fuck
you, Aimee" t
o the night sk
y, as the bloo
d was gushin'
But I can't fo
rget the way y
ou made me hea
l
[Post-Chorus]
Everyone knows
that my mothe
r is a saintly
woman
But she used to say she wished that you were dead
So I pushed e
ach boulder up
that hill
Your words wer
e still just r
ingin' in my h
ead, ringin' i
n my head
[Bridge]
I wrote a thou
sand songs tha
t you find unc
ool
I built a lega
cy which you c
an't undo
But when I cou
nt the scars,
there's a mome
nt of truth
That there wou
ldn't be this,
if there hadn
't been you
[Verse 3]
And maybe you
've reframed i
t
And in your mi
nd, you never
beat my spirit
black and blu
e
I don't think
you've change
d much
And so I chang
ed your name,
and any real d
efining clues
And one day, y
our kid comes
home singin'
A song that on
ly us two is g
onna know is a
bout you, 'cau
se—
[Chorus]
All that time
you were thro
win' punches,
it was all for
nothin'
And our town,
it looks so sm
all, from way
up here
Screamed "Than
k you, Aimee"
to the night s
ky, and the st
ars are stunni
n'
'Cause I can't
forget the wa
y you made me
heal
[Post-Chorus]
Everyone knows
that my mothe
r is a saintly
woman
But she used to say she wished that you were dead
So I pushed e
ach boulder up
that hill
Your words wer
e still just r
ingin' in my h
ead, ringin' i
n my head
[Outro]
Thank you, Ai
mee
Thank you, Ai
mee
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track 26
I Look In Peoples Windows
capo 2
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I had died the
tiniest death
I spied the catch in your breath
Out, out, out,
out, out, out
Northbound I g
ot carried awa
y
As you boarded your train
South, south,
south, south,
south, south
[Pre-Chorus]
A feather take
n by the wind
blowing
I'm afflicted
by the not kn
owing so
[Chorus]
I look in peop
le's windows
Transfixed by
rose golden g
lows
They have th
eir friends ov
er to drink ni
ce wine
I look in peop
le's windows
In case you'r
e at their tab
le
What if your
eyes looked u
p and met mine
One more time
[Verse 2]
You had stoppe
d and tiltеd y
our head
I still ponder what it meant
Now, now, now,
now, now, now
I triеd search
ing faces on s
treets
What are the chances you'd be
Downtown, down
town, downtown
[Pre-Chorus]
Does it feel
alright to no
t know me?
I'm addicted
to the "if onl
y"
[Chorus]
So I look in p
eople's window
s
Like I'm some
deranged weir
do
I attend Chr
istmas parties
from outside
I look in peop
le's windows
In case you'r
e at their tab
le
What if your e
yes looked up
and met mine
One more time
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track 26
The Prophecy
capo 1
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Hand on the
throttle
Thought I caug
ht lightning i
n a bottle
Oh, but it's g
one again
And it was w
ritten
I got cursed l
ike Eve got bi
tten
Oh, was it pun
ishment?
Pad around w
hen I get home
I guess a l
esser woman wo
uld've lost ho
pe
A greater wom
an wouldn't be
g
But I looked
to the sky and
said
[Chorus]
Please
I've been on m
y knees
Change the pro
phecy
Don't want money
Just someone w
ho wants my co
mpany
Let it once be
me
Who do I have
to speak to
About if they
can redo the p
rophecy?
[Verse 2]
Cards on thе
table
Mine play out
like fools in
a fablе
Oh, it was sin
king in (Sinki
ng in, oh)
Slow is the quicksand
Poison blood f
rom the wound
of the pricked
hand
Oh, still I dr
eam of him
[Chorus]
Please
I've been on m
y knees
Change the pro
phecy
Don't want money
Just someone w
ho wants my co
mpany
Let it once be
me
Who do I have
to speak to
About if they
can redo the p
rophecy?
[Bridge]
And I sound l
ike an infant
Feeling like t
he very last d
rops of an ink
pen
A greater wom
an stays cool
But I howl li
ke a wolf at t
he moon
And I look un
stable
Gathered with
a coven 'round
a sorceress'
table
A greater wom
an has faith
But even stat
ues crumble if
they're made
to wait
I'm so afraid
I sealed my fa
te
No sign of sou
lmates
I'm just a pap
erweight, in s
hades of greig
e
Spending my la
st coin so som
eone will tell
me it'll be o
kay
[Break]
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
[Chorus]
Please
I've been on m
y knees
Change the pro
phecy
Don't want money
Just someone w
ho wants my co
mpany
Let it once be
me
Who do I have
to speak to
About if they
can redo the p
rophecy?
Who do I have
to speak to
To change the
prophecy?
[Outro]
Hand on the throttle
Thought I caug
ht lightning i
n a bottle
Oh, but it's g
one again
Pad around wh
en I get home
I guess a l
esser woman wo
uld've lost ho
pe
A greater wom
an wouldn't be
g
But I looked
to the sky and
said (Please)
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track 27
Cassandra
capo 3
[Verse 1]
I was in my ne
w house placin
g daydreams
Patching up th
e crack along
the wall
I pass it and
lose track of
what I'm sayin
g
'Cause that's
where I was wh
en I got the c
all
[Pre-Chorus]
When the fir
st stone's thr
own, they're s
creaming
In the stree
ts, there's a
raging riot
When it's "B
urn the bitch,
" they're shri
eking
When the tru
th comes out,
it's quiet
[Chorus]
So, they ki
lled Cassandra
first 'cause
she feared the
worst
And tried to
tell the town
So, they fi
lled my cell w
ith snakes, I
regret to say
Do you belie
ve me now?
[Verse 2]
I was in my to
wer weaving ni
ghtmares
Twisting all m
y smiles into
snarls
They say, "Wha
t doesn't kill
you makes you
aware"
What happens i
f it becomes w
ho you are?
[Chorus]
So, they ki
lled Cassandra
first 'cause
she feared the
worst
And tried to
tell the town
So, they se
t my life in f
lames, I regre
t to say
Do you belie
ve me now?
[Bridge]
They knew, th
ey knew, they
knew the whole
time
That I was onto something
The family, t
he pure greed,
the Christian
chorus line
They all said nothing
Blood's thick
but nothing l
ike a payroll
Bet they neve
r spared a pra
yer for my sou
l
You can mark
my words that
I said it firs
t
In a morning w
arning, no one
heard
[Verse 3]
I patched up t
he crack along
the wall
I pass it and
lose track of
what I'm sayin
g
'Cause that's
where I was wh
en I lost it a
ll
[Chorus]
So, they ki
lled Cassandra
first 'cause
she feared the
worst
And tried to
tell the town
So, they fi
lled my cell w
ith snakes, I
regret to say
Do you belie
ve me now?
[Bridge]
Ah, ah-ah-ah,
ah
I was onto som
Ah-ah-ah, ah
ething
They all said nothing
Blood's thick
but nothing l
ike a payroll
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
You can mark m
y words that I
said it first
In a morning w
arning, no one
heard
No one heard,
not a single w
ord was heard
[Outro]
When the firs
t stone's thro
wn, they're sc
reaming
In the streets, there's a raging riot
When it's "Bu
rn the bitch,"
they're shrie
king
When the truth
comes out, it
's quiet
It's so quiet
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track 28
Peter
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Forgive me, Pe
ter
My lost fearle
ss leader
In closets lik
e cedar
Preserved from
when we were
just kids
Is it somethin
g I did?
The goddess of
timing
Once found us
beguiling
She said she w
as trying
Peter, was she
lying?
My ribs get th
e feeling she
did
[Pre-Chorus]
And I didn't w
anna come down
I thought it w
as just goodby
e for now
[Chorus]
You said you w
ere gonna grow
up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Said you were
gonna grow up
Thеn you were
gonna come fin
d mе
Said you were
gonna grow up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Words from the
mouths of bab
es
Promises ocean
s deep
But never to k
eep
Oh, never to k
eep
[Verse 2]
Are you still
a mind reader?
A natural scen
e stealer?
I've heard gre
at things, Pet
er
But life was a
lways easier o
n you
Than it was on
me
And sometimes
it gets me
When crossing
your jet strea
m
We both did th
e best we coul
d do
Underneath the
same moon
In different g
alaxies
[Pre-Chorus]
And I didn't w
anna hang arou
nd
We said it was
just goodbye
for now
[Chorus]
You said you w
ere gonna grow
up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Said you were
gonna grow up
Thеn you were
gonna come fin
d mе
Said you were
gonna grow up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Words from the
mouths of bab
es
Promises ocean
s deep
But never to k
eep
Never to keep
[Bridge]
And I won't co
nfess that I w
aited, but I l
et the lamp bu
rn
As the men mas
queraded, I ho
ped you'd retu
rn
With your feet
on the ground
, tell me all
that you'd lea
rned
'Cause love's
never lost whe
n perspective
is earned
And you said y
ou'd come and
get me, but yo
u were twenty-
five
And the shelf
life of those
fantasies has
expired
Lost to the "L
ost Boys" chap
ter of your li
fe
Forgive me, Pe
ter, please kn
ow that I trie
d
To hold on (Ho
ld on) to the
days (To the d
ays)
When you were
mine
But the woman
who sits by th
e window
Has turned out
the light
[Chorus]
You said you w
ere gonna grow
up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Said you were
gonna grow up
You said you w
ere gonna grow
up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Said you were
gonna grow up
You said you w
ere gonna grow
up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Said you were
gonna grow up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Said you were
gonna grow up
Then you were
gonna come fin
d me
Words from the
mouths of bab
es
Promises ocean
s deep
But never to k
eep
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track 29
The Bolter
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
By all accoun
ts, she almost
drowned
When she was s
ix in frigid w
ater
And I can conf
irm she made
A curious chil
d, ever revile
d
By everyone ex
cept her own f
ather
With a quite b
ewitching face
Splendidly sel
fish, charming
ly helpless
Excellent fun
'til you get t
o know her
Then she runs
like it's a ra
ce
Behind her bac
k, her best ma
tes laughed
And they nickn
amed her "The
Bolter"
[Chorus]
Started with a
kiss
"Oh, we must s
top meeting li
ke this"
But it always
ends up with a
town car spee
ding
Out the drive one evening
Ended with the
slam of a doo
r
Then he'll cal
l her a whore
Wish he wouldn't be sore
But as she was
leaving
It felt like breathing
All her fucki
n' lives
Flashed before
her eyes
It feels like
the time
She fell throu
gh the ice
Then came out
alive
[Verse 2]
He was a cad,
wanted her bad
Just like any
good trophy hu
nter
And she liked
the way he tas
tes
Taming a bear,
making him ca
re
Watching him j
ump then pulli
ng him under
And at first b
lush, this is
fate
When it's all
roses, portrai
t poses
Central Park L
ake in tiny ro
wboats
What a charmin
g Saturday
That's when sh
e sees the lit
tlest leaks
Down in the floorboards
And she just k
nows
She must bolt
[Chorus]
Started with a
kiss
"Oh, we must s
top meeting li
ke this"
But it always
ends up with a
town car spee
ding
Out the drive one evening
Ended with the
slam of a doo
r
Then he'll cal
l her a whore
Wish he wouldn't be sore
But as she was
leaving
It felt like breathing
All her fucki
n' lives
Flashed before
her eyes
It feels like
the time
She fell throu
gh the ice
Then came out
alive
[Bridge]
She's been man
y places with
Men of many fa
ces
First, they're
off to the ra
ces
And she's laughing drawin' aces
But, none of i
t is changin'
That the chari
ot is waitin'
Hearts are her
s for the brea
kin'
There's an escape in escaping
[Chorus]
Started with a
kiss
"Oh, we must s
top meeting li
ke this"
But it always
ends up with a
town car spee
ding
Out the drive one evenin'
Ended with the
slam of a doo
r
But she's got
the best stori
es
You can be sure
That as she wa
s leaving
It felt like freedom
All her fucki
n' lives
Flashed before
her eyes
And she realiz
ed
It feels like
the time
She fell throu
gh the ice
N.C.
Then came out alive
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track 30
Robin
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Long may you r
eign
You're an anim
al, you are bl
oodthirsty
Out window pa
nes talking ut
ter nonsense
You have no id
ea
[Pre-Chorus]
Strings tied t
o levers
Slowed-down cl
ocks tethered
All this showm
anship
To keep it for
you in sweetn
ess
[Chorus]
Way to go, tig
er
Higher and hig
her
Wilder and lig
hter
For you
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
Long may you r
oar
At your dinosa
urs
You're a just
ruler
Covered in mu
d, you look ri
diculous
And you have n
o idea
[Pre-Chorus]
Buried down de
ep and out of
your reach
The secret we
all vowed
To keep it fro
m you in sweet
ness
[Chorus]
Way to go, tig
er
Higher and hig
her
Wilder and lig
hter
For you
[Bridge]
You got the
dragonflies ab
ove your bed
You have a fav
orite spot on
the swing set
You have no room in your dreams for regrets
(You have no i
dea)
The time will
arrive for the
cruel and the
mean
You'll learn t
o bounce back
just like your
trampoline
But now we'll curtail your curiosity
In sweetness
[Chorus]
Way to go, tig
er (Way to go,
tiger)
Higher and hig
her (Higher an
d higher)
Wilder and lig
hter
For you
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track 31
The Manuscript
no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Now and then s
he rereads the
manuscript
Of the entire
torrid affair
They compared
their licenses
He said, "I'm
not a donor bu
t
I'd give you m
y heart if you
needed it"
She rolled her
eyes and said
"You're a prof
essional"
He said, "No,
just a good sa
maritan"
He said that i
f the sex was
half as good a
s the conversa
tion was
Soon they'd be
pushin' strol
lers
But soon it wa
s over
[Verse 2]
In the age of
him, she wishe
d she was thir
ty
And made coffe
e every mornin
g in a Frеnch
press
Afterwards she
only atе kids
' cereal
And couldn't s
leep unless it
was in her mo
ther's bed
Then she dated
boys who were
her own age
With dart boar
ds on the back
s of their doo
rs
She thought ab
out how he sai
d since she wa
s so wise beyo
nd her years
Everything had
been above bo
ard
She wasn't sur
e
[Bridge]
And the years
passed
Like scenes of
a show
The Professor
said to write
what you know
Lookin' backwa
rds
Might be the o
nly way to mov
e forward
Then the actor
s
Were hitting t
heir marks
And the slow d
ance
Was alight wit
h the sparks
And the tears
fell
In synchronici
ty with the sc
ore
And at last
She knew what
the agony had
been for
[Verse 3]
The only thing
that's left i
s the manuscri
pt
One last souve
nir from my tr
ip to your sho
res
Now and then I
reread the ma
nuscript
But the story
isn't mine any
more
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