Tone [G]
Verse 1
[D] Break the news, you're walking out
[C] To be a good man for someone else
[D] Sorry I was never good like [C]you [Cmaj7]
[D] Stood on my chest and kept me down
Hated[C]Hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd
[D] Did my best to exist just for [C]you
Pre-Chorus 1
Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a writer in the [C]dark
Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a writer in the [C]dark
Now she's gonna [D]play and sing and lock you in her [C]heart
Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a [C]writer in the [G]dark
Chorus 1
[G] I am my mother's child, I'll [Am]love you 'til my [Em]breathing stops
I'll [Am]love you 'til you [Em]call the cops on [D]me
[G] But in our darkest hours, I [Am]stumbled on a [Em]secret power
I'll [Am]find a way to [Em]be without you, [D]babe
Verse 2
[D] I still feel you, now and then
[C] Slow like pseudoephedrine
[D] When you see me, will you say I've [C]changed? [Cmaj7]
[D] I ride the subway, read the signs
I [C]let the seasons change my mind
I [G]love it here since I've stopped needing [D]you
Pre-Chorus 2
Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a writer in the [C]dark
Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a writer in the [C]dark
Now she's gonna [D]play and sing and lock you in her [C]heart
Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a [C]writer in the [G]dark
Chorus 2
[G] I am my mother's child, I'll [Am]love you 'til my [Em]breathing stops
I'll [Am]love you 'til you [Em]call the cops on [D]me
[G] But in our darkest hours, I [Am]stumbled on a [Em]secret power
I'll [Am]find a way to [Em]be without you, [D]babe
Chorus 3
[G] I am my mother's child, I'll [Am]love you 'til my [Em]breathing stops
I'll [Am]love you 'til you [Em]call the cops on [D]me
[G] But in our darkest hours, I [Am]stumbled on a [Em]secret power
I'll [Am]find a way to [Em]be without you, [D]babe
Outro
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