Tone [D]
Capo 3rd fret
Verse 1
[D]It was so nice throwing big parties
[D]Jump into the pool from the balcony
[D]Everyone swimmin' in a champagne [G]sea
[D]And there are no rules when you show up here
[D]Bass beat rattling the chandelier
[D]Feeling so Gatsby for that whole [G]year
Pre-chorus
[Em]So why'd you have to rain on my [A]parade?
I'm shaking my [Em]head, I'm locking the [A]gates
Chorus
This is why we can't have [D]nice [Bm]things, [G]dar- [A]ling
[D]Because you break them, [Bm]I have to take them [G]away
[A]This is why we can't have [D]nice [Bm]things, [G]ho- [A]ney, oh!
[D]Did you think I wouldn't hear [Bm]all the things you said about [G]me-e-e-e?
[A]This is why we can't have... [D]nice things
[Bm] [G] [D] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D] [A]
Verse 2
[Bm]She looks at life like it's a [G]party and she's on the list
[D]She looks at me like I'm a [A]trend and she's so over it
[Bm]I think her ever-present [G]frown is a little troubling, and
[D]she thinks I'm psycho 'cause I [A]like to rhyme her name with things
[Bm]But sophistication isn't [G]what you wear or who you know
[D]or pushing people down to [A]get you where you wanna go
[Bm]They didn't teach you that in [G]prep school, so it's up to me
[D]But no amount of vintage [A]dresses gives you dignity
Chorus
[A]This is why we can't have [D]nice [Bm]things, [G]dar- [A]ling
[D]Because you break them, [Bm]I have to take them [G]away
[A]This is why we can't have [D]nice [Bm]things, [G]ho- [A]ney, oh!
[D]Did you think I wouldn't hear [Bm]all the things you said about [G]me-e-e-e?
[A]This is why we can't have-
Bridge
I'm [A]just another thing for you to [Bm]roll your eyes at, honey
You [G]might have him, but [D]haven't you [A]heard?
I'm [Bm]just another thing for you to [G]roll your eyes at, honey, so
[D]here's to [A]you
'Cause [Em]forgiveness is a nice thing to [G]do
(Stop) Ha, ha, ha, I can't even say it with a straight face!
Chorus
This is why we can't have [D]nice things, [A]darling (darling)
[D]Because you break them, [A]I had to take them [Bm]away
[G]This is why we can't have [D]nice (uh-uh) things (oh no), [A]honey (baby, oh)
[Em]Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about [A]me?
[A]This is why we can't have [D]nice things, [A]darling (oh)
[D]And here's to my [A]real friends
(Oh) [D]because you break them, [A]I had to take them
[D]And here's to my [A]baby
Do you [Bm]still feel like [G]you know what you're doing?
'Cause [D]I don't think you [A]do, oh!
Do you [Bm]still feel like [G]you know what you're doing?
I [D]don't think you do, I don't [A]think you do
Let's hear the [Bm]applause
C'mon, show me [G]how much better you [D]are (so much better, yeah!)
[A]See, you deserve some [Bm]applause
'Cause you're [G]so much better
[D]She took him faster than [A]you could say "Sabotage"