(Verse 1)
[F]It was so nice throwing big parties
Jump into the pool from the balcony
Everyone swimming in a champagne sea
[F]And there are no rules when you show up here
Bass beat rattling the chandelier
Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year
[Gm]So why'd you have to rain on my [C]parade?
I'm shaking my [Gm]head, I'm locking the [C]gates
(Chorus)
This is why we can't have [F]nice [Dm] things, [A#]dar[C]ling
[F]Because you break them, [Dm]I had to take them [A#]away
[C]This is why we can't have [F]nice [Dm]things, [A#] ho[C]ney (oh)
[F]Did you think I wouldn't hear [Dm]all the things you said about [A#]me?
[C]This is why we can't have nice things
(Verse 2)
[F]It was so nice being friends again
There I was giving you a second chance
But you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand
And therein lies the issue, friends don't try to trick you
Get you on the phone and mind-twist you
And so I took an axe to a mended fence
[Gm]But I'm not the only friend you've lost [C]lately (mmm-mmm)
If only you [Gm]weren't so [C]shady
(Chorus)
This is why we can't have [F]nice [Dm] things, [A#]dar[C]ling
[F]Because you break them, [Dm]I had to take them [A#]away
[C]This is why we can't have [F]nice [Dm]things, [A#] ho[C]ney (oh)
[F]Did you think I wouldn't hear [Dm]all the things you said about [A#]me?
[C]This is why we can't have -
(Bridge)
[F]Here's a toast to my [Dm]real friends
[A#]They don't care about the [C]he said, she said
[F]And here's to my [Dm]baby
[A#]He ain't reading what they [C]call me lately
[F]And here's to my [Dm]mama
[A#]Had to listen to [C]all this drama
[F]And here's to [Dm]you
'Cause [A#]forgiveness is a nice thing to [C]do
(Stop) Hahaha, I can't even say it with a straight face!
(Outro)
This is why we can't have [F]nice [Dm] things, [A#]dar[C]ling
[F]Because you break them, [Dm]I had to take them [A#]away
[C]This is why we can't have [F]nice [Dm]things, [A#] ho[C]ney (oh)
[F]Did you think I wouldn't hear [Dm]all the things you said about [A#]me?
[C]This is why we can't have [F]nice [Dm] things, [A#]dar[C]ling
(And here's to my real friends)
[F]Because you break them, [Dm]I had to take them [A#]
(And here's to my baby)
[F]nice [Dm]things, [A#] ho[C]ney (oh)
(He didn't care about that he-said, she-said)
[F]Did you think I wouldn't hear [Dm]all the things you said about [A#]me?
[C]This is why we can't have nice things
