Tone: [Em]
Intro -x2-:
[Cmaj7] [Em]
Verse 1:
[Cmaj7]She's the [Em]angel o[Cmaj7]on top of th[Em]the tree
[Cmaj7]Sugar-heart [Em]here she comes, [Am]she's going to fall on me
[Cmaj7]Innocence [Em]was our fire,[Cmaj7]fire, we told the[Em]the truth
[Cmaj7]I miss the sw[Em]sweet boys in the [Am]summer of their youth
Chorus:
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you..[Em]you...
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you..[Em]you...
Verse 2:
[Cmaj7]They will make[Em] you so,[Cmaj7] so cynical[Em]
[Cmaj7]The fire burn[Em]burns the flesh, d[Am]destroys the best in me that's old
[Cmaj7]She's the grace [Em]of this world,[Cmaj7]world, she's too pu[Em]pure
[Cmaj7]For the like[Em]likes of this world, this[Am]this world is a whore
Chorus:
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you..[Em]you...
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you...
Bridge:
[Em]Ah, [Am]it's all mine
[Em]Hey, [Am]it's all mine and
[Em]Help, [Am]it's all mine, I
[C]Never knew what[Em]what I could be
[C]All the darling bud[Em]s of May, t[Fm]hey fall with no so[A5]und
[C]They carry you [E]down, [Fm]they carry you do[A]down
..[A5]oooooo[Fm]o....oo[Fm]ooooo[A5]..
Verse 3:
[Cmaj7]All the lilies blo[Em]omed and blossomed,[Cmaj7] wilted and they're[Em] shivering
[Cmaj7]I can't stop their[Em]their withering, [Am]oh this world is a war
Chorus:
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you..[Em]you...
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you..[Em]you...
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you, [Em]and make you tell the truth
[Am]Tear the petals of[C]off of you..[Em]you...
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