Tone: [Bm]
Chorus:
[Bm]We got the love
But they [A]put out the fire
[Bm]'Cos they expect us to [A]walk on the wire
[Bm]We got the love
But they [A]put out the fire
[Bm]'Cos they expect us to [A]walk on the wire
Verse 1:
A [Bm]kid lifts up a spray [A]can
And never [Bm]thought it would be famous [A]What he did
turned the [Bm]mess into a dream[A]dreamland
With a [Bm]quirky act of [A]romance
A [Bm]version of Romeo and [A]Juliet
This time with [Bm]Adidas sneakers and [A]cigarettes
A couple of [Bm]kids trying to cut down the [A]safety net
They [Bm]twisted the story, so [A]they could bring glory to it
Pre-chorus:
[G]I love ya, [D]will you marry [A]me?
Oh what a shame, we gotta pay for [G]reality
Ain't [D]it sad, sad, [A]sad [Gbm]
Chorus:
[Bm]We got the love
But they [A]put out the fire
[Bm]'Cos they expect us to [A]walk on the wire
[Bm]We got the love
But they [A]put out the fire
[Bm]'Cos they expect us to [A]walk on the wire
Verse 2:
[Bm]They didn't write her name on the article
[A]That to me just seems pretty farcical
[Bm]Now coppers take coppers [A]out
of his hands from a ban from alcohol
[Bm]Fundamental narcissistic
[A]Tried to make out he didn't exist
[Bm]When they wrote on the what
[A]When they wrote on the [Bm]t-shirts, cool merch and [A]postcards
And [Bm]lighting it up like a [A]piece of art
They [Bm]kicked him to the side and left [A]him to starve
The [Bm]memory that's rebreaking his br[A]broken heart
Pre-chorus:
[G]I love ya, [D]will you marry [A]me?
Oh what a shame, we gotta pay for [G]reality
Ain't [D]it sad, sad, [A]sad [Gbm]
[G]I love ya, [D]will you marry [A]me?
Oh what a shame, we gotta pay for [G]reality
Ain't [D]it sad, sad, [A]sad [Gbm]
Bridge:
[Bm]Everyday, everyday, every single [Gbm]day [Bm]
[Bm]Everyday, everyday, every single [Gbm]day [Bm]
Pre-chorus:
[G]I love ya, [D]will you marry [A]me?
Oh what a shame, we gotta pay for [G]reality
Ain't [D]it sad, sad, [A]sad [Gbm]
[G]I love ya, [D]will you marry [A]me?
Oh what a shame, we gotta pay for [G]reality
Ain't [D]it sad, sad, [A]sad [Gbm]
Chorus:
[Bm]We got the love
But they [A]put out the fire
[Bm]'Cos they expect us to [A]walk on the wire
[Bm]We got the love
But they [A]put out the fire
[Bm]'Cos they expect us to [A]walk on the wire
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