Dm
Broken glass and cigarettes,
C
Writing on the wall,
G
It was a bargain for the summer,
F
And I thought I had it all.
Dm
I was the one who gave you everything,
C
The one who took the fall,
G
You were the one who would do anything,
F
The one who can't recall.
Dm
Where she was while she was sleeping,
C
In another woman's bed,
G
Or the doctors or the lawyers,
F
Or a stranger that she met.
Dm
If there's nothing I can gain from this,
C
Or anything at all,
G
It'd be the knowledge that ya gave me,
F
When I thought I'd heard it all.
Am
It was a long time for you,
Dm
It was a long time for me,
G
It'd be a long time for anyone,
F
But looks like it's meant to be.
Dm
Social class and registers,
C
Cocaine in the hall,
G
All the way from California,
F
On the way to your next call
Dm
To those non-negotiations,
C
To simulate a call
G
All the bad of learning evils and
F
Your ways around the laws
Dm
That keep you locked up sitting pretty,
C
On a pedestal up there
G
And now you're sleeping like an angel,
F
To any man who'd fit in
Dm
If there's something I can make of this,
C
Or anything at all,
G
It'd be the devil hates a loser and
F
You thought you had it all.
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Am
It was a long time for you,
Dm
It was a long time for me,
G
It'd be a long time for anyone,
F
But looks like it's meant to be.
Dm C
If I could go back in time to the place
A
In my soul, there all alone,
Dm
Lonely tear drops,
C Am
Ooh, are calling you.
C D
But I don't wanna know it now,
Am C Dm
'Cause knowing you it won't it change a damn thing.
G F
But there was a time.
(Solo)
C Dm
Yeah, there was a time,
C
Didn't wanna know it all,
C
Didn't wanna know it all and
G F
I don't wanna know it now,
C Dm
Yeah, there was a time,
C
Didn't wanna know it all,
C
Didn't wanna know it all and
G F
I don't wanna know it now,
(Solo)
Dm C
Oh, I would do anything for you,
Dm
There was a time,
Dm C
I would do anything for you,
Dm C
Oh, I would do anything for you,
Dm
There was a time.
(Solo)
Dm
There was a time,
Dm C
I would do anything for you,
C Dm
Yeah, there was a time,
C
Didn't wanna know it all,
C
Didn't wanna know it all,
G F
I don't wanna know it now,
C
Didn't wanna know it all,
C Dm
I don't wanna know it now
