Cm
Broken glass and cigarettes,
Bb
Writing on the wall,
F
It was a bargain for the summer,
C
And I thought I had it all.
Cm
I was the one who gave you everything,
Bb
The one who took the fall,
F
You were the one who would do anything,
C
The one who can't recall.
Cm
Where she was while she was sleeping,
Bb
In another woman's bed,
F
Or the doctor's or the lawyer's,
C
Or a stranger that she met.
Cm
If there's nothing I can gain from this,
Bb
Or anything at all,
F
It'd be the knowledge that you gave me,
When I thought I'd heard it all.
F5 Gb5
It was a long time for you,
F5 Gb5
It was a long time for me,
F5 Gb5
It'd be a long time for anyone, but
F5 Gb5
Looks like it's meant to be.
Cm
Social class and registers,
Bb
Cocaine in the hall,
F
All the way from California,
C
On the way to your next call
Cm
To those non-negotiations,
Bb
To stimulate a cause
F
For the betterment of evils and
C
Your ways around the laws
Cm
That keep you up and sitting pretty,
Bb
On a pedestal or bed
F
And now you're sleeping like an angel,
C
Near the man who reaped it in
Cm
If there's something I can make of this,
Bb
Or anything at all,
F
It'd be the devil hates a loser and
You thought you had it all.
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F5 Gb5
It was the wrong time for you,
F5 Gb5
It was the wrong time for me,
F5 Gb5
It was the wrong time for everyone,
F5 Gb5 Eb
But looks like I got to see for myself.
Bb
If I could go back in time
F
To the place In my soul,
There all alone
Ab G
Lonely tear drops ooh
Cm
Are calling you.
Bb Ab
But I don't wanna know it now,
G F
'Cause knowing you it won't it change a damn thing.
C
But there was a time.
(Solo)
Cm
Yeah, there was a time,
Bb
Didn't wanna know it all,
F
Didn't wanna know it all and
I don't wanna know it now,
Cm
Yeah, there was a time,
Bb
Didn't wanna know it all,
F
Didn't wanna know it all and
I don't wanna know it now,
(Solo)
Cm Bb F
Oh, I would do anything for you,
There was a time,
Cm Bb F
I would do anything for you,
Cm Bb F
Oh, I would do anything for you,
There was a time.
(Solo)
F
There was a time,
Cm Bb F
I would do anything for you,
Cm
Yeah, there was a time,
Bb
Didn't wanna know it all,
F
Didn't wanna know it all,
Cm
I don't wanna know it now,
Bb
Didn't wanna know it all,
F Cm
I don't wanna know it now
