Key: C
C
Am
Dm
G7
C
Am
Dm
G7
GUESS THAT IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN; WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
C
Am
Dm
C
C/B
Am
BUT NOW I'VE COME TO MY DECISION, AND IT'S A ONE OF THE PAINFUL KIND
Am/G
F
G
Am
Am/G
'CAUSE NOW IT SEEMS THAT YOU WANTED A MARTYR,
F
C/E
Dm
G7
JUST A REGULAR GUY WOULDN'T DO
C
C/B
Am
Dm
G7
C
C7
BUT BABY, I CAN'T HANG UPON NO LOVER'S CROSS FOR YOU.
C
Am
Dm
G7
C
Am
Dm
G7
YES I REALLY GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU, 'CAUSE GIRL, YOU REALLY TRIED
C
Am
Dm
G7
BUT FOR EVERY TIME THAT WE SPENT LAUGHIN'
C
C/B
Am
Am/G
THERE WERE TWO TIMES THAT I CRIED.
F
G
AND YOU WERE TRYING TO MAKE ME YOUR MARTYR
F
C
Dm
G7
AND THAT'S THE ONE THING I JUST COULDN'T DO
C
C/B
Am
Dm
G7
C
C7
'CAUSE BABY, I CAN'T HANG UPON NO LOVER'S CROSS FOR YOU.
F
G
Am
Em
'CAUSE TABLES ARE MEANT FOR TURNIN',
F
C
Dm
G7
AND PEOPLE ARE BOUND TO CHANGE
F
G
Am
Em
AND BRIDGES ARE MEANT FOR BURNIN',
F
C
Dm7
G7
Dm7
G7
WHEN THE PEOPLE AND MEMORIES THEY JUST AREN'T THE SAME
C
Am
Dm
G7
C
Am
Dm
G7
SO I'LL HOPE THAT YOU CAN FIND ANOTHER WHO CAN TAKE WHAT I COULD NOT
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Am
Dm
G7
C
C/B
Am
Am/G
HE'LL HAVE TO BE A SUPER GUY OR MAYBE A SUPER GOD
F
G
Am
Am/G
'CAUSE I NEVER WAS MUCH OF A MARTYR BEFORE
F
C/E
Dm
G7
AND I AIN'T 'BOUT TO START NOTHIN' NEW
C
C/B
Am
Dm
G7
C
AND BABY, I CAN'T HANG UPON NO LOVER'S CROSS FOR YOU.