Verse Pre-chorus chorus
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D xx023x D xx023x G 32003x
C x3201x C x3201x Am x0221x
Cmaj7 x3200x G 32003x Em 02200x
D xx0232
[Verse 1]
break the news, you're walking out
To be a good man for someone else
Sorry I was never good like you
Stood on my chest and kept me down
hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd
did my best to exist just for you
[Pre-chorus 1]
bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark
bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark
Now she's gonna play and sing and lock you in her heart
bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark
[chorus 1]
I am my mother's child, I'll love you 'til my breathing stops
I'll love you 'til you call the cops on me
but in our darkest hours, I stumbled on a secret power
I'll find a way to be without you, babe
[Verse 2]
I still feel you, now and then
Slow like pseudoephedrine
When you see me, will you say I've changed?
I ride the subway, read the signs
I let the seasons change my mind
I love it here since I've stopped needing you
[Pre-chorus 2]
bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark
bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark
Now she's gonna play and sing and lock you in her heart
bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark
[chorus 2]
I am my mother's child, I'll love you 'til my breathing stops
I'll love you 'til you call the cops on me
but in our darkest hours, I stumbled on a secret power
I'll find a way to be without you, babe
[Chorus 3]
I am my mother's child, I'll love you 'til my breathing stops
I'll love you 'til you call the cops on me
but in our darkest hours, I stumbled on a secret power
I'll find a way to be without you, babe
[Outro]