Intro
G F# Bm A
G F# Bm A
G F# Bm A
G F# Bm A
verse 1
Bm A
When I was young and stupid
G Bm
My love left to be a rock and roll star
Bm D
He told me, "Please, don't worry"
G Bm
Wise little smile that spoke so safely
Bm D A
He booked a one-way ticket
G Bm A
Out west, that's where they make it
Bm D
Six kids stuck in a bedsit
G A
To sunswept poolside riches
Bm A G F#
verse 2
Bm D
He met a girl who wore Versace
G A Bm A
Pink feather coats and jumbo jewelry
Bm A A
Gonna be a hoop phenomenon
G A G
He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwon
Bm A
He's got a gold Camaro
G A
He said over the payphone
Bm D
I try to keep my cool but
G A
My life turns in slow motion
G F#
Bye-bye, baby blue
Bm A
I wish you could see the wicked truth
G F#
Caught up in a rush, it's killing you
Bm A
Screaming at the sun you blow into
G F#
Curled up in a grip when we were us
Bm A
Fingers in a fist like you might run
G F#
I settle for a ghost I never knew
Bm A
Super-paradise I held on to
F#m
But I settle for a ghost
F# G F# Bm
verse 3
Bm D
When I was from NOLA
A G D A
No one left to be a rock and roll star
Bm D A
He'd stay and treat his lady
G D A
Give everything to his new baby
Bm D A
I miss him, don't you blame me?
G D A
That boy went stone cold crazy
Bm A
Caught up in camera lust
G A D
He's chasing that pappy pipe dream
D G D A
F# G D A
F# G Em
F# G Em
F# Bm
Bridge
F#
I know you don't but I
Bm G
I know you don't but I still try
Bm
My thunder shook him down
G Bm
My thunder came and shook him down
G
That girl is gone but I
F# G
That girl is gone but I still try
A
I think it's over now
F# G
The bullet hit but maybe not
G A
I feel so fucking numb
F# G
It hits my head and I feel numb
G A
My body's looking wrong
F#
My body's looking wrong
F# D
My body's looking wrong
G F#
Bye-bye, baby blue
Bm A
I wish you could see the wicked truth
G F#
Caught up in a rush, it's killing you
Bm D
Screaming at the sun you blow into
G F#
Curled up in a grip when we were us
Bm A
Fingers in a fist like you might run
G F#
I settle for a ghost I never knew
Bm D
Super-paradise I held on to
G
But I settle for a ghost
Outro: A F# Bm A G F# Bm G F# Bm G F# Bm G F# Bm A