This is meant to be played by yourself on acoustic and not to the song, but I guess it
would work that way too. Please comment if you have any corrections!
in standard (E) tuning.
B C# E
When I was just a boy, we'll call it 15 or so,
B C# E
I found myself annoyed by a syndrome of sorts in my bones
B C# E
That girl who's next to me, she found herself bored to tears
B C# E (N.C.)
G/B (N.C.)
She realized that if she wanted conversation, she's out of luck for three
F#/B
more years
B C# E
When I moved away from home, 100 miles or so,
B C# E
I knew a change had grown inside my awkwardly long limbs and bones
B C# E
That girl who's next to me, she's friendly and thoughtful and quite awfully pretty,
B C# Ab/B G/B
F#/B
But all she has to say is a meat head-themed monologue on why Brad ran away
E F#/B Ab/B F#/B
She said, "All I can hope for is for me to get better,
E F#/B Ab/B F#/B
because all I can take is no more.
E F#/B Ab/B F#/B
I'll win him back again, we'll be lovers, best friends.
E F#/B Ab/B F#/B
He won't need no other woman like he did way back when he was with me.
B C#/B E
He needed more than me
B C#/B E
I'm friendly and thoughtful and quite awfully pretty,
B C#/B E
But he needed more than me."
B C#/B E
When I felt that I should leave, we'll call it midnight or so,
B C#/B E
I found myself annoyed by a syndrome of sorts in her bones
B C#/B E
That girl who's next to me, she don't know her worth in this town,
B C#/B
because her face starts to shine when that meat head behind me
E
Is grinning as he's checking her out
E F#/B Ab/B F#/B
I said, "All I can hope for is for you to get better,
E F#/B Ab/B F#/B
Because all I can take is no more.
E F#/B Ab/B F#/B
I'll hide where I can, away from you and your friends,
E F#/B Ab/B F#/B
leaking tears over beers once again."