Intro: Am Em
Verso 1:
Am Em
She was sixteen and six feet tall
Dm C Am
In a crowd of teenagers coming out of the zoo
Em
She stumbled started to slip and fall
Dm C Am
Teeter-tottered on the top of patent leather shoes
Em
I happened to catch her and said
Dm C Am Em Am
"Maybe these ruby shoes are a little cumbersome for you"
Em Am Em
Maybe for you, now
Riff Break
Am
Verso 2:
Em
But not as shaky as I must have seemed
Dm C Am
Talking junk through her giggle, little teenage dream
Em
And on the phone I could not compete
Dm C Am
My dumb-luck fake competence was getting weak
Em
For a sec' I thought I sounded sweet
Dm C
But sure enough in a gruff, faint voice
Am Am Em
I heard myself speak
D A
I could stay a while
C G
But sooner or later I'll break your smile
D A
And I can tell a joke
C G
But one of these days I'm bound to choke
D A
And we could share a kiss
C G
But I feel like I can't go through with this
D A
And I bet we could build a home
C G
But I know the right thing for me to do
Am Em Am Em
Is to leave you alone
Am Em
Leave you alone, now
Break
Am Em (x8)
Am
Verso 3:
Am Em
I'm beginning to like you
D C
So you probably won't get what I'm going to do
Am Em
I'm walking away from you
D C
It probably don't make much sense to you
Am Em
But I'm trying to save you
D C Am Em Am
From all of the things that I'll probably say or do
Em Am Em Am
I'll probably do
D A
I could stay a while
C G
But sooner or later I'll break your smile
D A
And I can tell a joke
C G
But one of these days I'm bound to choke
D A
And we could share a kiss
C G
But I feel like I can't go through with this
D A
And I bet we could build a home
C G
But I know the right thing for me to do
Am Em Am Em
Is to leave you alone
Am Em
Leave you alone, now
Break
Am Em (x3)
Verso 4:verse 4
Am Em
You'll probably call me a fool
D C
And say I'm doing exactly what a coward would do
Am
And I'm beginning to like you
D C
It's a shame what a lame way to live
G Am
But what can I do?
Em D
I hope you appreciate what I do
Outro
Am Em Am
I'm a martyr for my love for you
Em Am Em Am
A martyr for my love for you, now
Em Am Em Am
A martyr for my love for you
Em Am
A martyr for my love for you