verse 1CAm
Lily, I don't know how to start this letter
CAm
I'm writing you from the beach where I'm living
CAm
I got a disco outside of my window
Fmaj7 / FG
I love all these kids, but the good times are killing me
CAm
I got a picture of you on the dashboard
CAm
So I can feel like you're watching right over me
CAm
I hope someday you're gonna move to the city
Fmaj7 / FG
Cause the lights in this town, they don't brighten up anything
AmFCGAmFCG
And they say such foolish things, like 'Love, love, love, love is all you need'
AmFCGFmaj7G
But everything inside is saying 'Danger, baby, love's gonna leave'
CGFCGF
So I played your sympathy ( Voc.: Sym-path-y , have mercy on me (BV: Have Mer-cy)
AmFCGAmFCG
Cause I been hurt, I been stung, by the good name of love, 'til I threw my own heart in the sea...
C
Among other foolish things
verse 2CAm
And I don't mind the nights and the low light
CAm
We spin 'round like records in the apartment
CAm
You still remind me of Marianne Faithfull
Fmaj7 / FG
Lookin' like a picture taken outta the '60s
AmFCGAmFCG
And we say such foolish things, like 'Love love love, love is all we need'
AmFCGFmaj7G
But everything inside is saying, 'Danger, baby, love's gonna leave'
CGFCGF
So I played your sympathy (BV: Sym-path-y) , be patient with me (BV: Have Mer-cy)
AmFCGAmFCG
Cause I been hurt, I been stung, by the good name of love, 'til I threw my own heart in the sea...
C
Among other foolish things
OutroAmFCGAmFCG
And we believe such foolish things, like 'Love love love, love is all we need'
AmFCGFmaj7G
And living would be easy if we never ever had to bleeeeee-eeeed
AmFCG
And I've taken a dive on a smoky set of eyes
AmFCG
I been so deceived and I've been the one lyin'
AmFCGFmaj7G
And there was this one time when I painted a masterpiece
C
Among other foolish things