Verso 1:
G Em You hung up the phone D C And I asked you what was wrong Em D Your dad has come to town C He'd like to meet G C I said, 'You don't have to see him' Em C But for whatever reason you can't tell him noVerso 2:
G Em So we meet him at a bar D C You were holding my hand hard G He ordered rum and coke D C I can't drink either anymore G D He hadn't seen you since the fifth grade Em C Now you're nineteen and you're five-eight Em He said 'Honey, you sure look great D C Do you get the checks I send on your birthday?'Am I would kill him D If you let me Am I would kill him D Quick and easy Am G Your nails are digging D Into my knee Em I don't know D C How you keep smilingVerso 3:
G I lovе your eyes Em And he has thеm G Or you have his D C 'Cause he was first G C Em I imagine my thumbs on the irises D C Pressing in until they burstVerso 4:
G I clear my throat Em D And say we ought to get home C G He offers us a ride Em D C I reply 'No, that's alright' Em And when we leave C You feel him watching G D C So we walk a mile in the wrong directionAm I would kill him D If you let me Am I would kill him D Quick and easy Am G Your nails are digging D Into my knee Em I don't know D C How you keep smiling Em I don't know D C How you keep smiling Em I don't know D C How you keep smilingFinal: D C I wanna take your face between my hands and say G Em D C 'You two are connected by a pure coincidence G Em D C Bound to him by blood, but baby, it's all relative G Em D C You've been in his fist ever since you were a kid G Em D C But you don't owe him shit even if he said you did G Em D C You don't owe him shit even if he said you did'