[Verse 1]

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B-------------|
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------4-----|
E--4-7--------|

C#m
My Papa told me to stay out of trouble

E--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D--------|
A----4---|
E--4-----|
                                                G#m
"When you've found your man, make sure he's for real!"

(here's the first guitar riff)

C#m
I've learned that nothing really lasts forever

(here's the second guitar riff)

                                         G#m
I sleep with the scars I wear that won't heal
           F#  F#+  F#*  F#  B
they won't heal.

[Chorus]

Cos every time I seem to fall in love
             B*       B
Crash! Boom! Bang!

I find the heart but then I hit the wall
             B*
Crash! Boom! Bang!
           C#               A
That's the call, that's the game
        E              B
and the pain stays the same

[Verse 2]

I'm walking down this empty road to nowhere
I pass by the houses and blocks I once knew.
My Mama told me not to mess with sorrow
But I always did, and Lord, I still do
I'm still breaking the rules
I kick it up
I kick it down.

[Chorus]

Cos every time ...
          C#          A
That's my real middle-name
       E               B
It has always been the same
           C#               A
That's the call, that's the game
        E              B
and the pain stays the same.


[Bridge]

Em               C
I still feel the heat     /Slowly fallin' from the sky/
        G            D
and the taste of the kissing
Em           C
Shattered by rain       /Comin' tumblin' from behind/
        G         D
And the wild holy war

C#m  G#m  ... (something like that)

F#  F#+  F#*  F#

I kick it up I kick it down

[Chorus]

And every time I seem to fall in love
Crash! Boom! Bang!
I find the roses dying on the floor
Crash! Boom! Bang!
That's the call, that's the game
and the pain stays the same
That's my real middle-name
It has always been the same...


I play the chords like this:

    C# G# F# F#+ F#* B B* A E

E   4  4  6  7   4   7 7  5 4
B   5  4  7  7   7   7 7  5 5
G   6  4  6  6   6   4 4  7 4
D   6  6  4  4   4   4 6  8 6
A   4  6  x  x   x   6 7  8 7
E   4  4  x  x   x   7 x  5 7

In the [Bridge] I play the chords like this:

    Em  C  G  D

E   0   0  3  2
B   0   1  3  3
G   0   0  0  2
D   2   2  0  0
A   2   3  2  x
E   0   3  3  x