[Intro]
G  F#  Bm  A x4
[Verse]
Bm                   A 
When I was young and stupid my love 
G            D 
Left to be a rock and roll star 
Bm         A 
He told me please don't worry 
G                      D 
Wise little smile that spoke so safely  
Bm          A 
He booked a one way ticket 
G               D 
Out west that's where they make it 
Bm             A 
Six kids stuck in a bedsit 
G           D 
To sunswept poolside riches
[Instrumental]
Bm  A  G  D
[Verse]
Bm                A 
He met a girl who wore Versace 
G                      D 
Pink feather coats and jumbo jewelry 
Bm          A 
Gonna be a hoop phenomenon 
G               D 
He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwan  
Bm         A 
He's got a gold Camaro 
G         D 
He said over the payphone 
Bm       A 
I try to keep my cool but 
G             D 
My life turns in slow motion
[Chorus]
G            F# 
Bye bye baby blue 
                 Bm             A 
I wish you could see the wicked truth 
               G                 F# 
Caught up in a rush it's killing you 
                 Bm            A 
Screaming at the sun you blow into 
               G                 F# 
Curled up in a grip when we were us 
             Bm                  A 
Fingers in a fist like you might run 
               G             F# 
I settle for a ghost I never knew 
          Bm             A 
Super paradise I held on to 
                   G 
But I settle for a ghost
[Verse]
Bm                A 
When I was from n.o.l.a no one 
G            D 
Left to be a rock and roll star 
Bm            A 
He'd stay and treat his lady 
G                  D 
Give everything to his new baby  
Bm         A 
I miss him don't you blame me 
G             D 
That boy went stone cold crazy 
Bm           A 
Caught up in camera lust he's 
G            D 
Chasing that pappy pipe dreams
[Instrumental]
Bm  A  G  D x2
[Bridge]
F# 
I know you don't but I 
G                            F# 
I know you don't but I still try 
  
My thunder shook him down 
G                             Bm 
My thunder came and shook him down 
  
That girl is gone but I 
F#                            G 
That girl is gone but I still try 
  
I think it's over now 
F#                       Bm 
The bullet hit but maybe not 
  
I feel so fucking numb 
F#                         G 
It hits my head and I feel numb 
  
My body's looking wrong 
F# 
My body's looking wrong 
  
My body's looking wrong
[Chorus]
G            F# 
Bye bye baby blue 
                 Bm             A 
I wish you could see the wicked truth 
               G                 F# 
Caught up in a rush it's killing you 
                 Bm            A 
Screaming at the sun you blow into 
               G                 F# 
Curled up in a grip when we were us 
             Bm                  A 
Fingers in a fist like you might run 
               G             F# 
I settle for a ghost I never knew 
          Bm             A 
Super paradise I held on to 
                   G 
But I settle for a ghost
[Outro]
G   F#   Bm  A
G   F#   Bm  A
G   F#   Bm  A
G   F#   Bm  A