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[Verse]
A                  Amaj7 
Ever since I was a kid at school 
A7                      D 
  I messed around with all the rules 
Dm               A                E                    A 
  Apologised then realised I'm not different after all 
A                            Amaj7        A7            D 
  Me and the boys thought we had it sussed, Valentinos, all of us 
Dm                       A             E                       A 
  My dad said we looked ridiculous but boy, we broke some hearts
[Verse]
A                     Amaj7       A7                  D 
  In and out of jobs, runnin' free, waging war with society 
Dm                        A         E                    A 
  Dumb, blank faces stare back at me but nothing ever changed 
A                    Amaj7            A7                       D 
Promises made in the heat of the night, creepin' home before it got too light 
Dm                 A                  E                     A 
  I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine
[Chorus]
A          D  E         A 
I was only jo-king  my dear (my dear) 
            D      E       F#m 
Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear) 
           D      E  A 
What kind of fo-ol was I (was I) 
       Bm                          Riff 
I could never win (never win)
[Verse]
A               Amaj7     A7                     D 
  Never found a compromise, collected lovers like butterflies 
Dm                    A                   E                   A 
  Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wearin' thin 
A                     Amaj7     A7              D 
Susie, baby, you were good to me, givin' love unselfishly 
Dm                       A 
  But you took it all too seriously 
  E                   A 
I guess it had to end
[Chorus]
A          D  E         A 
I was only jo-king  my dear (my dear) 
            D      E       F#m 
Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear) 
           D      E  A 
What kind of fo-ol was I (was I) 
       Bm                           Riff 
I could never win (never win)
[Instrumental]
A Amaj7 A7 D Dm A E A      x2
 
A D E F#m Bm F#m E
A D E F#m Bm F#m E A
 
D E A
D E F#m
D E A Bm
[Verse]
A                   Amaj7      A7                           D 
  Now you ask me if I'm sincere, that's the question that I always fear 
Dm               A                    E                            A 
  Verse seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear 
A                   Amaj7       A7                         D 
  I try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point 
Dm                                 A              E               A 
  If that's the case it's pointless goin' on, I'd rather be alone
[Verse]
       A              Amaj7          A7                   D 
'Cause what I'm doin' must be wrong, pourin' my heart out in a song 
Dm                 A                E                     A 
  Owning up for prosperity, for the whole damn world to see 
A                  Amaj7       A7                       D 
Quietly now while I turn a page, Act One is over without costume change 
Dm                            A 
  The principal would like to leave the stage 
     E                 A 
The crowd don't understand