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