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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
Em
Should I have faith in you?
D
Should I put my trust in you?
C
And should you let me down?
Em
Should I flirt around?
Em
Why should I think this way?
D
Thinking that you're going away
C
There ain't no way we'll stay
Em
Together anymore
Chorus:
Em D
Am I to go on now, living this way?
Em D
Acting like a child, so young and gay?
Am Em
You don't know what it means to be loved
Am Em
You don't know how it feels to be loved
D Em
Oh no
Verse 2:
Em
I've got to tell you this
D
You're love, I've tried to resist
C Em
For I just can't go on like this, pretending each day
Em
You make me feel so mad
D
You make me feel so sad
C Em
Whenever I have to share your love
Chorus:
Em D
So how could I ever go on, living this way?
Em D
Acting like a child, so young and gay?
Am Em
You don't know what it means to be loved
Am Em
You don't know how it feels to be loved
D Em
Oh no, Oh no
Verse 3:
Em D
I won't come down on you with lightning, brimstone, or fire
C Em
For in my heart that isn't what I require
Em D
My desire is for you to be true and strong
Em D
And then someday you will get to know where you went wrong
Chorus:
Em D
For how could I ever go on living this way?
Em D
Acting like a child, so young and gay?
Am Em
You don't know how it feels to be loved
Am Em
You don't know what it means to be loved
D Em
Oh no, Oh no
Outro:
Am Em
You don't know what it means to be loved
Am Em
You don't know how it feels to be loved
D Em
Oh no, Oh no
No, no
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025