21 chords by Caroline Reilly

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C#

Verse 1:

Ab
Why did he use me
Ab
Why did he use her
   Fm                        Db
He tried to convince me that she's the abuser
    Bbm                  Db
But we all know the truth
     Bbm             Db
He's whiny and has a screw loose
    Ab
His dad is an asshole, they fought in the kitchen
    Fm                        Db
But he doesn't know that he's becoming just like him
    Bbm           Db
And oh, what a shame
   Bbm                               Db
I had to fake it every time so he'd stay

Chorus:

          Ab                  Fm
He has no money and his car is broken every week
Dbm                                     Db
He wants to hit on her while he's still fucking 'round with me
   Ab                             Fm
He compensates with music but that doesn't work on me
              Db                                               Db
Cause I can recognize a drummer who can't keep up with the beat
Ab         Fm
So embarrassing
          Db
He made a joke of me
Ab
Tried to bite my tongue but why should he have all the fun
   Fm                                            Ab  Fm Db
He never shuts his mouth, I can't believe he's 21

Verse 2:

   Ab
He says that I'm not hot but look in the mirror
   Fm                       Db
He looks like an addict who just lost his dealer
       Bbm               Db
He's a red flag in itself
               Bbm                    Db
He'll lose his job and blame everyone else
    Ab
His girl was so pretty but then he betrayed her
   Fm                          Db
He loves playing victim, now I look like a jester
       Bbm                 Db
From believing all the lies
          Bbm                                  Db
His mommy holds him while he cries through the night

Chorus:

          Ab                  Fm
He has no money and his car is broken every week
Dbm                                     Db
He wants to hit on her while he's still fucking 'round with me
   Ab                             Fm
He compensates with music but that doesn't work on me
              Db                                               Db
Cause I can recognize a drummer who can't keep up with the beat
Ab         Fm
So embarrassing
          Db
He made a joke of me
Ab
Tried to bite my tongue but why should he have all the fun
   Fm                                            Ab  Fm Db
He never shuts his mouth, I can't believe he's 21

Bridge:

                Ab                 Fm
He worked with her, he worked with him
        Db
Another named drop for the win
           Ab                Fm
I close my eyes, I'm getting bored
           Db
Is that the, is that the, is that the band that he got coffee for
           Ab                  Fm
He needs a girl to feel like a man
         Db
Oh how pathetic can he get
          Ab                     Fm
So take a punch to see what he's got
             Db
You can't ask, you can't ask
                                          Ab
A girl to make him something that he's not
Ab
Why did he use me? Why did he use her
  Fm                     Db
I can't believe I didn't realize it sooner

Chorus:

          Ab                  Fm
He has no money and his car is broken every week
Dbm                                     Db
He wants to hit on her while he's still fucking 'round with me
   Ab                             Fm
He compensates with music but that doesn't work on me
              Db                                               Db
Cause I can recognize a drummer who can't keep up with the beat
Ab         Fm
So embarrassing
          Db
He made a joke of me
Ab
Tried to bite my tongue but why should he have all the fun
   Fm                                            Ab
He never shuts his mouth, I can't believe he's 21

Outro:

                            Fm
It's really messing with my head
Db                   Ab
Don't make me say it again
                      Fm
I'd rather her instead
          Db
I can't believe he's 21