Verse 1: A E A Leaves grow on the trees each spring A E A And in winter fall to the ground again D E A D If I were a leaf, I'd grow on a tree D E A D If you were a leaf then you would dump me. Chorus 1: A E A D There's nothing wrong with me; you just broke my heart A E A Now hold me close so I don't fall apart
Verse 2: A E A There's a perfect metaphor for what you did to me: D E A D You are the changing seasons; I'm a guy in shorts heading for the sea D E A D You are a thunder cloud and I'm an outdoor wedding with a nonrefundable fee D E A D You are Godzilla, baby... and I'm Japanese Chorus 2: A E A D There's nothing wrong with me; you just broke my heart A E A Now hold me close so I don't fall apart Bridge: D E You took my heart to Goodwill and you left it outside A D You put my love in a farm upstate D E You took my heart to the park and you told it to hide A D With no plans to seek it; that's great E And now I'm ready D Ready to destroy you Chorus 3: A E A D There's nothing wrong with me; you just broke my heart A E A Now hold me close so I don't punch your face (This is the Dimetrodon version. Some aspects of the album arrangement are hard to convey with a guitar or ukulele... FWIW, I like to add a Dm after the bridge. For the final burst of suspenseful dissonance,
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