Be Careful What You Ask For chords by Everclear

Tuning: One step down


Chorus:

A
We burn out in the dark
D
We are invisible stars
F#m
We are a question mark
  D
Be careful what you ask for
A
We are broken glass
D

We never had a chance
F#m
We want what we don't have
  D
Be careful what you ask for
A
We will never die
D          F#m
Put your hope in the sky
F#m
To burn a perfect light
  D
Be careful what you ask for

Verse:

A         D
I'm sorry we are living in the car
   F#m               D
This isn't what you wanted when you gave me your heart
A        D
I'm sorry I got lazy in need
   F#m               D
This isn't what you wanted when you married me
A              D
Life looks better when you waste away the day
F#m             D
Life looks better when you make it all a game
A              D
Life looks better when you drink away the pain
F#m             E
Life looks better when you look away

Chorus:

A
We burn out in the dark
D
We are invisible stars
F#m
We are a question mark
  D
Be careful what you ask for
A
We are broken glass
D
We never had a chance
F#m
We want what we don't have
  D
Be careful what you ask for
A
We will never die
D          F#m
Put your hope in the sky
F#m
To burn a perfect light
  D
Be careful what you ask for

Verse:

A        D
I know you get mad at me
      F#m           D
When your card gets denied at the market down the street
A        D
I know that you wanna leave
      F#m
Yeah, this isn't what you wanted when you married me
A              D
Life looks better when you waste away the day
F#m             D
Life looks better when you make it all a game
A              D
Life looks better when you drink away the pain
F#m             E
Life looks better when you look away

Chorus:

A
We burn out in the dark
D
We are invisible stars
F#m
We are a question mark
  D
Be careful what you ask for
A
We are broken glass
D
We never had a chance
F#m
We want what we don't have
  D
Be careful what you ask for

Bridge:

Bm      D
You wanna believe
           A
The world can be perfect
      A/G#      Bm
That anyone can be redeemed
           D
That good is always better than bad
             A
That's where it all goes bad
F#m              A          F#m
Just when you think that everything is gonna be alright
             A
That's where it all goes bad
F#m              A          F#m
Just when you think that everything is gonna be alright
             A
That's where it all goes bad

Chorus:

A
We burn out in the dark
D
We are invisible stars
F#m
We are a question mark
  D
Be careful what you ask for
A
No this isn't right
  D
Be careful what you ask for
   F#m
This isn't what I asked for
  D
Be careful what you ask for
   A
This isn't what I wanted to see
  D
Be careful what you ask for
   F#m
This isn't what I asked for
  D            A
Be careful what you ask for

Outro:

A
Life looks better
F#m            A
When you look the other way
   F#m
Baby, look away
A       F#m
Do yourself a favor
        A