Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: Am Difficulty: Novice Intro: Am7 Am Verse 1: Am G F You asked me to be yours, well, you're tempting fate G Am How I left a promise but it's one I can't make G F Lord knows it'd kill me if you walked away F But darling, my lies, they hide you from the pain
Chorus 1: F Am G Stay, let me explain why I act so mean Am F Don't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems Am G I'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave Am Am7 Am My heart will break like I'm seventeen Verse 2: Am G F You're not the first one to leave me and you won't be the last G Am It just doesn't heave me like it did in the past G F I will never be seen to act like you act F To take someone easy and leave it at that Chorus 2: F Am G Stay, let me explain why I act so mean Am F Don't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems Am G I'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave Am F My heart will break like I'm seventeen Am F Break like I'm seventeen Bridge: A F G I say less than I should, I say more than I mean A I would try if I could, but I'm all I can be F G If I had more I would change the cover, you see A G F I have walls that have stood before you ever loved me A G F Before you ever loved me Chorus 3: F Am G Stay, let me explain why I act so mean Am F Don't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems Am G I'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave Am F My heart will break F Am G Stay, let me explain why I act so mean Am F Don't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems Am G I'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave Am F My heart will break like I'm seventeen Am F I'll break like I'm seventeen Am F Am F It will break like I'm seventeen
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