Key: Bm Intro: Am Verse 1: F I was reading Blood Meridian G Am On the hood of my car F C Am Fantasizing wild ponies and electric guitars G F Am I was contemplating storm clouds on the edge of the sky G F Am It's best you don't ask questions if you can't handle why
Chorus: G F Why don't you love me honey C Am Why can't it be love G C What's it got to be anything F Am Why ain't I enough G F Why don't you love me honey C Am G F What can I prove C Dm G Am I'd just as soon you hate me than to try and make do F C Dm G Am Yeah, I'd just as soon you hate me than to try and make do Interlude: F G Am F C Am Verse 2: F G Am I threw a coin at my reflection on the edge of a lake F G Am Then I rode off in the sunset on the back of a snake G F Am Some say the devil is a woman, some say the devil is a man G F Am I think the devil is a painting you just don't understand Chorus: G F Why don't you love me honey C Am Why can't it be love C G C What's it got to be anything F Am Why ain't I enough C F Why don't you love me honey C Am G F What can I prove C Dm G Am I'd just as soon you hate me than to try and make do F C Dm G Am I'd just as soon you hate me than to try and make do Guitar Solo: F G Am F C Am Chorus: G F Why don't you love me honey C Am Why can't it be love C G C What's it got to be anything F Am Why ain't I enough C F Why don't you love me honey C Am G F What can I prove C Dm G Am I'd just as soon you hate me than to try and make do F C Dm G Am I'd just as soon you hate me than to try and make do Outro: F Heave yourself a sigh, babe G Am You can be relieved G You ain't gotta lie no more F Am And I ain't gotta make believe