Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Call it a necessary evil
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Breaking your heart's the only way we might survive
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
We are just ordinary people
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Don't always get the happy ending we would like
Pre-Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD
We can't keep on playing this song
E minorEm D MajorD
We can't move on, so we make up
C majorC D MajorD
And carry on like nothing's wrong
E minorEm D MajorD
How long before we face up?
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC
You and I are like oil and water
E minorEm
Clash at every corner
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD C majorC
You and I are like oil and water
E minorEm
Plain and pure disaster
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
Verse 2:
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
I can't deny I've got an ego
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
And you pushed the buttons no one else could ever find
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
It ain't like we're lacking in emotion
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
We've been the opposite of happy for some time
Pre-Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD
We can't keep on playing this song
E minorEm D MajorD
We can't move on, so we make up
C majorC D MajorD
And carry on like nothing's wrong
E minorEm D MajorD
How long before we face up?
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC
You and I are like oil and water
E minorEm
Clash at every corner
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD C majorC
You and I are like oil and water
E minorEm
Plain and pure disaster
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
Verse 3:
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Call it the lesser of two evils
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Those silver linings getting harder now to find
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Why are we fighting for the wheel?
C majorC C majorC D MajorD
Why can't you walk away? Why can't you walk away?
Bridge:
C majorC
Oil and water
E minorEm
Clash at every corner
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD C majorC
You and I are like oil and water
E minorEm
Plain and pure disaster
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't you walk away?
Chorus:
C majorC
Oil and water
E minorEm
Clash at every corner
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD C majorC
You and I are like oil and water
E minorEm
Plain and pure disaster
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
D MajorD
Why can't we walk away?
Outro:
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Call it a necessary evil
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Breaking your heart's the only way we might survive
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
We are just ordinary people
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Don't always get the happy ending we would like