Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) N.C. then F Verse 1: F It was so nice throwing big parties F Jump into the pool from the balcony F Everyone swimming in a champagne sea F And there are no rules when you show up here F Bass beat rattling the chandelier F Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year
Pre-Chorus: Bm C So why'd you have to rain on my parade? Bm C I'm shaking my head and locking the gates Chorus: N.C. F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, darling F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them away C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, honey (Oh) F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? C F* This is why we can't have nice things Verse 2: F It was so nice being friends again F There I was, giving you a second chance F But you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand F And therein lies the issue F Friends don't try to trick you F Get you on the phone and mind-twist you F And so I took an axe to a mended fence
Pre-Chorus: Bm C But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately (Mm-mm) Bm C If only you weren't so shady Chorus: N.C. F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, darling (Yeah) F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them away C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice (Nice things) things (Baby), honey F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? C This is why we can't have Bridge: F Dm Here's a toast to my real friends Bb C They don't care about the he-said, she-said F Dm And here's to my baby Bb C He ain't reading what they call me lately F Dm And here's to my mama Bb C Had to listen to all this drama F* Dm* And here's to you Bb* C* 'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do N.C. Haha, I can't even say it with a straight face Chorus: N.C. F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, darling (Darling) F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them away C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice (Uh-uh) things (Oh no), honey (Baby, oh) F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, darling (And here's to my real friends) F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them (And here's to my baby) C Nice things, honey (He didn't care about that he-said, she-said) F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? C F* This is why we can't have nice things
