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Introduction:
F G
I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
C Am
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man
F G
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
C Am
'Cause if I was a man, then I'd be the man
F G
I'd be the man
C
I'd be the man (yeah)
Am
'Cause I'd be the man
F
I'd be the man
D
We were both young when I first saw you
G
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
Bm G
I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air
D
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
G
See you make your way through the crowd
Bm
And say, "Hello"
A
Little did I know
G A
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
Bm D
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
G
And I was crying on the staircase
A Bm G A
Begging you please don't go, and I said
D
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
A
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
Bm
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
G A D
It's a love story baby just say "yes"
F#
Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago
C#
I was in your sights, you got me alone
D#m B
You found me, you found me, you found me-e-e-e-e
F#
I guess you didn't care, and I guess liked that
C#
And when I fell hard, you took a step back
D#m B F#
Without me, without me, without meeeee
C# D#m
And he's long gone, when he's next to me and I
B
Realize the blame is on me
D#m B C#
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
F# C# D#m
So shame on me now-ow
B C#
Flew me to places I'd never been
F# C#
'Till you put me down, oh
D#m B C#
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
F# C# D#m
So shame on me now-ow
B C#
Flew me to places I'd never been
F# C# D#m
Now I'm lyin' on the cold hard ground!
D#m B C# F# C# D#m
Ahh oh oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
D#m B C# F# C#
Ahh oh oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
B D#m
And the saddest fear, comes creepin' in
B
That you never loved me or her,
C#
Or anyone, or anything, yeah yeah
D#m B C#
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
F# C# D#m
So shame on me now-ow
B C#
Flew me to places I'd never been (never been)
F# C#
'Till you put me down, oh
D#m B C#
I knew you were trouble when you walked in (you were right there)
F# C# D#m
So shame on me now-ow
B C#
Flew me to places I'd never been
F# C#
trouble, trouble, trouble
F
Nice to meet you where you been
Dm
I can show you incredible things.
Magic, madness, heaven sin
Bb
Oh my God, look at that face, you look like my next mistake
C7(4) C
Love&rsquo s a game, want to plaaaaay?
F
New money, suit and tie
Dm
I can read you like a magazine. Ain't it funny rumors fly
And I know you heard about
Bb
Me so hey, let's be friends, I'm dying to see how this one ends
C
Grab your passport and my hand
Bb C
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend
F Dm
So it's gonna be forever or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over mmm
Gm
If the high was worth the pain, got a long list of ex-lovers
Bb
They'll tell you I'm insane
F
Cause you know I love the players and you love the game
F
Cause we're young and we're reckless
Dm
We'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless, mmm
Gm
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers
Bb
They'll tell you I'm insane
Bb F
But I got a blank space baby and I'll write your name
F
Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't, say I didn't warn you (x2)
Am
I stay out too late
C
Got nothing in my brain
G
That's what people say, mmm, that's what people say, mmm
Am
I go on too many dates
C
But I can't make 'em stay
G
At least that's what people say, mmm, that's what people say, mmm
Am
But I keep cruisin'
C
Can't stop won't stop moving
G
It's like I got this music in my mind
G
Saying it's gonna be alright
Am
Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
C
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby
G
I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it off, I shake it off
Am
Heart breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
C
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby
G
I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it off, I shake it off
N.C.
Am C
My ex man brought his new girlfriend
G
She's like "Oh my God" but
G
I'm just gonna shake it
Am C
To the fella over there with the hella good hair
G
Won't you come on over baby we could shake shake shake...Ye--ah ohhh!
Am
Cause the players gonna play play play play play
C
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate hate baby
G
I'm just gonna shake shake shake, shake it off, shake it off
Am
Heart breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
C
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby
G
I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,shake it off, shake it off
Am
Shake it off, I shake it off, I I
C
I shake it off, I shake it off, I I
G
I shake it off, I shake it off, I I
I shake it off, I shake it off
F# C# B
We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January
F# C# B
This is our place, we make the rules
F# C# B
And there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you, dear
F# C# B
Have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years?
F# C# B
Can I go where you go?
F# C# B
Can we always be this close forever and ever?
F# C# B
And ah, take me out, and take me home
F# C# D#m C# B
You're my, my, my, my lover
F# C#
Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand?
D#m E
With every guitar string scar on my hand
B D#m G#m C#
I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover
F# C#
My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue
D#m E
All's well that ends well to end up with you
B D#m G#m C#
Swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover
F# E B
And you'll save all your dirtiest jokes for me
G#m C#
And at every table, I'll save you a seat, lover
F# C# B
Can I go where you go?
F# C# B
Can we always be this close forever and ever?
F# C# B
And ah, take me out, and take me home (Forever and ever)
F# C# D#m C# B
You're my, my, my, my
F# C# D#m C# B
Oh, you're my, my, my, my
F# C# D#m C# B
Darling, you're my, my, my, my lover