Key: G
Introduction:
G C G
G D G
verse 1
G C G
You can lie to yourself, you can lie to the world
G D G
You can lie to the one you call your girl
G C G
You can humble yourself to the hearts that you stole
G D G
Wondering who's gonna love you when you grow old
Em C
With a fistful of courage and a heart full of rage
G D
I realized I'd locked myself in a cage
Em C
I'll be the one standing there with my watery eyes
G D G
I'll be the fool in the mirror asking you why...asking why
verse 2
G C G
When I got to the end of my dirty rainbow
G D G
and I found that there was no pot of gold
G C G
Well, I learned that I was empty and not quite as strong
G D G
for I had robbed my heart and cheated my soul
Em C
Look for the one with the watery eyes
G D
I'll be the fool in the mirror asking you why
Em C
Cursing lovers in a warm tender embrace
G D
Scoffing at the world and the whole human race
Em C
You can run, you can hide
G D
You can feed your foolish pride
Em C
You can use and abuse
G D G
In the end you'll always lose...at the game
G C G
G D G
Em C
You can run, you can hide
G D
You can feed your foolish pride
Em C
with the hearts that you stole
G D
and an empty pot of gold
Em C
and the lover's warm embrace
G D
and the whole damned human race
Em C
You can use and abuse
G D G
in the end you'll always lose...at the game
Outro
G C G
For I cheated myself at solitaire