Key: C
Introduction:
C#m A G# A
In a car on the driveway the conversation's colors paint themselves on canvas
C#m A G#
White lies and motivation, we're standing oh so honestly
A C#m
I'm surprised it didn't hurt your eyes
A G# A C#m
I think that "I" is the only word in your vocabulary tonight
A G#
Those same brown eyes stare straight ahead
A
And I shut my hand in your door
F#m
And I looked around for a lifeline
E B/D# A
Well I would rather have a broken arm
E/G#
Than have my arms around you
E B/D# A
Well I would rather have a broken arm
E/G#
Than have my arms around you
C#m A G#
It took a minute or two to gather all my neurotic thoughts
A C#m
Before I started to talk way too loud
A G# A
Loudly I thought to myself "God, how do I find myself here again and again"
C#m A G#
My same black eyes stare straight ahead as
A
I took my time with a cigarette
C#m A G# A F#m
Fair enough I'm still in love with the false hope of us stabbed inside my chest
Let me tell you all about it
E B/D# A
'Cause I would rather have a punctured lung
E/G#
Than waste my breath on you
E B/D# A
Well I would rather have a punctured lung
E/G#
Than waste my breath on you
Although my dear
E B/D# A
I would rather have a broken heart
E/G#
Than give up hope on you
E B/D# A
Well I would rather have a broken heart
E/G#
Than give up hope on you
We've got all the time that we need