Key: C
Introduction:
C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm G7
GUESS THAT IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
C Am Dm C C/B Am
BUT NOW I'VE COME TO MY DECISION, AND IT'S A ONE OF THE PAINFUL KIND
Am/G F G Am Am/G
'CAUSE NOW IT SEEMS THAT YOU WANTED A MARTYR,
F C/E Dm G7
JUST A REGULAR GUY WOULDN'T DO
C C/B Am Dm G7 C C7
BUT BABY, I CAN'T HANG UPON NO LOVER'S CROSS FOR YOU.
C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm G7
YES I REALLY GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU, 'CAUSE GIRL, YOU REALLY TRIED
C Am Dm G7
BUT FOR EVERY TIME THAT WE SPENT LAUGHIN'
C C/B Am Am/G
THERE WERE TWO TIMES THAT I CRIED.
F G
AND YOU WERE TRYING TO MAKE ME YOUR MARTYR
F C Dm G7
AND THAT'S THE ONE THING I JUST COULDN'T DO
C C/B Am Dm G7 C C7
'CAUSE BABY, I CAN'T HANG UPON NO LOVER'S CROSS FOR YOU.
F G AmEm
'CAUSE TABLES ARE MEANT FOR TURNIN',
F C Dm G7
AND PEOPLE ARE BOUND TO CHANGE
F G AmEm
AND BRIDGES ARE MEANT FOR BURNIN',
F C Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
WHEN THE PEOPLE AND MEMORIES THEY JUST AREN'T THE SAME
C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm G7
SO I'LL HOPE THAT YOU CAN FIND ANOTHER WHO CAN TAKE WHAT I COULD NOT
C Am Dm G7 C C/B Am Am/G
HE'LL HAVE TO BE A SUPER GUY OR MAYBE A SUPER GOD
F G Am Am/G
'CAUSE I NEVER WAS MUCH OF A MARTYR BEFORE
F C/E Dm G7
AND I AIN'T 'BOUT TO START NOTHIN' NEW
C C/B Am Dm G7 C
AND BABY, I CAN'T HANG UPON NO LOVER'S CROSS FOR YOU.