Tono: G
Introducción:
Am D
The first girl that I fell for was a fair and faithful fighter
G Am
She smouldered with a will to save the world
D
I did my best to help her, yeah I stood shoulder to shoulder
G Am
On the front lines with my visionary girl
Dm
I wish that she had cared for me
G
But in the end her ideologies
C C/B Am
Occupied the fortress of her heart
Dm G
I wrote her 15 songs, but still we had to part
(refrão)
F F7
And if music was the food of love
C C/B Am Am/G
Then I'd be a fat romantic slob
F F/G C
Well music, it's my substitute for love
(verso)
Am D
The last girl that I loved was a low and lusty liar
G Am
who set my heart on fire and made me choke.
D
Her beauty was a sight to see, but she didn't save it all for me.
G Am
I found other fires by following the smoke.
Dm
I wished that she had either cared
G C
for me or let me be but she drove me
C/B Am
from my mind and from my home
Dm G
I wrote her sixteen songs but ended up alone.
(refrão)
F F7
If love is really all that we need
C C/B Am Am/G
then even all my singing is never going to save me
F F/G C
Music is my substitute for love.
(bridge)
Am G F C
Well I've had many different girls inside my bed
Am G F
But only one or two inside my head
Dm C G
These days I cuddle up to my guitar instead
(outro)
F F7
But oh, what I would give
C C/B Am G
not to stumble but to really fall in love
F F/G C
And I could substitute my singing for the sound of someone sleeping next to me.