[C] you had people
who [Am]called you on unmarked [F]numbers
in my peripheral vision
[C] i let it slide
like a [Am]hose on a slippery plastic [F]summer
all was quickly forgiven
[C] you were so mag[Am]netic,
it was almost ob[F]noxious
flush with the currency of [C]cool..
i was always turning [Am]out my empty [F]pockets
and [G]when it came to you..
Chorus
[C]i.. didn’t [Em]come here to make friends
we were [F]born.. to be [G]suburban legends
when you [C]hold.. me, it [Em]holds me together
and you [F]kiss me in a way
that’s gonna [G]screw me up forever..
[C] i had the fantasy
that [Am]maybe our mismatched [F]star signs..
would surprise the whole school
[C] when i ended up [Am]back at our class re[F]union
walking in with you
[C] you’d be more than a [Am]chapter
in my old [F]diaries..
with the pages ripped out
[C] i am standing in a [Am]1950s gym[F]nasium..
and [G]i can still see you now..
Chorus
[C]i.. didn’t [Em]come here to make friends
we were [F]born.. to be [G]suburban legends
when you [C]hold.. me, it [Em]holds me together
and you [F]kiss me in a way
that’s gonna [G]screw me up forever..
[C]i.. know that [Em]you still remember
we were [F]born.. to be [G]national treasures
when you [C]told.. me, we’d [Em]get back together
and you [F]kissed me in a way
that’s gonna [G]screw me up forever..
[C] tick tock on the [Am]clock,
i pace down your [F]block
i broke my own heart
cause you were too polite to do [C]it
waves crash on the [Am]shore,
i dash to the [F]door
you don’t knock anymore,
and my whole life’s ru[C]ined
tick tock on the [Am]clock,
i pace down your [F]block
i broke my own heart
cause you were too polite to do [C]it
waves crash to the [Am]shore,
i dash to the [F]door
you don’t knock any[G]more
and i al[C]ways knew it[Em].. [F]
[G] and my life[C] had been ru[Em]ined[F]..[G] [C]