Written by James Mercer
Intro E B D A B A B La la la la la verse 1 E B D A Well I guess I'm just here to test your patience E B G#m A Cause you're so smart my tricks don't work at all E G#m D A Is it my lack of education? B C#m A Just tell me why you never call verse 2 E B D A Behind your symmetry lies a fundamental difference E B G#m A There are those who own their minds and those who crawl E G#m D A No offense but, in between the lines I'm reading E F#m G#m A B A B You look out for your own, and you ain't gonna look at me that way Pre-Chorus A E B A B And it's true A E So what can I do?Break E G#m D A verse 3 E B D A I found that postcard from that trip you took to Thailand E B G#m A I remember studying all the words writ in your pretty hand E G#m D A The little lines the little curves held a sacred meaning B C#m A Or so I thought, but I had it wrong verse 4 E B D A Now I'm trying to figure out when it was you gave me these heartworms E B G#m A I feel them wriggling in my blood, you gonna do me harm E G#m D A Right now I'd rather lose this losing feeling E F#m G#m That came on when you cooled off A B A B Started treating me in this friendly way Pre-Chorus A E B A B And it's true A E So what can I do?E B F#m Anything to get some of your affection A (What can I do?) E B F#m Maybe impress you with a song A (What can I do?) E B C#m B A B A B I'm trying to minimize the damage done cause there ain't no one like youOutro E B D A La la la la E G#m D A B La la la la laE B F#m Oh won't you be still for a moment A (What can I do?) E B F#m So I can push a feather through your heart A (What can I do?) E B C#m B A B A B A B A B I'm trying to minimize the damage done cause there ain't no one like you A E So what can I do? E B F#m When I get lonely to distraction A (What can I do?) E B F#m Maybe impress you with a song A (What can I do?) E B No easy way aound it C#m B A B A B You're the saddest dream that ever came true