Intro: G,D,A play 2x
GDA
Well, she was precious like a flower
GDAD/AA
She grew wild, wild but innocent
GDAA perfect prayer in a desperate hour
GDA
She was everything beautiful and different
GD
Stupid boy
A
you can't fence that in
GD
Stupid boy
A
it's like holding back the wind
GDAAsus4A
She laid her heart and soul right in your hands
GDA
and you stole her every dream and you crushed her plans
GD
She never even knew she had a choice
BmA
and that's what happens when the only voice
GDAAsus4A
she hears is telling her she can't
GDA
Stupid boy
GDA
stupid boy
GDA
So, what made you think you could take a life
GDAAsus4AD/AA
and just push it, push it around?
GDA
I guess to build yourself up so high,
GDA
you had to take her and break her down. oh.
GDAAsus4A
Well she laid her heart and soul right in your hands
GDA
and you stole her every dream and you crushed her plans
GD
She never even knew she had a choice
BmA
and that's what happens when the only voice
GDA
she hears is telling her she can't
GBm
You stupid boy
A
oh, you always had to be right,
GD/F#
but now you lost the only thing that ever
AGBmA
made you feel alive oh
GDAAsus4A
Well, she laid her heart and soul right in your hands
GDA
and you stole her every dream and you crushed her plans
GD
She never even knew she had a choice
BmA
and that's what happens when
GDA
the only voice she hears is telling her she can't
GD
you stupid boy
AGDA
oh, I'm the same old, same old stupid boy
GDA
It took a while for her to figure out
G
she could run, but when she did
DAsus4
she was long gone, long gone
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