Verse 1:
C#mA
I can see your eyes staring into mine.
EB
But it's a battlefield and you're on the other side.
C#mA
You can throw your words sharper than a knife.
EB
And leave me cold in another house on fire.
C#mAEG#m
I lay low, lay low, and watch the bridges burn.
C#mAEG#m
I lay low, lay low, what more could I have done?
C#mA
Now you only bring me black roses.
EG#m
And they crumble in the dust when they're held.
C#mA
Now you only bring me black roses
E
under your spell.
Verse 2:
C#mA
She told me twice, all her good advice.
EB
But I couldn't see I was clouded by your lies.
C#mA
You can smoke, a vision she foretold.
EB
She said stay away 'cause that boys a warning sign.
C#mAEG#m
I lay low, lay low, and watch the bridges burn.
C#mA
Now you only bring me black roses.
EG#m
And they crumble in the dust when they're held.
C#mA
Now you only bring me black roses
E
under your spell.
Bridge:
G#mC#m
And I'm done try'na be the one,
AE
picking up the broken pieces.
G#mC#m
And I'm done try'na be the one,
A
who says I love you dear.
EG#m
But I'm leaving.
C#mA
Now you only bring me black roses.
EG#m
And they crumble in the dust when they're held.
C#mA
Now you only bring me black roses
E
but I'm not under your spell,
G#m
I'm not under your spell,
C#m
I'm not under your spell,
A
I'm not under your spell,
EG#m
I'm not under your spell.
C#mAE
Oooooooh, oooh,
G#mC#mAE
oooooooh
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