IntroE - A - B- ABE 2x
EAB
Can you give me solid ground,
ABE
cause all my footsteps turn me down,
one by one.
EAB
Can you give me free advice,
ABE
I don't know if I can,
but I'll try to listen.
EAB
And I can blast friendship to hell,
ABE
or I can try to make things better.
Believe me, that'll make things better.
EAB
They change the rules when it's my turn,
ABE
so they can laugh and watch me burn.
EAE
I can laugh about it,
EAE
or I can cry about it.
EA
I should ignore the words you say.
E
Cause they can hurt, but won't kill me
EAB
They can hurt, but won't kill me.
ABE
They can hurt but won't kill me.
EABA fist full of the things you love.
ABE
Life's a quiz so cough it up.
Go on and cough it up now.
EAB
When the future's far away,
ABE
it's always better then today.
EAB
And everytime I'm having fun,
ABE
there's something I'm doing wrong.
EAB
And all these warning lights are lit,
ABE
but always after you need it.
Yeah well anyway
EAE
I can laugh about it. I'd better try to laugh.
EAE
I can cry about it. You'll never see me cry
EA
I should ignore the words you say.
E
Cause they can hurt, but won't kill me
EAB
They can hurt, but won't kill me.
ABE
They can hurt but won't kill me.
E - A - B- ABE 2x
EAE
So I can laugh about it. Yeah I'd better try to laugh.
EAE
I can cry about it. You know you'll never see me cry.
EA
I should ignore the words you say.
E
They can hurt, but won't kill me.
A
Cause they can hurt, but won't kill me.
E
No they won't kill me.
Tabbed By:
Sjoerd Kuijper, Frits Voskamp And Frank Tichela
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.