Intro 
C G F 
C G F 
 
C             G                 F 
Don't put my love on your back burner 
C             G                 F  
Never let anything that hot get cold 
C                           G 
And if you ever change your mind 
         F                        
Want to leave my love behind 
     C              G             F 
Just let me be the second one to know 
           F    
Yeah, the second one to know 
 
C G F 
 
Verse 1
C                 G 
Hold up my right hand 
F                     
Swear to the Promised Land 
C             G                F 
Rather die before I treat you bad 
C               G 
All I ask from you 
F 
Is to treat me the same way, too 
C                       G                 F 
'Cause I don't want to lose this thing we have 
 
Chorus
C             G                 F 
Don't put my love on your back burner 
C             G                 F 
Never let anything that hot get cold 
C                G 
And if you ever change your mind 
F 
Want to leave my love behind 
C                   G            F 
Just let me be the second one to know 
          F 
Yeah, the second one to know 
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Solo guitar riff
 
Verse 2
C                   G 
First, you stole my heart 
F 
That was the easy part 
C               G                   F 
Don't ever tell me that crime don't pay 
C                     G 
Now that it's in your hands 
F 
Want you to understand 
C                     G              F   
I would have given it to you anyway 
 
Outro
C             G                F 
Don't put my love on your back burner 
C             G                 F 
Never let anything that hot get cold 
C                           G 
And if you ever change your mind 
         F                        
Want to leave my love behind 
      C             G             F 
Just let me be the second one to know 
            F     
Yeah, the second one to know 
 
Ending 
C G  C G  C G  C G