Intro: D - C - G - (E) Fmaj7 (X2)
Verse:
[D] What's that sound?[F]
What's that sound?
What's that sound?
You [G]got me hanging on, [C]listenin' to confessions on the [D]telephone
[D] Hear me now[F]
Hear me now
Hear me now
You [G]leave me black & blonde
Some[C]body tell me what the hell is [D]going on
Chorus:
You beat me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb, [D]tickin' like a bomb
Leave me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb, [D]tickin' like a bomb
[A]Black & blonde
F G (hold)
Break me down until I'm gone.
Somebody tell me what the hell is [D]going on
Verse:
[D] Dumb it down[F]
Dumb it down
Dumb it down
I'll [G]spell it out for you
I'm the [C]greatest fking thing that ever [D]happened to you (ooh-ooh)
[D] It's over now[F]
Oh, over now
It's over now
G C Bb (hold)
What a way to go 'cuz no one one ever even really has to know
Cause he was just another bloody [D]so-and-so (oh-oh)
Chorus:
You beat me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb, [D]tickin' like a bomb
Leave me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]take me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
G (hold)
Until I'm gone
Somebody tell me what the [D]hell is going on
Bridge:
[D]Sleep [C]little child
[G]I forgive[(E)] you[Fmaj7]
[D] And for the [C]tears I caused
[G] I'm sorry[(E)] too[Fmaj7]
Outro chorus:
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb, [D]tickin' like a bomb
You leave me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down and I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
F G (hold)
Until I'm gone.
Verse:
[D] What's that sound?[F]
What's that sound?
What's that sound?
You [G]got me hanging on, [C]listenin' to confessions on the [D]telephone
[D] Hear me now[F]
Hear me now
Hear me now
You [G]leave me black & blonde
Some[C]body tell me what the hell is [D]going on
Chorus:
You beat me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb, [D]tickin' like a bomb
Leave me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb, [D]tickin' like a bomb
[A]Black & blonde
F G (hold)
Break me down until I'm gone.
Somebody tell me what the hell is [D]going on
Verse:
[D] Dumb it down[F]
Dumb it down
Dumb it down
I'll [G]spell it out for you
I'm the [C]greatest fking thing that ever [D]happened to you (ooh-ooh)
[D] It's over now[F]
Oh, over now
It's over now
G C Bb (hold)
What a way to go 'cuz no one one ever even really has to know
Cause he was just another bloody [D]so-and-so (oh-oh)
Chorus:
You beat me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb, [D]tickin' like a bomb
Leave me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]take me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
G (hold)
Until I'm gone
Somebody tell me what the [D]hell is going on
Bridge:
[D]Sleep [C]little child
[G]I forgive[(E)] you[Fmaj7]
[D] And for the [C]tears I caused
[G] I'm sorry[(E)] too[Fmaj7]
Outro chorus:
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb, [D]tickin' like a bomb
You leave me [A]black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down and I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
[F]Tickin' like a bomb
You [D]break me down & I'll take you on
[A]Black & blonde
F G (hold)
Until I'm gone.