Chord/Tab song: The Awful Truth of Loving

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Bb - x13331
[F]Cm[-] - [133211]x35543
Eb - x68886
Bb/D - x587xx

Intro: Eb-Bb-F-Bb- x2

Verse 1:
[Eb] it started out good
[Bb] and started out bad
[F] I still wanted a taste
of what I al[Bb]ready had
[Eb] the fruit is golden
when it [Bb]falls
from the tree[F] and
spoiled by the
time it [Bb]gets to me

Chorus 1:
[Eb] it's a dilemma
of [Bb]girls and boys
for centuries
[F] should I be with
you?[Bb] should I

forget about me?
[Eb] first it feels
right then you
s[Bb]tay up all
night worrying
it's the [F]awful
truth of [Bb]loving

Verse 2:
[Eb] could've been noble
[Bb] but it started out
fast[F] they say that
kind of thing will
[Bb]never[Eb] last the peach
is perfect when it
[Bb]falls from the tree
[F] and bruised by the
time it [Bb]gets to me

Chorus 2:
[Eb] it's a dilemma
of [Bb]boys and
girls for centuries
[F] do I really know you?
[Bb] do you really need
me?[Eb] first it feels
right then you [Bb]write
a novel worrying
about[F] the awful
truth of [Bb]loving

Bridge 1:
[Bb] and by the time
[Eb] you bide your time
[Cm] a year goes by
and [Eb]you don't
act any [Bb]older
[Eb] and by the time
you bide your time
[Cm] a year goes by
and [Eb]you don't
act any [Bb]older[Eb]
I wanted to be
[Cm]sweet so you [Eb]won't
disappoint [Bb/D]me
[Bb] [Eb] I wanted to be
[Cm]sweet so you [Eb]won't
disappoint [Bb/D]me
[Bb]and when the
s[Eb]takes are high
[Cm]I'm careless [Eb]with
the [Bb/D]dice [Bb]and now
it [Eb]seems like
I'm [Cm]pushing my
luck all the [Eb]time[Bb/D]

Verse 3:
[Eb] it started out good
[Bb] and started out bad
[F] I still wanted a taste
of what I al[Bb]ready had
[Eb] the peach is perfect
when it [Bb]falls from the
trees[F] and spoiled by
the time it [Bb]gets to me

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge 2:
[Bb] and by the time
[Eb] you bide your time
[Cm] a year goes by
and [Eb]you don't
act any [Bb]older
[Eb] and by the time
you bide your time
[Cm] a year goes by
and [Eb]you don't
act any [Bb]older[Eb]
I wanted to be
[Cm]sweet so you [Eb]won't
disappoint [Bb/D]me
[Bb] [Eb] I wanted to be
[Cm]sweet so you [Eb]won't
disappoint [Bb/D]me
[Bb]and when the
s[Eb]takes are high
[Cm]I'm careless [Eb]with
the [Bb/D]dice [Bb]and now
it [Eb]seems like
I'm [Cm]pushing my
luck all the [Eb]time[Bb/D]
and [Eb]all that we
were [Bb]thinking is
about [Eb]individuality[Bb/D]
and [Eb]all that we
were [Bb]thinking is
about [Eb]individuality[Bb/D]
and [Eb]all that we
were [Bb]thinking is
about [Eb]individuality[Bb/D]
and [Eb]all that we
were [Bb]thinking is
about [Eb]individuality[Bb/D]

Outro:
[Bb] and by the time
[Eb] you bide your time
[Cm] a year goes by
and [Eb]you don't
act any [Bb]older
[Eb] and by the time
you bide your time
[Cm] a year goes by
and [Eb]you don't
act any [Bb]older[Eb]
I wanted to be
[Cm]sweet so you [Eb]won't
disappoint [Bb/D]me
[Bb] [Eb] I wanted to be
[Cm]sweet so you [Eb]won't
disappoint [Bb/D]me
[Bb]and when the
s[Eb]takes are high
[Cm]I'm careless [Eb]with
the [Bb/D]dice [Bb]and now
it [Eb]seems like
I'm [Cm]pushing my
luck all the [Eb]time[Bb/D]
all the [Eb]time[Bb/D]
all the [Eb]time[Bb/D]
Bb(hold)
all the time