[Intro]
C G F x2
[Verse1]
[C]Is a m[Dm]an, his o[Gm]wn tragic m[C7]irror
[F]capabl[Dm7b5]e of such [C]crimes he is sc[D7]ared
to l[C]ook at himself too lo[G]ng a[F]t a ti[C]me.
[C]Is a m[Dm]an, his o[Gm]wn wrapped up [C7]worry
[F]thinking [Dm7b5]he will do wr[C]ong very sh[D7]ortly.
The an[C]swer remains locked u[G]p i[F]n his h[C]ead.
[Chorus1]
[Am]And charity plays a game with your head
[D7]it gets to you now, it gets to you now
[Am]and charity plays away with your head
[D7]it gets to you now, it gets to you now.
[F]Somehow you've got to smarten up
[G]and act like nothing's ever gonna
[Gm]break y[F]ou, b[Fm]reak y[C]ou, b[C7]reak your mi[Dm]rror i[Bb7]n two.
[Verse2]
[C]Is a m[Dm]an aw[Gm]are of his d[C7]efects
[F]such a se[Dm7b5]nsitive s[C]oul such a r[D7]ebel
[C]capable of de[G]tecting[F] his fl[C]aws.
[C]Is a m[Dm]an self r[Gm]ighteous, self p[C7]itying
[F]nursing l[Dm7b5]osses and pa[C]in and inf[D7]licting gu[C]ilt
that should keep them b[G]usy[F] for da[C]ys.
[Chorus2]
[Am]And charity plays a game with your head
[D7]it gets to you now, it gets to you now
[Am]and vanity takes your dog for a walk
[D7]it gets to you now, it gets to you now.
[F]Somehow you'e got to smarten up
[G]and act like nothing's ever gonna
[Gm]break y[F]ou, br[Fm]eak y[C]ou, br[C7]eak your m[Dm]irror i[Bb7]n two.
[Break]
[C] [Gm] [F] [Fm] [C] [C7] [Dm] [Bb7]
[C] [G] [F]
[C]Is a m[Dm]an really w[Gm]orth the att[C7]ention
[F]so mat[Dm7b5]ure but so du[C]mb.
In broad day[D7]light the a[C]nswer remains l[G]ocked up [F]in his h[C]ead
it's blowing around somewh[G]ere [F]in his h[C]ead.
C G F x2
[Verse1]
[C]Is a m[Dm]an, his o[Gm]wn tragic m[C7]irror
[F]capabl[Dm7b5]e of such [C]crimes he is sc[D7]ared
to l[C]ook at himself too lo[G]ng a[F]t a ti[C]me.
[C]Is a m[Dm]an, his o[Gm]wn wrapped up [C7]worry
[F]thinking [Dm7b5]he will do wr[C]ong very sh[D7]ortly.
The an[C]swer remains locked u[G]p i[F]n his h[C]ead.
[Chorus1]
[Am]And charity plays a game with your head
[D7]it gets to you now, it gets to you now
[Am]and charity plays away with your head
[D7]it gets to you now, it gets to you now.
[F]Somehow you've got to smarten up
[G]and act like nothing's ever gonna
[Gm]break y[F]ou, b[Fm]reak y[C]ou, b[C7]reak your mi[Dm]rror i[Bb7]n two.
[Verse2]
[C]Is a m[Dm]an aw[Gm]are of his d[C7]efects
[F]such a se[Dm7b5]nsitive s[C]oul such a r[D7]ebel
[C]capable of de[G]tecting[F] his fl[C]aws.
[C]Is a m[Dm]an self r[Gm]ighteous, self p[C7]itying
[F]nursing l[Dm7b5]osses and pa[C]in and inf[D7]licting gu[C]ilt
that should keep them b[G]usy[F] for da[C]ys.
[Chorus2]
[Am]And charity plays a game with your head
[D7]it gets to you now, it gets to you now
[Am]and vanity takes your dog for a walk
[D7]it gets to you now, it gets to you now.
[F]Somehow you'e got to smarten up
[G]and act like nothing's ever gonna
[Gm]break y[F]ou, br[Fm]eak y[C]ou, br[C7]eak your m[Dm]irror i[Bb7]n two.
[Break]
[C] [Gm] [F] [Fm] [C] [C7] [Dm] [Bb7]
[C] [G] [F]
[C]Is a m[Dm]an really w[Gm]orth the att[C7]ention
[F]so mat[Dm7b5]ure but so du[C]mb.
In broad day[D7]light the a[C]nswer remains l[G]ocked up [F]in his h[C]ead
it's blowing around somewh[G]ere [F]in his h[C]ead.