D#m C# B (2x)
D#m

              
When you call she doesn't answer 
          C#
When you write she doesn't answer 
       B
You go out, you see him with her 
     C#
She told you she was sick at home 

D#m
The ring you gave her 
         C#
Thrown away with all the letters 
      B
And when you see him with her 
    C#
He doesn't even care at all 


        D#m            
And she follows him around like you follow her around 
        C#
And he doesn't even care and your figuring out 
     B
The only way you're gonna keep somebody around 
      C#
Well, I'm about to let you know 


         B                 
There's something I don't want you to understand 
    D#m
The only way a woman's gonna want a man 
    B
The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands 
    D#m     C#
Is breaking apart her heart 

 B
Don't tell her she's the reason that you live
      D#m
Don't give her everything that you've got to give 
        B
If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live 
      D#m     C#
Just breaking apart her heart 


          D#m
Can't you see the way she's crying? 
      C#
Well that's what keeps her trying 
      B
She knew that she could have you 
    C#
And he don't give her what she wants 

D#m
There's truth about this 
     C#
You say you wanna be noticed 
      B
Well, if you wanna be noticed 
        C#
You've gotta learn to break some hearts 
B                   C#
Don't try to understand 


         B                 
There's something I don't want you to understand 
    D#m
The only way a woman's gonna want a man 
    B
The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands 
    D#m     C#
Is breaking apart her heart 

 B
Don't tell her she's the reason that you live
      D#m
Don't give her everything that you've got to give 
        B
If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live 
      D#m     C#
Just breaking apart her heart 


B       D#m              B
Can you see what you've done? 
What I've become, what I've become? 
        C#
Can you see


B  D#m    Can you see?
B  D#m 


B              D#m
I don't understand this cruelty
B              D#m            B   C#
I don't understand but now I see 


         B                 
There's something I don't want you to understand 
    D#m
The only way a woman's gonna want a man 
    B
The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands 
    D#m     C#
Is breaking apart her heart 

 B
Don't tell her she's the reason that you live
      D#m
Don't give her everything that you've got to give 
        B
If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live 
      D#m     C#
Just breaking apart her heart 

B              D#m
I don't understand this cruelty 
B              D#m                B
I don't understand it's just not me 
               D#m
I don't understand this cruelty 
B          C#
But now I see


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