Intro: A C#m A C#m Is it all so very simple D E And horribly complex? Bm E You suffer in a thimble A D And there's nothing coming next A C#m Your mom smokes in the kitchen D A Her voice a cutting drone Bm E So creeping out, you pass the bar A D Your father's second home A D E That leaves you on your own A C#m Nights I'd often watch you D E Float across the grounds Bm E Out the gate to the motorway A D What secrets have you found? A C#m You had to know I wanted D A Something from you then Bm E Too young to know just what it was A D Something more than a friend A D E Is that you at the end F#m E Bm D ( D E ) Where you play in the street at night F#m E Bm D ( D E ) Blown like a broken kite F#m E Bm D ( D E ) My girl, you're giving up the fight A C#m G Are you gonna let these Americans E Put another dent in your life? ( A C#m ) (2x) A C#m My mother says your dirty D E They're gonna find you dead Bm E But have you got that final chapter A D Written in your head? A C#m Cause every single story D A Is a story about love Bm E Both the over flowing cup A D And the painful lack thereof A D E You got the heart of a dove F#m E Bm D ( D E ) But, you play in the street at night F#m E Bm D ( D E ) Blown like a broken kite F#m E Bm D ( D E ) My girl, you're giving up the fight F#m E Bm D ( D E ) You'll have to lose all them childish notions A C#m G If you're gonna let these American boys E Put another dent in your life ( Bm E ) (4x) F#m E Bm D ( D E ) you play in the street at night F#m E Bm D ( D E ) Blown like a broken kite F#m E Bm D ( D E ) My girl, you're giving up the fight F#m E Bm D ( D E ) You'll have to lose all them childish notions A C#m G Or you're gonna let these Americans E Put another dent in your life ( A C#m )