artist: white stripes album: white blood cells bonus dvd song: hand springs verse X 7 chorus verse X 4 chorus verse X 7 chorus verse X 8 chorus verse X 6 chorus verse X 6 outro verse (fade out) verse e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|22222222| A|22222222| E|00000000| p.m.------| chorus 8 X e|------| B|------| G|------| D|789552| A|789552| E|567330| then... e|---| B|---| G|---| D|552| A|552| E|330| outro 8 X e|------| B|------| G|---789| D|789789| A|789567| E|567---| then... e|---| B|---| G|---| D|552| A|552| E|330| I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door after and argument I started cause I thought she didn't like me anymore I can't help it sometimes i feel pitiful and of course she's so young and beautiful bought us two glasses of coke thats her favorite and I wanted to make up for earlier But I dropped her glass and it broke so I just gave my glass to her She laughed and so did I in our lane then she went to the vending machine to buy a candy cane but next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand playing a country pinball machine called "stand by your man" I saw him talk to her but I stayed in my lane and played steady and was thinking of a day when I'd be too old to throw a ball this heavy But I guess Im young now so It's easier to knock 'em all down Then I look and saw her say to him "you're really Hittin' that ball around" And he's lookin' at her the way i did when I first met her I can see in his face white Flowers, Cups of Coffee , and love letters. I was sorry to interrupt their game but I went and did it anyway. I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of his machine and I said "are you quick enough to hit this ball Mr. Clean?" I was scared to lose her so I couldn't help being mean. And that ended both our games I said I was sorry but my girl left with him just the same I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away. Isn't it all just a big game