A5 You didn't like my decision / to make the hero a villain. F#5 E5 Said my stories all end bad. / they always make you feel so sad. A5 You answered rather casually. / you just record reality. F#5 E5 You made it sound as though, / you'd given up so long ago. A5 Then find me a better ending. / stay away from fact amending. F#5 E5 It s easy to blur and twist. / just tell it like it really is. A5 What's wrong with a little fantasy? / to show the way things ought to be. F#5 E5 Why should i comply / to the silly limits of real life? A5 Come on . . . Convince me F#5 I said . . . Come on ?Convince me D5 F#5 B5 E5 F#5 If you really do believe these ridiculous things E5 A5 Come on convince me A5 How bout a girl with giant wings, / flies away when life really stings? F#5 E5 Has a plain & modest body, / and a black belt in karate? A5 There you go escaping. / i'm tired of all this reshaping. F#5 E5 Got anything from life? / anything that made you cry? A5 The day i dwell on failure / is the day that i surrender. F#5 E5 Yes, i've had my times. / but i never let it break my stride. A5 If you never stop to wonder / about the times your life went under F#5 E5 How can you anticipate / when you're about to make the same mistakes? A5 Come on . . . Convince me F#5 If you think i'm wrong . . . Convince me D5 F#5 B5 E5 F#5 If you really do believe these ridiculous things E5 A5 Come on convince me A5 How bout a girl who's trying / to make a boy see the silver lining? F#5 E5 Tells him now to shut his eyes. / and let her tell him crazy lies? A5 If you're the girl who's singing / i'm the boy who's listening. F#5 E5 But if you want to end it happily, / you're gonna have to really . . . A5 Convince me
