Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bb - x13331
F - 133211
Cm - x35543
Eb - x68886
Bb/D - x587xx
Intro: Eb-Bb-F-Bb- x2
Verse 1:
Eb
it started out good
Bb
and started out bad
F
I still wanted a taste
Bb
of what I already had
Eb
the fruit is golden
Bb
when it falls
F
from the tree and
spoiled by the
Bb
time it gets to me
Chorus 1:
Eb
it's a dilemma
Bb
of girls and boys
for centuries
F
should I be with
Bb
you? should I
forget about me?
Eb
first it feels
right then you
Bb
stay up all
night worrying
F
it's the awful
Bb
truth of loving
Verse 2:
Eb
could've been noble
Bb
but it started out
F
fast they say that
kind of thing will
Bb Eb
never last the peach
is perfect when it
Bb
falls from the tree
F
and bruised by the
Bb
time it gets to me
Chorus 2:
Eb
it's a dilemma
Bb
of boys and
girls for centuries
F
do I really know you?
Bb
do you really need
Eb
me? first it feels
Bb
right then you write
a novel worrying
F
about the awful
Bb
truth of loving
Bridge 1:
Bb
and by the time
Eb
you bide your time
Cm
a year goes by
Eb
and you don't
Bb
act any older
Eb
and by the time
you bide your time
Cm
a year goes by
Eb
and you don't
Bb Eb
act any older
I wanted to be
Cm Eb
sweet so you won't
Bb/D
disappoint me
Bb Eb
I wanted to be
Cm Eb
sweet so you won't
Bb/D
disappoint me
Bb
and when the
Eb
stakes are high
Cm Eb
I'm careless with
Bb/D Bb
the dice and now
Eb
it seems like
Cm
I'm pushing my
Eb Bb/D
luck all the time
Verse 3:
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Eb
it started out good
Bb
and started out bad
F
I still wanted a taste
Bb
of what I already had
Eb
the peach is perfect
Bb
when it falls from the
F
trees and spoiled by
Bb
the time it gets to me
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge 2:
Bb
and by the time
Eb
you bide your time
Cm
a year goes by
Eb
and you don't
Bb
act any older
Eb
and by the time
you bide your time
Cm
a year goes by
Eb
and you don't
Bb Eb
act any older
I wanted to be
Cm Eb
sweet so you won't
Bb/D
disappoint me
Bb Eb
I wanted to be
Cm Eb
sweet so you won't
Bb/D
disappoint me
Bb
and when the
Eb
stakes are high
Cm Eb
I'm careless with
Bb/D Bb
the dice and now
Eb
it seems like
Cm
I'm pushing my
Eb Bb/D
luck all the time
Eb
and all that we
Bb
were thinking is
Eb Bb/D
about individuality
Eb
and all that we
Bb
were thinking is
Eb Bb/D
about individuality
Eb
and all that we
Bb
were thinking is
Eb Bb/D
about individuality
Eb
and all that we
Bb
were thinking is
Eb Bb/D
about individuality
Outro:
Bb
and by the time
Eb
you bide your time
Cm
a year goes by
Eb
and you don't
Bb
act any older
Eb
and by the time
you bide your time
Cm
a year goes by
Eb
and you don't
Bb Eb
act any older
I wanted to be
Cm Eb
sweet so you won't
Bb/D
disappoint me
Bb Eb
I wanted to be
Cm Eb
sweet so you won't
Bb/D
disappoint me
Bb
and when the
Eb
stakes are high
Cm Eb
I'm careless with
Bb/D Bb
the dice and now
Eb
it seems like
Cm
I'm pushing my
Eb Bb/D
luck all the time
Eb Bb/D
all the time
Eb Bb/D
all the time
Bb(hold)
all the time
