Intro: G F Am C
Verse 1
Am G
You said you wanted someone just like me
F
you let me read it in your diary
Dm
I'd like to write this out of history
G
it was an awkward patch
F C
I had an itch to scratch
Pre-Chorus
F#m A
We spent the summer kissing
F#m A
in a basement room
learning all the rules
F#m A
you made them up as you went along
F#m A
and then your passion cooled
you really had me fooled
Chorus
Dm G
I'm not gonna be around
C F
you better write this down
Dm G
I'm gonna leave without a sound
C F
you better write this down
C Am F C
Verse 2
Am G
I didn't really need to hear the facts
C F
but you know me I couldn't help but ask
Dm C F
and now you're telling me I need to relax
G
I chose the warmest day
F
to rain on your parade
Pre-Chorus
F#m
I learned to love the sickly sweet
A
in order to meet
all of my body's needs
F#m
you swore to keep me in your nest
A
how could you tell a lie
about the birth of a child?
Dm G
I won't always be around
C F
You better write this down
Dm G
I'm gonna leave without a sound
C F
You better write this down (day by day)
Dm G
we assemble it all
C F
and then we tear it away (day by day)
Dm G
we assemble it all
C F
and then we tear it away
Dm
assemble it all
C
assemble it all
Dm
assemble it all
C
assemble it all
Bridge
Dm G Dm G
Stealing post-punk posters
Dm G Dm
from your sister's room
G C Dm G
Gossamer voices rising from speakers
Dm C G C
in a prefabricated plume
E
Here's an entry for your diary:
Dm
dictation - are you ready?
G
I'm not gonna be around
C F
you better write this down
Dm G
I'm gonna leave without a sound
C G
you better write this down (day by day)
Dm G
we assemble it all
C F
and then we tear it away (day by day)
Dm G
we assemble it all
C F
and then we tear it away (day by day)
Outro:
Dm G
I won't always be around
C F
You better write this down (day by day)
Dm G
I'm gonna leave you underground
C F
You better write this down (day by day)
Dm G
we assemble it all
C F
and then we tear it away (day by day)
Dm C
I'm gonna leave without a sound
F
You better write this down