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Lyrics & chords
VERSE
Nice to meet you, where you been... I could show you incredible things
Magic, madness, heaven, sin... Saw you there and I thought,
Oh my God, look at that face, you look like my next mistake
Love's a game, want to play?
New money, suit and tie... I can read you like a magazine
Ain't it funny, rumors fly... and I know you heard about me
So hey, let's be friends... I'm dying to see how this one ends
Grab your passport and my hand
(I can make the bad guys good for a weekend)
CHORUS
So it's gonna be forever... or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over... if the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers... they'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players... and you love the game
'Cause we're young & we're reckless... we'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless... or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers... they'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space baby... and I'll write your name
Cherry lips, crystal skies... I could show you incredible things
Stolen kisses, pretty lies... you're the king baby I'm your Queen
Find out, what you want... be that girl for a month
Wait the worst is yet to come, oh no
Screaming, crying, perfect storm... I can make all the tables turn
Rose gardens filled with thorns... keep you second guessing like
"Oh my God, who is she?" ... I get drunk on jealousy
But you'll come back each time you leave
('Cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream)
So it's gonna be forever... or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over... if the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers... they'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players... and you love the game
'Cause we're young & we're reckless... we'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless... or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers... they'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space baby... and I'll write your name
BRIDGE
Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't say I didn't warn ya
Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't say I didn't warn ya
So it's gonna be forever... or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over... if the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers... they'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players... and you love the game
'Cause we're young & we're reckless... we'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless... or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers... they'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space baby... and I'll write your name
Chord positions
A ||––––2––––2––––3––––2––––0––––
E ||––––3––––3––––0––––3––––2––––
C ||––––2––––4––––0––––0––––2––––
G ||––––0––––0––––0––––0––––2––––
G Em C Cmaj7 D
Tabs for the melody
Verse
"Nice to meet you, where you been..."
A ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––2–––2––0–––0–––0–––|–
E ||–––––––––3–––––3––3–––––3––3–––––3–––|––––––––––––––3–––3–––––|–
C ||–––2––2–––––2––––––––2––––––––2––––––|–––2–––2––––––––––––––––|–
G ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
"Magic, madness, heaven, sin..."
A ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––2–––2––0–––0–––0–––|–
E ||–––––––––3–––––3––3–––––3––3–––––3–––|––––––––––––––3–––3–––––|–
C ||–––4––4–––––4––––––––4––––––––4––––––|–––4–––4––––––––––––––––|–
G ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
"Oh my God, look at that face... you look like my next mistake..."
A ||–––––––––––––––––2––2––––––––––––––––––2––2––––|–
E ||––––––3––3––––––––––––––––––3––3–––––––––––––––|–
C ||–––0––––––––––0––––––––––0––––––––––0––––––––––|–
G ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
"Love's a game, want to play?"
A ||–––––––––––––––––2––2–––––––0–––––|–
E ||––––––3––3–––––––––––––––––2––––––|–
C ||–––2––––––––––2–––––––––––2–––––––|–
G ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––2––––––––|–
Chorus
"So it's gonna be forever... or it's gonna go down in flames..."
A ||–––––––––––––––––––0–––2–––|–––––––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––|–
E ||–––––––3–––3–––3–––––––––––|–––––––3–––3–––3–––––––3–––2–––3–––|–
C ||–––2–––––2–––2–––2–––2–––––|–––2–––––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––––|–
G ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
"You can tell me when it's over... if the high was worth the pain..."
A ||–––––––––––––––––––0–––2–––|–––––––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––|–
E ||–––––––3–––3–––3–––––––––––|–––––––3–––3–––3–––––––3–––2–––3–––|–
C ||–––4–––––4–––4–––4–––4–––––|–––4–––––4–––4–––4–––4–––4–––4–––––|–
G ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
"Got a long list of ex-lovers... they'll tell you I'm insane..."
A ||–––––––5–––5–––3–––2–––3–––2–––0––|––0–––0–––––––3–––2–––0–––––––|–
E ||––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––3–––––––––––––––3–––|–
C ||–––0–––––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––0––––|––––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––––|–
G ||––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
"'Cause you know I love the players... and you love the game..."
A ||–––––––5–––5–––3–––2–––3–––2––––––|––––3––––3––––2––––5––––––––––|–
E ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––5––|––––5––––5––––5––––3––––––––––|–
C ||–––2–––––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––2––––|––––2––––2––––2––––2––––––––––|–
G ||––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
"But I've got a blank space baby... and I'll write your name..."
A ||–––––––0–––0–––––––0––––––0––––––0––––––|––2––0––––––––––2––––||
E ||–––––––––––––––3–––––3––––––3––––––3––––|––––––––3–––––3––––––||
C ||–––2–––––––––––––––––––2––––––2––––––2––|–––––––––––––2–––––––||
G ||––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––||
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