Verse 1:
Dmaj Bmin
B cardboard head I see,
Gmaj Bmin
Has found its way to me,
Dmaj Bmin Dmaj Bmin
It’s old and it’s old and it’s old,
Gmaj Amaj
Making me cry,
Verse 2:
Dmaj Bmin
I sleep but I will not move,
Gmaj Bmin
Too scared to leave my room,
Dmaj Bmin Dmaj
But I won’t be defeated, oh no,
Note: The electric guitar do some of the intro here.
Pre-Chorus:
Dmaj Gmaj
What if cards don’t go my way?
Gmaj Bmin
And it’s sure to spoil my day,
Dmaj Gmaj
But in voices loud and clear,
Note: This part electric guitar do the same as the intro.
Chorus:
Bmin Amaj
You say to me "It’s only superstition,
Bmin Amaj
It’s only your imagination,
Bmin Gmaj
It’s only all of the things that you fear,
Bmin Gmaj
And the things from which you can’t escape."
Verse 3:
Dmaj Bmin
Keep clean for the thousand time,
Gmaj Bmin
Stand still and wait and line,
Dmaj Bmin Dmaj
Some numbers are badder than others, oh no,
Note: Same as the first one.
Pre-Chorus:
Dmaj Gmaj
What if cards don’t go my way?
Gmaj Bmin
And it’s sure to spoil my day,
Dmaj Gmaj
But in voices loud and clear,
Note: Same as the first one.
Chorus:
Bmin Amaj
You say to me "It’s only superstition,
Bmin Amaj
It’s only your imagination,
Bmin Gmaj
It’s only all of the things that you fear,
Bmin Gmaj
And the things from which you cannot expect."
Bridge:
Bmin Gmaj
But it’s making me cry,
Bmin Gmaj
And it’s making me cry,
Bmin Gmaj
And I’m slipping away,
Bmin Gmaj
And I’m slipping away,
Fade:
Bmin Amaj Bmin
It’s only superstition, only your imagination,
Bmin Amaj Bmin
It’s only superstition, only superstition,