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