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