Intro
Build up on G7
[Verse 1]
C
She gets so low she smokes so much
Em Am
Twenty years and still gets that rush
D
All my friends say I'm no good for you
C
I keep the engine running on
Em Am
We were born to come undone
D
All my friends say I'm no good for you
[Pre-Chorus]
Am D
Her walls are crimson red
Am G
She ties him to the foot and head of her bed
[Chorus]
F G Am
But the boy don't stand a chance
Am G F
There's a darkness in her hands
F G Am
Thrown to the mercy of
G
the thorns of love
C
The thorns of love
[Verse 2]
C
Lennon was shot in December time
Em Am
Curtis was hung by washing line
D
1980's lovers died in twos
C
So kiss me in the ash and dirt
Em
I only love you when it hurts
Am D
Ever wanted someone bad for you?
[Pre-Chorus]
Am D
Her walls are crimson red
Am G
She ties him to the foot and head of her bed
[Chorus]
F G Am
But the boy don't stand a chance
Am G F
There's a darkness in her hands
F G Am
Thrown to the mercy of
G
the thorns of love
F G Am
But the boy don't stand a chance
Am G F
There's a darkness in her hands
F G Am
Thrown to the mercy of
G
the thorns of love
C
The thorns of love
[Interlude] (C chord rings out, but no other chords)
I know what they say about us
How we're too young to live in such hot summer sin
The world want's to fall in love
So we're clipping Cupid's...
We're clipping Cupid's wings
[Solo] (Key of Bm) x2
F G Am
Am G F
F G Am
G
[Chorus]
F G Am
But the boy don't stand a chance
Am G F
There's a darkness in her hands
F G Am
Thrown to the mercy of
G
the thorns of love
C
The thorns of love