Verse
C
It was the summer I
Gm
Learned to love politics
F
And Elliott Smith 'cause you did
C
Swinging in the backyard
Gm
Wind in my hair and words
F
You're playing it cool like a kid
[Chorus]
A#
But I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
F
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
Once in a lifetime
A#
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
Be the artist to my muse
F
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
A# F
By your side
[Verse]
C
I bleed on paper so the
Gm F
Fact of the fiction is alive on the page when I'm gone
C
Coming undone in dark corridors
Gm
We're catching our breath just for a moment
F
And I could waste all of my timе in between the lines
[Chorus]
A#
'Causе I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
F
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
Once in a lifetime
A#
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
Be the artist to my muse
F
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
A# F
By your side
[Bridge]
C
Every movement in my rear view
Gm
And every place in reference to you
F
If nothing else, can I be your regret?
Years from now
[Chorus]
A#
I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
F
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
Once in a lifetime
A#
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
Be the artist to my muse
F
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
A# F
By your side