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