D [Verse 1] D A Bm G A If I was Atlantis and you were the sea D A Bm G A I'd sneak up behind you and break your knees D A Bm G A I'd cut off your fingers and both of your feet D A Bm G A D So you couldn't reach me, but you couldn't leave [Verse 2] D A Bm G A If I was a painter, if I was brave D A Bm G A I'd hang up a canvas and give it a name D A Bm G A I'd call it The Future and just leave it blank D A Bm G F#m Get high off the fumes and die in the paint [Chorus] G A Bm It's overdramatic, yeah, I know F#m G Somebody cast me in a TV show A Bm Where I play an addict, a drunken romantic F#m G Always reaching for another drink A Bm But after a season I'd get replaced F#m G By some asshole with a bettеr face A Bm But I'll steal the costumе on my way out F#m G And I'll wear it when we go dancing [Verse 3] D F#m Bm G A Wipe all the makeup off of your face D F#m Bm G A We can turn off the lights if it makes you feel safe D F#m Bm G A I learned about love in American cars D F#m Bm G A A rusted-out frame and a lot of spare parts [Chorus 2] G A Bm But there in the backseat, freezing cold F#m G Just barely seventeen years old A Bm I saw the dragon and I gave chase F#m G A perfect example of a hopeless case A Bm And every doctor that drew my blood F#m G Could find no explanation A Bm Maybe it's a virus, maybe it's love F#m Or just my imagination [Outro] G A Bm F#m G A Bm F#m G D A Bm G A If I was Atlantis and you were the sea D A Bm G I'd sneak up behind you and set you free