Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way Bm D E A E D Girl you're chasing rainbows but you cry when its not there Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way [Verse 1] E I am a top star G I feel a racecar D I feel the rain on my flesh E The holes have darkened G The dogs are barking D But they ain't bitten me yet E G You give up when the game begins D A Looking like something that the cat dragged in Am I shout but you can't hear me [Chorus] Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way Bm D E A E D Girl you're chasing rainbows but you cry when its not there Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way [Verse 2] E G You wake up and your heart is broken D Its all broken again E You feel roped in G The trailers smoking D But there's a hole in the fence E G I don't know how you stand the pain D A Hoping on things that will never change Am I shout but you don't hear me [Chorus] Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way Bm D E A E D Girl you're chasing rainbows but you cry when its not there Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way [Chorus] Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way Bm D E A E D Girl you're chasing rainbows but you cry when its not there Bm D E A E It doesn't have to be that way