Terrible Things

C  Am  F  G


[Verse]

       C
By the time I was your age I’d give 
anything
   Am
To fall in love truly was all I 
could think
            F
That’s when I met your mother the 
girl of my dreams,
         G
The most beautiful woman that I’d 
ever seen.
          C
She said “boy can I tell you a 
wonderful thing?
  Am
I can’t help but notice you staring 
at me,
  F
I know I shouldn’t say this, but I 
really believe,
      G
I can tell by your eyes that you’re 
in love with me.”


[Chorus]
    F        G    E/G#        Am
Now son, I’m only telling you 
      G     F           G        
this because life can do terrible
    C     Am  F  G
 things.


[Verse]
    C
Now most of the time we’d have too 
much to drink
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         Am
And we’d laugh at the stars and 
share everything.
F
Too young to notice and too dumb to 
care,
G
Love was a story that couldn’t 
compare.
        C
I said “girl can I tell you a 
wonderful thing?
  Am
I made you a present with paper and 
string,
F
Open with care now, I’m asking you 
please,
    G
You know that I love you, will you 
marry me?”


[Chorus]

    F        G    E/G#        Am
Now son, I’m only telling you 
      G    F           G
this because life can do terrible 
things.
       F         G        E/G#   
You’ll learn one day, and I hope 
      Am     G   F         
and I pray that God shows you 
    G
differently.


[Verse]
(one strum for each chord)
           C
She said, “Boy can I tell you a 
terrible thing?
    Am
It seems that I’m sick and I’ve only
 got weeks.
F
Please don’t be sad now, I really 
believe,
G
You were the greatest thing that 
ever happened to me.”


[Interlude]

C Am F G


[Verse]

C        Am                 F   
Slow, so slow, I fell to the 
         G
ground on my knees.

   C
So don’t fall in love there’s just 
too much to lose
          Am
If you’re given the choice, I’m 
begging you choose
   F
To walk away, walk away, don’t let 
it get you,
   G
I can’t bare to see the same happen 
to you.


[Chorus]

    F        G    E/G#        Am
Now son, I’m only telling you 
      G    F           G          
this because life can do terrible 
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things.