This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things

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[Verse 1]

Bm           D
   This quiet piece of heaven
Bm                  D       A
   Birds cut circles out of sky
Bm               D
   Below, boredom gets her bitch on
Bm                D               
   The trash, the treasure, white 
A
noise


[Chorus 1]

D                F#m
   Every time we meet we fall
D                F#m           A
   Every time we meet we fall 
     A
apart
  Bm                       D
(apart) Falling apart like apples in
 pieces
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(apart) Running away like 
 D           A
watercolour stains
  Bm                       D
(apart) Falling apart like distant 
lovers
  Bm                    D         
(apart) Flown away like paper bags
        A
 in the rain


[Verse 2]

Bm           D
   And I tied all these memories
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Bm                  D
   Stacked like semi-precious jewels
Bm           D
   Painted by little forest fire
Bm                 D       A
   What were we but tapioca pearls?


[Chorus 1]

D                F#m
   Every time we meet we fall
D                F#m           A
   Every time we meet we fall 
     A
apart
  Bm                       D
(apart) Falling apart like apples in
 pieces
  Bm                     
(apart) Running away like 
 D           A
watercolour stains
  Bm                       D
(apart) Falling apart like distant 
lovers
  Bm                    D         
(apart) Flown away like paper bags
        A
 in the rain


[Bridge]

(single strums)
Bsus2 Bm                   C
        I saw you on the street
          G6           C
I saw you drop her hand
               Em          G6  
Still a goddam spark would light 
      C
cigarettes
                        Em       
Lucky Rome was built on misspelt 
G6
tattoos
C
I’ll get over you
C                    D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh


[Chorus 2]

D                       F#m
   ‘Cause every time we meet we fall
D                F#m           A
   Every time we meet we fall apart
 A             D                   
(every time we meet) Every time we 
F#m
meet we fall
D                F#m           A
   Every time we meet we fall apart
        A             Bm          
(‘cause every time we meet) 
             D
Falling apart like apples in pieces
  Bm                     
(apart) Running away like 
 D           A
watercolour stains
  Bm                       D
(apart) Falling apart like distant 
lovers
  Bm                    D         
(apart) Flown away like paper bags
        A
 in the rain


[Other]

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