C
I lost the thread, I lost the map.
G
It's not a feeling. It's a fact.
C
I had it once. I was on track.
G
Why won't it stay? I want it back.
[Interlude]
C G
[Verse 2]
C
I see you there in that magazine.
G
You're looking smart. You sound supreme.
C
You got such lip. You know the street.
G
You been around. You took some heat.
[Verse 3]
C
You mighta killed. You might be cruel.
G
You might be stupid, but we love you.
C
You're in the paper. You're in the air.
G
You're in my head. You're everywhere.
[Chorus]
Bb Bb G
I want it back. I want it back.
Bb Bb Eb F
I want it back. I want it back.
[Verse 4]
C
You're so extreme. You're feast or famine.
G
You got one mission, just like a salmon.
C
You said in life mistakes are many.
G
How come you never admit to any?
[Verse 5]
C
Are you for real, or are you bluffing?
G
You really get me, famous for nothing.
C
And every morning you got a name
G
In a world where people all look the same.
[Chorus]
Bb Bb G
I want it back. I want it back.
Bb Bb Eb F G
I want it back. I want it back.
[Bridge]
Eb Bb
I can't give love. I don't know how.
F Em
I write in code so you won't know.
Eb Bb
I was on drugs. I took a nap.
C F
I didn't mean it. I want it back, oh.
[Interlude]
C G [x2]
[Verse 6]
C
I dreamed again of paradise.
G
I floated steady. It felt so nice.
C
To sell your soul. Just think of that.
G
I'm halfway there. I want it back.
[Chorus]
Bb Bb G
I want it back. I want it back.
Bb Bb G
I want it back. I want it back.
Bb Bb G
I want it back. I want it back.
Bb Bb C
I want it back. I want it back.
