E|---------------2-|---3---5---------|
B|-----3-----5-----|-----------2h3---|
G|---4-----4-------|---------------4-|
D|-2-----2----(2)--|-2---2---2-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
(2) = ghost note, h = hammer on
[Intro]
(play Riff x6)
Em G C A
Em G C A
[Verse 1]
Em G C A
You know he's not the one for you but that's no fault of mine
Em G C A
He knows that I'm a friend of yours but doesn't know I've crossed the line
Em G C A
I know you've got a man in the picture but it hasn't stopped me yet
Em G C A
We've all be in one situation or another we regret
[Chorus 1]
Em G C A
Now I'm the other man No one's rooting for me
Em G C A
If I'm the other man Nature will abhor me
Em G C A
[Verse 2]
Em G C A
You know I wanna keep my distance 'cause it's happening anyway
Em G C A
He knows you're gonna drift apart and there's nothing he can say
Em G C A
I know that he's a stand up guy but that's none of my concern
Em G C A
We've all been in one situation or another, it's my turn
[Chorus 2]
Em G C A
To be the other man No one sympathizes
Em G C A
When you're the other man Everyone despises
[Bridge]
C Em
He's gonna find out that the rumors are true
G C
Although they are still unbeknownst to you
Em G
He'll find out so I'll tell you because
C A
You gotta find out before he does
[Verse 3]
Em G C A
I know you've got a man in the picture but it hasn't stopped me yet
Em G Em G
We've all be in one situation or another we regret
[Chorus 3]
C A Em G
Now I'm the other man No one's rooting for me
C A Cmaj7 B
If I'm the other man Nature will abhor me
[Outro]
Em G C A
Yeah No one sympathizes
Em G C A
When you're the other man Everyone despises
Em G C A
Yeah
Em G C A
We've all been in one situation or another
Em G C A
We've all been in one situation or another
Em G A
We've all been in one situation or another