I Bet On You
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"I Bet On You" - Lissie - Back To Forever - 2013
Transcribed by wranglingoutlaw
capo - 1
Intro - | Em | Em | C | Am | x2
Em C Am
Lookin' out, for number one
Em C Am
The only thing, You've ever done
Em C Am
Well look right here, I'm such a tiny crumb
Em C Am
Through the years, I have become numb
G D
You never ask Me what I think
Em
You never ask Me what I want, well I am here
C G
And I deserve a chance to speak before You walk
D
You gonna break this happy home
Em
You say You need time on Your own
C
Well who is She, and what She want?
G D* ( * Undecided between D & Bm )
Oh I bet on You, with everything I have
Em C G D
I'll bet that fool's say that someday I'll find somebody else
Em C G D
No I don't want it that way, want You back 'n' all to Myself
Em C G D Em
Oh You, You started a new untrue And I hope that She leaves... You
Em C Am
I know You lied, You weren't traveling
Em C Am
And with our lives, You've been gambling..
G D Em
..Did You ever stop to think, to weigh the cost of what You want?
C
Well can't You see that I am hurt ?
G
And You are not the man I thought
D
You gonna break this happy home
Em
For some girl You hardly know
C
Well who is She, and what She want?
G D
Oh I bet on You, with everything I have
Em C G D
I'll bet that fool's say that someday I'll find somebody else
Em C G D
No I don't want it that way, want you back 'n' all to Myself
Em C G D Em
Oh You, you start a new untrue And I hope that She leaves... You
C Am
Like you did Me, like You did Me
G D
And I ask Myself. How could You did this to me?
Em
All the hope I had for Our lives together
C G
All the plans We'd made. Maybe I only have Myself to blame
D
For betting everything on You
Em C G D
I'll bet that fool's say that someday I'll find somebody else
Em C G D
No I don't want it that way, want You back 'n' all to Myself
Em C G D Em
Oh You, You start a new untrue And I hope that She leaves.. You..
C G D Em
.....Oohh like You did, like You did... Me
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