Cause For Sympathy chords by Blue Rodeo

SimplifiedFm · Em · Gsus4 · G · C …

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Fm
Em
Gsus4
G
C
B
Bm
Bb
A
Dm
Faug
F

Intro 1

Gsus4

Verse 1
C 
Sometimes
you lose your head
B 
Em 
Think of all the stupid thing
Bm 
B 
Bm 
s you've said
Bb 
Pouring out of your mouth
A 
Like rain through a broken
Dm 
windowpane
A 
Faug 
F 
Nobody made you do it
Faug 
There's a hoop and you
A 
Dm 
jump through it
Faug 
G 
You made this mess all by yourself
What did you say?
C 
I thought I said everything
Em 
there was for me to say
Fm 
How could you know?
I looked into her eyes,
C 
G 
I thought they were telling me so
C 
Now I don't want to be
Em 
your cause for sympathy
Fm 
Em 
I took my chances, eyes wide open
Fm 
Stayed too long and the spell
G 
C 
was broken
Nobody wants to see
B 
Bm 
The mess you become so easily
Bb 
Crawling around and singing
your sad songs
A 
Dm 
Late into the night
Faug 
Must be the words you're choosing
F 
Dm 
A 
Dm 
The unconvincing smile you're using
G 
Try and try again, you can't get it right
What did you do?
C 
I poured my heart out til my
Em 
words filled the room
Fm 
How did it go?
She smiled and took my hand,
C 
G 
said it's all just a little too soon.
C 
Now I don't want to be
Em 
your cause for sympathy
Fm 
Save your tears,
Em 
I never earned them
Fm 
Lessons are there,
G 
C 
Em 
Fm 
Em 
Fm 
G 
but I never learn them at all
C 
Every night the same old game
G 
Bm 
Fumbling around for some
G 
stranger's name
Bb 
Or going out of your mind
A 
Waiting for the phone to finally ring
Dm 
Faug 
I know life can be so messy
F 
But you can't spend all your time
Dm 
Faug 
Dm 
confessing
Faug 
Try saving something for
C 
G 
yourself
What did you say?
C 
I thought I said everything
Em 
there was for me to say
Fm 
How could you know?
C 
I looked into her crying eyes,
G 
they were telling me so
C 
Now I don't want to be
Em 
your cause for sympathy
Fm 
Em 
Save your breath, I never listen
Fm 
You think I don't
G 
know something's missing
C 
But now I'll wait and see
Em 
How it all turns out for me
Fm 
Em 
It's not as painful as they tell you
Fm 
Em 
Some success in every failure
Fm 
Em 
Now I know I can handle the pain
Fm 
I'll stand here waiting,
G 
G 
hope it all happens again