G                   D         C               G  
Well I guess you just kept me around just to run him off 
         G                D                    C              G  
Yeah but he came crawling back one day and you told me to get lost  
        G                 D        Am7      C/B      C   
Tell me what gave you the right to give the push and shove 
      G             D                       C              G  
Just another victim claimed by you and your dirty fightin? love 
 
                       C                         G 
Yeah she did it with a straight face, she didn?t even bat an eye 
             C               D                               C  
Wasn?t? even looking, do you ever wonder why you end up with nothing? 
          G                  C 
Yeah when God knows that you tried  
               Am7        C     D           G 
You run out of cigarettes, even roses gotta die
 
 
  
Yeah I guess you think you?re pretty smart working to your cause 
Hey well me I?m just a clown out here, I?m a clown without applause 
You reach for your cold hard side arm, you looked up then you shot a dove 
Just another victim claimed by you and your dirty fighting love 
  
Chorus 
  
Well I know you?ve done the same old stuff before, I?m sure you?ll do it again 
This time will be the last time baby, you?ll be wondering where I?ve been 
Yeah you?ll be the one who?s looking back remembering the way it was 
Just wishing to God you could change your ways and your dirty fightin love 
  
Chorus 
  
Chorus 2: 
yeah she did it with a straight face, no I wasn?t even looking 
Somehow you always end up with nothing when God knows that you tried 
you run out of cigarettes, and even roses gotta die 
Even roses gotta die?.that?s right