Meter: 4/4 

- INTRO - 
-     (drums)   -               -               - 

- VERSE - 
Eb              -               -               - 
Everybody       tells  me      "gem   stuff's   dangerous," 
Cm              -               -               Bb 
    I  guess  I didn't     believe  it          until 
Ab              -               Fm              - 
now. Dad always seemed     apprehensive 
Ab              -               Fm              - 
   And now he's rea~ll~y        freaking  out   what do I 
Ab              -               -               Ab 
do?                           I don't  want  that for you.. 
Bb              -               -               - 
...             ...             ...             ... 

- Chorus - 
Eb              -               -               - 
G7              -               -               - 
Cm              -               -               - 
Bb              -               -               - 

- VERSE - 
Eb              -               -               - 
Everybody       tells me       "life     is     precious," 
Cm              -               -               Bb 
      On   the  planet        earth.       And  that means 
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you.   And  I   have    to   protect you, 
Ab              -               Fm              - 
     what  if   somehow         you    get  hurt what do I 
Ab              -               -               - 
do?                           I don't  want  that for you.. 
Bb              -               -               - 
...                                         Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Eb              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
G7              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Cm              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Bb              -               -               - 
ooh... 

- BRIDGE - 
Ab              -               Cm              - 
  What   am  I  going     to    tell you? 
Ab              -               Cm              Bb 
  You're better off     not     knowing    the  trouble I'm 
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in.   I  don't  want  you   to  worry 
Ab              -               Cm              Bb 
       about    what  I've just seen,   about   where I've just 
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been. You don't have   to   be         a    part of this 
Cm              Bb              Fm              - 
I don't think I want  you  to   be.   You  don't need 
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this...                               You  don't need 
G7              -               -               - 
me.... 

- Chorus - 
Bb              -               -               - 
...                                         Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Eb              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
G7              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Cm              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Bb              -               -               - 
ooh... 

Bb              -               -               - 
...                                         Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Eb              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
G7              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Cm              -               -               - 
ooh...                                      Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Bb              -               -               - 
ooh...