Intro 
G F# Bm A 
G F# Bm A 
G F# Bm A 
G F# Bm A 

verse 1 
Bm                       A 
When I was young and stupid 
        G             Bm 
My love left to be a rock and roll star 
Bm          D 
He told me, "Please, don't worry" 
G                       Bm 
Wise little smile that spoke so safely 
Bm          D           A 
He booked a one-way ticket 
G                 Bm             A 
Out west, that's where they make it 
Bm                   D 
Six kids stuck in a bedsit 
   G                  A 
To sunswept poolside riches 

Bm A G F# 

verse 2 
Bm                D 
He met a girl who wore Versace 
G            A         Bm     A 
Pink feather coats and jumbo jewelry 
Bm         A     A 
Gonna be a hoop phenomenon 
G                A        G 
He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwon 
Bm              A 
He's got a gold Camaro 
G                A 
He said over the payphone 
Bm               D 
I try to keep my cool but 
   G                  A 
My life turns in slow motion 



[Refrão]
 
G             F# 
Bye-bye, baby blue 
                 Bm                A 
I wish you could see the wicked truth 
               G                F# 
Caught up in a rush, it's killing you 
                 Bm              A 
Screaming at the sun you blow into 
              G                 F# 
Curled up in a grip when we were us 
              Bm                 A 
Fingers in a fist like you might run 
               G             F# 
I settle for a ghost I never knew 
      Bm                  A 
Super-paradise I held on to 
                    F#m 
But I settle for a ghost 

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verse 3 
Bm                 D 
When I was from NOLA 
A      G             D        A 
No one left to be a rock and roll star 
Bm            D          A 
He'd stay and treat his lady 
G                  D        A 
Give everything to his new baby 
Bm          D          A 
I miss him, don't you blame me? 
G              D          A 
That boy went stone cold crazy 
Bm           A 
Caught up in camera lust 
     G            A         D 
He's chasing that pappy pipe dream 

D G D A 
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F# G Em 
F# G Em 
F# Bm 

Bridge 
F# 
I know you don't but I 
Bm                          G 
I know you don't but I still try 
     Bm 
My thunder shook him down 
G                    Bm 
My thunder came and shook him down 
             G 
That girl is gone but I 
F#                            G 
That girl is gone but I still try 
             A 
I think it's over now 
F#                       G 
The bullet hit but maybe not 
G                 A 
I feel so fucking numb 
   F#                      G 
It hits my head and I feel numb 
    G       A 
My body's looking wrong 
   F# 
My body's looking wrong 
   F#                D 
My body's looking wrong 



[Refrão]
 
G             F# 
Bye-bye, baby blue 
                 Bm                A 
I wish you could see the wicked truth 
               G                  F# 
Caught up in a rush, it's killing you 
                  Bm             D 
Screaming at the sun you blow into 
               G                 F# 
Curled up in a grip when we were us 
             Bm                   A 
Fingers in a fist like you might run 
               G              F# 
I settle for a ghost I never knew 
       Bm                 D 
Super-paradise I held on to 
                     G 
But I settle for a ghost 

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