[Intro ]4x: C Am F ( G ) 

C           Am        F 
You set yourself up again. 
             C                Am             F 
Run back to new york city, to sell your new fame. 
      C              Am            F 
With eyes that could cut down the laws 
         C          Am               F 
But the camera will one day shoot u down 

         C               Am 
Oh and fractions in our hearts, 
            F 
Lovers who tore us apart 
	   C 
And you were the one who 
 Am           F 
Did mean the worst. 

Fm Em                 Am        G      F 
Oh ooh, i should have asked her to be mine. 
Fm Em           Am        G        F 
Oh ooh, yes i think of it all the time. 

        Em     G 
And its ha-----ard 
                C     Am F ( G ) 
Picking up lose ends 

( C Am F G ) (3x) 

C     Am                 F 
I met you when we were young. 
	  C 			       	Am			  F 
Portobello in our eyes when we looked back at the sun. 
        C			    Am	     F 
Oh and tommy was the man who made the connection. 
	       C			     Am      F 
I still see him when i can, he always mentions you. 

                     C               Am 
And he says: those fractions in our hearts, 
                F 
The lovers who tore us apart 
       C 
And i guess man, 
  Am             F 
She did you the worst. 

Fm Em                 Am        G      F 
Oh ooh, i should have asked her to be mine. 
Fm Em                      Am     G      F 
Oh ooh, she is still the princess of my mind 

        Em     G 
And its ha-----ard 
		    Am	   D 
Picking up lose ends 

Fm 
Come on, come on, come on 
Em 
Come on, come on, come on 
Fm 
Come on, come on, come on 
Em			Fm Em ( G ) 
Come on, come on, come on 

Solo 2x: C  Am  F  ( G ) 

    C             Am           F 
Oh she was from a family of eccentrics 
        C                Am       F 
It was hard for her they never ignored her 
            C                Am         F 
Oh and her father would have loved to adore her 
             C                          Am              F 
Oh but i’ll do what ever i can and what ever i will to get her back to me 

Fm Em                 Am        G      F 
Oh ooh, i should have asked her to be mine. 
Fm Em                      Am     G      F 
Oh ooh, she is still the princess of my mind 

        Em     G 
And its ha-----ard 
		                C 
Picking up lose ends