Unconcerned

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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reading a love letter from her confederate sweetheart in class,
C
he would’ve survived world war two
Gm
saying that she’s his world, but together
                    Dm
they only make the world more blue
         Dm
are you staring cause you’re jealous of me,
                              C
or is there something in you that you’ve buried deep inside?
     Gm
you strike a match and burn the flag
                                        Dm
all to show that you’re adverse to the love that you hide
 
[Pre-Chorus]
         Gm
and you think that i don’t notice,
            Dm
well honey, i’ve been in your shoes
            Gm
and when i say i saw it coming
             Dm
i mean that, for a year or two
      Gm
i can see you getting nervous
           Dm
i see your palms begin to sweat
         Gm                             A7
and everybody else around you says you give just what you get
 
[Chorus]
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but you don’t give anything but hateful love
             Dm                 A7      Dm
you know, i know just who you remind me of
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you’re like that man on tv who sounds deranged,
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the only thing that we can hope is that you’ll truly change
 
[Verse 2]
 
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i hear the children laughing
                                 C
they’re making fun of what they don’t understand, i assume
Gm
but behind all the talking
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there seems to be a small fraction of truth
Dm                                                    C
is it so wrong to love him? i just can’t see myself feeling any other way
     Gm                                                                     Dm
the thoughts that swirl within his mind are rapidly snuffed out by their slights and decay
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm                            Dm
ladies on the left, and gentlemen please to the right
            Gm                                Dm
we’ll walk down the aisle for you, before you even gain your sight
          Gm
but it’s okay to feel, i promise,
                Dm
you’ll go down any path you choose
           Gm
but if you don’t go down our lane
                A7
then it’s most likely that you’ll lose
 
[Chorus]
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cause you don’t give anything but hateful love
             Dm                 A7      Dm
you know, i know just who you remind me of
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you’re just a young teenage menace who won’t go far
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at best, all of your brightness is that of a shooting star
 
[Bridge]
   Bb                               Dm
i wouldn’t be surprised if someday far on down the line
     Bb                             Dm
you figure out the truth there all along
Bb                      Dm
forty-six with 2.5 kids
                                  Bb
too late to the fix the ones you wronged
                              A7
and then you’ll cry to this song
 
[Chorus]
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you still don’t give anything but hateful love
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you know, this is just what happens when push comes to shove
           Dm            A7       Bb                   Gm
and i’m so sorry you’re aching, i hope your lesson’s learned
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i guess it’s what you get for being oh so unconcerned
 
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