Tuning:Eb
Tom: A
 
Intro: (A #Fm)3x (G #F E)2x G A
 
A
Gonna find a way to cure this loneliness
Yeah, I’ll find a way to cure the pain
If I said that you’re my friend
And our love would never end
How long before I had your trust again
I opened up the dorrs when it was cold outside
Hopin’ that you’d find your own way in
But how can I protect you
Or try not to neglect you
When you won’t take the love I have to give
#Fm
I bought me an illusion
A
And I put it on the wall
#Fm
I let it fill my head with dreams
A
And I had to have them all
#Fm                      G   #F E
But, oh, the taste is never so sweet
As what you’d believe it is
Well, I guess it never is
G    #F  E
It’s these prejudiced illusions
That pump the blood
G A
To the heart of the biz
A
You know I never thought
That it could take so long
You know I never knew how to be strong
Yeah, I let you shape me
But I fell as thought you raped me
’Cause you climbed inside my world
And in my songs
So now I’ve closed the dorr
To keep the cold outside
Seems somehow I’ve found the will to live
But how can I forget you
Or try not to reject you
A                              D
When we both know it takes time to forgive
G      A     #G  G
Sweetness is a virtue
#F         F    E Eb D        C
And you lost your virtue long ago
A       #G      G    #F
You know I’d like to hurt you
F     E      Eb  D            C
But my conscience always tells me no
A        #G  G          #F
You could sell your body on the street
F  E    Eb D
To anyone whom you might meet
C     A       #G     G        #F
Who’d love to try and get inside
F               E  D    C
And bust your innocence open wide
A
’Cause my baby’s got a locomotive
A
My baby’s gone off the track
A
My baby’s got a locomotive
A
Gotta peel the bitch off my back
A D  A   D   A             D  A D A
I know it looks like I’m insane
D A  D      A                A   D  A C
Take a closer look I’m not to blame
A
No!
A
Gonna have some fun with my frustration
Gonna watch the big screen in my head
I’d rather take a detour
’Cause this road ain’t getting clearer
Your train of thought has cut me off again
Better to me that boy ’cause he’s a wild one
Better to me that boy for he’s a man
Sweetheart don’t make me laugh
You’s getting too big for your pants
And I’s think maybe you should
Cut on while you can
#Fm
You can use your illusion
A
Let take you where it may
#Fm
We live and learn
A
And then sometimes it’s best to walk away
#Fm                    G    #F
Me, I’m just here hangin’ on
E
It’s my only place to stay at least
For now anyway
G   #F  E
I’ve worked too hard for my illusions
G   A
Just to throw them all away
A
I’m taking time for quiet consolation
In passing by this love that’s passed away
I know it’s never easy
So why should you believe me
When I’ve always got so many things to say
Calling off the dogs a simple choice is made
’Cause playful hearts
Can sometimes be enraged
You know I tried to wake you
I mean how long could it take you
D
To open up your eyes and turn the page
G     A    #G   G    #F
Kindness is a treasure
F       E  Eb D
And it’s one towards me you’ve seldom shown
C       A       #G  G     #F
So I’ll say it for good measure
F    E      Eb  D            C
To all the ones like you I’ve known
A       #G        G        #F
Ya know I’d like to shave your head
F  E   Eb  D                C
And all my friends could paint it red
A       #G     G         #F
’Cause love to me’s a two way street
F       E     D   C
And all I really want is peace
A
’Cause my baby’s got a locomotive
A
My baby’s gone off the track
A
My baby’s got a locomotive
A
Gotta peel the bitch off my back
A D  A   D   A             D  A D A
I know it looks like I’m insane
D A  D      A                A   D  A C
Take a closer look I’m not to blame
A  (C D)2x (G A)2x B A B G #F E G A #F G #F
No!                               F E Eb D C
A      #G    G    #F
Affection is a blessing
F   E    Eb D              C
Can you find it in your sorrid heart
A                  #G    G
I tried to keep this thing together
#F     F   E     Eb  D       C
But the tremor tore my pad apart
A      #G           G       #F
Yeah, I know it’s hard to face
F   E   Eb  D                   C
When all we’ve worked for’s gone to waste
A         #G     G
But you’re such a stupid woman
#F
And I’m such a stupid man
F      E         D       C
But love like time’s got its own plans
A
’Cause my baby’s got a locomotive
A
My baby’s gone off the track
A
My baby’s got a locomotive
A
Gotta peel the bitch off my back
A D  A   D   A             D  A D A
I know it looks like I’m insane
D A  D      A                A   D  A C
Take a closer look I’m not to blame
D A D A D A D A
Yeah
A  D    A     D      A
If love is blind I guess
D  A     C  A G F Am G F G Am F Am F
I’ll buy myself a cane
Am           F
Love’s so strange
Am           F
Love’s so strange
Am           F
Love’s so strange...