Intro
[G] [F#] [Bm] [A] x4
Verse
[Bm] [A]
When I was young and stupid my love
[G] [D]
Left to be a rock and roll star
[Bm] [A]
He told me please don't worry
[G] [D]
Wise little smile that spoke so safely
[Bm] [A]
He booked a one way ticket
[G] [D]
Out west that's where they make it
[Bm] [A]
Six kids stuck in a bedsit
[G] [D]
To sunswept poolside riches
Break
[Bm] [A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [A]
He met a girl who wore Versace
[G] [D]
Pink feather coats and jumbo jewelry
[Bm] [A]
Gonna be a hoop phenomenon
[G] [D]
He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwan
[Bm] [A]
He's got a gold Camaro
[G] [D]
He said over the payphone
[Bm] [A]
I try to keep my cool but
[G] [D]
My life turns in slow motion
Chorus
[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
[G]
But I settle for a ghost
Verse 2
[Bm] [A]
Where I was from in n.o.l.a no one
[G] [D]
Left to be a rock and roll star
[Bm] [A]
He'd stay and treat his lady
[G] [D]
Give everything to his new baby
[Bm] [A]
I miss him don't you blame me
[G] [D]
That boy went stone cold crazy
[Bm] [A]
Caught up in camera lust he's
[G] [D]
Chasing that pappy pipe dreams
Break
[Bm] [A] [G] [D] x2
[F#] [G] x2
Bridge
[F#]
I know you don't but I
[G] [F#]
I know you don't but I still try
My thunder shook him down
[G] [Bm]
My thunder came and shook him down
That girl is gone but I
[F#] [G]
That girl is gone but I still try
I think it's over now
[F#] [Bm]
The bullet hit but maybe not
I feel so fucking numb
[F#] [G]
It hits my head and I feel numb
My body's looking wrong
[F#]
My body's looking wrong
My body's looking wrong
Chorus
[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
[G]
But I settle for a ghost
Outro
[G] [F#] [Bm] [A]
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