(see notes at the end)
Intro: A G
A E D E A E
Athena, I had no idea how much I'd need her
D E A E
In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her
D E A E D E
My heart starts palpitating when I think my guess was wrong, but I think I'll get along
G
She's just a girl - she's a bomb
A E D E A E
Athena, all I ever want to do is please her
D E A E
My life has been so settled and she's the reason
D E A E D E
Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone, but I think I'll get along
G G G G
She's just a girl - she's a bomb, she's a bomb
E D A/C# D E D A/C# D
Just a girl, just a girl, just a girl just a girl
E D A/C# D E D A/C# D
Just a girl, just a girl, she's just a girl
A E D E A E
Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath
D E A E
I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path
D E A E D E
I'd of topped myself to give her time she didn't need to ask, was I a suicidal psychopath?
G G G G
She's just a girl - she's a bomb, she's just a girl, she's a bomb
A E D E A E
Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse I saw on a dream stage
D E A E
He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his rib cage
D E A E D E
I felt like a pickled priest who was being flam-bed, you were requisitioned blondie
G G G G
She's just a girl, she's a bomb, I'm happy, she's a bomb,I'm ecstatic
E D A/C# D E D A/C# D
Just a girl, just a girl, just a girl just a girl
E D A/C# D E D A/C# D
Just a girl, just a girl, she's just a girl
Bridge: A G/D D/A E/A ( A/D E/D D E/D ) x2
A/D E/D F#/A D E/D A/D E/D D
Look into the face of a child, measure how long you smiled, before the memory claimed
E/D D E/A D E/D D E/D D
How long would children remain? how long would children remain?
A E D E A E
Athena, you picked me up by my lapels and screamed "leave her"
D E A E
It felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter
D E A E D E
And now you're stuck with a castrated leader, and I hate the creep
G G G G
I didn't mean that, she's a bomb, I just said it, she's a bomb
G G
Forget it, please, she's a bomb
A E D E A E
Athena, I had no idea how much I need her
D E A E
My life has been so settled and she's the reason
D E A E D E
Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone, but I get along
G G G G A
She's just a girl, she's a bomb, she's just a girl, she's a bomb
Notes:
G (she's a bomb...) A G/A D/A E/A A/D D E/D F#/A* A/C#
e--3-3-3--------------|----------------5--2--4----6----------------
B--3-3-3--------------|-2--3--3--5-----5--3--5----7------2---------
G--0-0-0--------------|-2--4--2--4-----6--2--4----6------2---------
D--0-0-0--------------|-2--5--4--6-----0--0--0----0------2---------
A---------------------|-0--0--0--0-----------------------4---------
G--3-2-3-etc----------|--------------------------------------------
* oops during recording??