[Intro]
N.C.
"This one ain't about me. It's about this friend... that I have... who is not me."
[Verse 1]
F
First time I ever seen you
Am
was down at the beach by Revere
C
through a thick black haze of fire and smoke
G
things suddenly seemed so clear
F
I knew I had to have you
A Am
make you mine at any cost
C
I gave up on my old crew
G
never worried 'bout what I lost
F A
I gave you gold, I gave you caps
F A
gave you all I stole and more
A#
Never counted on you stealin' from me
C
and running out the door
[Chorus]
A# F
Baby, quit raidin' my heart
A
You took all I had and left me
E
I can't stand being apart
F D
This ain't no way to try and test me
[Verse 2]
F
I know you remember all the fun we had
A
playin' the odds at Easy City
C
And when we roasted that caravan down in The Fens
G
I was so happy to have you with me
F
But after a while, I couldn't keep denying
A
what I daily witnessed
C
The caps, the guns, the blood-soaked ground, well
G
Well just couldn't hold your interest
F A
Now I don't buy what they tell me
F A
that you can't ever be satisfied
[Bridge]
A#
I'd kill every last man in the whole wide world
C
just to have you by my side
[Chorus]
A# F
Baby, quit raidin' my heart
A
Bring back the love you stole
E
I can't stand being apart
F D
I need you here to make me whole
[Outro]
N.C.
"I ain't gonna lie to you all - love hurts. It really does. I mean... that's what my friend said.
N.C.
When he told me the story, and then I went and wrote a song about it. Whatever."