The Victim by Pat Benatar
Album: Get Nervous
Track 5
1982
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Am: x02210
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
E: 022100
Dm: xx0231
Intro: Am F x 2
Verse:
Am F
You've been set up one too many times
Am F
The perfect victim for the perfect crime
Am F
You left yourself wide open to the pain
Am
So close your eyes now
F
You're out walkin' in the rain
Chorus:
C G Am
You've got a burning desire to be the victim
E Am E
You're bleeding from the soul
Am C
You're hurting from the heart
E Am E Am Dm E F G F G
Things you can't be told are gonna tear you apaaaaaart, aaaaaaaaart
Verse:
Am F
Your choice of lovers, never very bright
Am F
Your father worried, but even he gave up the fight
Am F
You always think their hearts are made of gold
Am F
And you're the savior, to coax the warmth out of the cold
Chorus:
C G Am
You've got a burning desire to be the victim
E Am E
You're bleeding from the soul
Am C
You're hurting from the heart
E Am E Am Dm E F G F G
Things you can't be told are gonna tear you apaaaaaart, aaaaaaaaart
Am
Cause you're the victim
Bridge:
Dm
Break the pattern, you've gotta break away
E Am
Break the pattern before it gets too late
Am F x 4
Chorus:
C G Am
You've got a burning desire to be the victim
E Am E
You're bleeding from the soul
Am C
You're hurting from the heart
E Am E Am Dm E F G F G
Things you can't be told are gonna tear you apaaaaaart, aaaaaaaaart
Am
Cause you're the victim
Am F x 12
End on Am