[Verse 1]
A E A
Leaves grow on the trees each spring
A E A
And in winter fall to the ground again
D E A D
If I were a leaf, I'd grow on a tree
D E A D
If you were a leaf then you would dump me.
[Chorus 1]
A E A D
There's nothing wrong with me; you just broke my heart
A E A
Now hold me close so I don't fall apart
[Verse 2]
A E A
There's a perfect metaphor for what you did to me:
D E A D
You are the changing seasons; I'm a guy in shorts heading for the sea
D E A D
You are a thunder cloud and I'm an outdoor wedding with a nonrefundable fee
D E A D
You are Godzilla, baby... and I'm Japanese
[Chorus 2]
A E A D
There's nothing wrong with me; you just broke my heart
A E A
Now hold me close so I don't fall apart
[Bridge]
D E
You took my heart to Goodwill and you left it outside
A D
You put my love in a farm upstate
D E
You took my heart to the park and you told it to hide
A D
With no plans to seek it; that's great
E
And now I'm ready
D
Ready to destroy you
[Chorus 3]
A E A D
There's nothing wrong with me; you just broke my heart
A E A
Now hold me close so I don't punch your face
(This is the Dimetrodon version. Some aspects of the album arrangement are hard to convey with a guitar
or ukulele... FWIW, I like to add a Dm after the bridge. For the final burst of suspenseful dissonance,
you're on your own.)