[F] [E] [Am] [G] x4
[Am]When I was young and [G]stupid my love
[F]Left to be a [C]rock and roll star
[Am]He told me [G]please don't worry
[F]Wise little smile that [C]spoke so safely
[Am]He booked a [G]one way ticket
[F]Out west that's [C]where they make it
[Am]Six kids stuck [G]in a bedsit
[F]To sunswept [C]poolside riches
[Am] [G] [F] [C]
[Am]He met a girl who [G]wore Versace
[F]Pink feather coats and [C]jumbo jewelry
[Am]Gonna be a [G]hoop phenomenon
[F]He's gonna be [C]Hakeem Olajuwon
[Am]He's got a [G]gold Camaro
[F]He said o[C]ver the payphone
[Am]I try to [G]keep my cool but
[F]My life turns [C]in slow motion
[F]Bye bye baby [E]blue
I wish you could [Am]see the wicked [G]truth
Caught up in a [F]rush it's killing [E]you
Screaming at the [Am]sun you blow [G]into
Curled up in a [F]grip when we were [E]us
Fingers in a [Am]fist like you might [G]run
I settle for a [F]ghost I never [E]knew
Super para[Am]dise I held on [G]to
Curled up in a [F]grip when we were [E]us
Fingers in a [Am]fist like you might [G]run
I settle for a [F]ghost I never [E]knew
Super para[Am]dise I held on [G]to
But I settle for a [F]ghost [E] [Am] [G]
[Am]When I was from n.o.[G]l.a no one
[F]Left to be a [C]rock and roll star
[Am]He'd stay and [G]treat his lady
[F]Give everything to [C]his new baby
[Am]I miss him [G]don't you blame me
[F]That boy went [C]stone cold crazy
[Am]Caught up in [G]camera lust he's
[F]Chasing that [C]pappy pipe dreams
[Am] [G] [F] [C] x2
[E] [F] x2
[F]I know you don't but I
[E]I know you don't but I still [F]try
[E]My thunder came and shook him [Am]down
[E]That girl is gone but I still [F]try
[E]The bullet hit but maybe [Am]not
[E]It hits my head and I feel [F]numb
[E]My body's looking wrong
[F]Bye bye baby [E]blue
I wish you could [Am]see the wicked [G]truth
Caught up in a [F]rush it's killing [E]you
Screaming at the [Am]sun you blow [G]into
Curled up in a [F]grip when we were [E]us
Fingers in a [Am]fist like you might [G]run
I settle for a [F]ghost I never [E]knew
Super para[Am]dise I held on [G]to
But I settle for a [F]ghost
[F] [E] [Am] [G] x4