Em G
wise men once said
C D
"wild winds are death to the candle"
Em G C D
a rose by any other name is a scandal
Em G C
cautions issued, he stood
D
shooting the messengers
Em G C D
they tried to warn him about her..
Chorus
G D
cross your thoughtless heart
Em C
only liquor anoints you
G D
she's the albatross
Em C
she is here to destroy you..
Em G
wise men once said
C D
"one bad seed kills the garden"
Em G
"one less temptress
C D
one less dagger to sharpen"
Em G C
locked me up in towers
D
but i'd visit in your dreams
Em G C D
and they tried to warn you about me..
Chorus
G D
cross your thoughtless heart
Em C
only liquor anoints you
G D
she's the albatross
Em C
she is here to destroy you
G D
devils that you know
Em C
raise worse hell than a stranger
G D
she's the death you chose
Em C
you're in terrible danger..
Am C G D Am
and when that sky rains fire on.. you..
C G D Am
and you're persona non grata..
C G D Am
i'll tell you how i've been there.. too..
C G D
and that none of it matters..
Em G C
wise men once read fake news
D
and they believed it
Em G C
jackals raised their hackles
D
you couldn't conceive it
Em G
you were sleeping
C D
soundly when they dragged you from your bed
Em G C D
and i tried to warn you about them..
Chorus
G D
so i crossed my thoughtless heart
Em C
spread my wings like a parachute
G D
i'm the albatross
Em C
i swept in at the rescue
G D
the devil that you know
Em C
looks now more like an angel
G D
i'm the life you chose
Em C
and all this terrible danger..
Int. G D Em C
this terrible danger..
G D Em C
G D Em C
so cross your thoughtless heart..
G D
she's the albatross
Em C
she is here to destroy you..
Note: Original key from Bm
