Intro:
Em Em Em Em
Em Em
Well, I had me a boy, turned him into a man
Em Em
I showed him all the things that he didn”t understand
B7 B7 Em Em
Whoa, and then I let him go
Em Em
Now, there”s one in California who”s been cursing my name
Em Em
“Cause I found me a better lover in the UK
B7 B7 Em Em
Hey, hey, until I made my getaway
Pre-Chorus:
(Mute strings but keep strumming)
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
“Cause I”m the best baby that they never gotta keep
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave
Chorus:
G D Em
Ex”s and the oh, oh, oh”s they haunt me
B G D
Like ghosts they want me to make “em o-o-oh
A C Em Em
They won”t let go Ex”s and oh”s
Verse 2:
Em Em
I had a summer lover down in New Orleans
Em Em
Kept him warm in the winter, left him frozen in the spring
B7 B7 Em Em
My, my, how the seasons go by
Em Em
I get high, and I love to get low
Em Em
So the hearts keep breaking, and the heads just roll
B7 B7 Em Em
You know that”s how the story goes
Pre-Chorus: (Muted Strings)
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
“Cause I”m the best baby that they never gotta keep
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave
Chorus:
G D Em
Ex”s and the oh, oh, oh”s they haunt me
B G D
Like ghosts they want me to make “em o-o-oh
A C
They won”t let go
G D Em
Ex”s and the oh, oh, oh”s they haunt me
B G D
Like ghosts they want me to make “em o-o-oh
A C
They won”t let go
Em Em Em Em B7 B7 Em Em
Ex”s and oh”s
Pre-Chorus: (Muted Strings)
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
Coming over mountains and a-sailing over seas
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave
Chorus:
G D Em
Ex”s and the oh, oh, oh”s they haunt me
B G D
Like ghosts they want me to make “em o-o-oh
A C
They won”t let go
G D Em
Ex”s and the oh, oh, oh”s they haunt me
B G D
Like ghosts they want me to make “em o-o-oh
A C
They won”t let go
Em Em Em(once and mute)
Ex”s and oh”s