G
My cards are on the table,
yours are in your hands
C
Chances are tonight
you've already got plans
Am C
And chances are I will talk
G
myself to sleep again
G
You give me just enough attention
to keep my hopes too high
C
Wishful thoughts forget to mention
when something's really not right
Am C
And I will block out these voices
G D
of reason in my head
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[Chorus]
And the voices say,
C G D
"You are not the exception
C D
You will never learn your
G
lesson, foolish one
Stop checking your mailbox for
C
confessions of love that
ain't never gonna come
Am
You will take the long way,
D
you will take the long way down"
[Verse 2] G You know how to keep me waiting, I know how to act like I'm fine C Don't know what to call this situation but I know I can't call you mine Am And it's delicate, but C G I will do my best to seem bulletproof G 'Cause when my head is on your shoulder it starts thinking you'll come around C And maybe someday when we're older this is something we'll laugh about Am C Over coffee every morning G while you're watching the news [Chorus] And the voices say, C G D "You are not the exception C D You will never learn your G lesson, foolish one Stop checking your mailbox for C confessions of love that ain't never gonna come Am You will take the long way, D you will take the long way down" G Foolish one Stop checking your mailbox for C confessions of love that ain't never gonna come Am You will have to learn the hard D way instead of walking out"
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[Verse 3]
Em
Now I'm sliding down the wall
C
with my head in my hands
G
Saying, "How could
D
I not see the signs?"
Em
Oh, you haven't written
me or called
C
But goodbye screaming
in the silence
G
And the voices in my head
D
are telling me why
G
'Cause you got her on your
arm and me in the wings
C
I'll get your longing glances
but she'll get your ring
Em C
And you will say you had
D
the best of intentions
Em
And maybe I will finally
C D
learn my lesson
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[Chorus] G Foolish one Stop checking your mailbox for C confessions of love that ain't never gonna come Am You will take the long way, D you will take the long way down G Foolish one Stop checking your mailbox C for confessions of love that ain't never gonna come Am You will have to learn the D hard way instead of walking out" [Outro] G C Ain't never gonna come Am D Ooh, you will learn the hard way now G Foolish one Sitting 'round waiting for C confessions of love, they ain't never gonna come Am And thinking he's the one, D you should've been walking out G Foolish one The day is gonna come for your C confessions of love, when all is said and done Am He just wasn't the one, no, D G he just wasn't the one
