NEXT TO ME

Some thing ’bout the way that you walked in to my liv ing room, (G)cas ual ly and (Gsus)con fi dent, (G)look ing at the (Gsus)mess I am, but (Bm)still you,

still you (A)want me.

Stress lines and cig a rettes, pol i tics and def i cits, (G)late bills and (Gsus)o v’rag es, (Gsus)scream ing and hol ler ing, but (Bm)still you,

still you (A)want me.

(D)Oh,

I al ways let (G)you down.

You’re shat tered on the (Bm)ground, but still I find you (A)there next to (D)me.

And, oh,

the stu pid things (G)I do.

I’m far from good, it’s (Bm)true, but still I find (A)you next to (D)me.

There’s some thing ’bout the way that you al ways see the pret ty view, (G)o ver look the (Gsus)mud and mess, (G)al ways look ing (Gsus)ef fort less, and (Bm)still you,

still you (A)want me.

I got no in no cence; faith i ain’t no priv i lege.

(G)I am a (Gsus)deck of cards; (Gsus)vice or a game of hearts, and (Bm)still you,

still you (A)want me.

(D)Oh,

I al ways let (G)you down.

You’re shat tered on the (Bm)ground, but still I find you (A)there next to (D)me.

And, oh,

the stu pid things (G)I do.

I’m far from good, it’s (Bm)true, but still I find (A)you next to (D)me.

There’s

So, thank

you

for tak ing a chance on me.

I know it is n’t (Bm)eas y,

but I hope to be (D)worth it.

So, thank

you

for tak ing a chance on me.

I know it is n’t (Bm)eas y,

but I hope to be (D)worth it.

So, (D)worth it.

(Oh.)

(D)me.