| Am    Am9  | D    C   G  | 3x


[Verse 1]
Am                           Am9
 Baby, tell me what you're trying to prove
D                       C     G
 Playing games with my heart
          Am
Hey, now listen
                Am9           D     C    G
I ain't got to take one more night
Am                    Am9
 You're the one who broke the rules
D                      C             G
 An' I'm the one who played the fool
Am                     Am9             D     C    G
 Now you're trying to tell me, it's alright


[Pre-Chorus]
F                                   G
 You should have known better than to hurt a friend
F                      G
 You'll never get another chance again


[Chorus 1]
         Am                D
You'll be back where you started
    F
I know you won't admit it
          G
But you're brokenhearted
         Am                D
You'll be back where you started
      F
You think it's going to be easy
      G
But it just gets harder, harder, harder, yeah


[Solo]
| Am    Am9  | D    C   G  |


[Verse 2]
Am              Am9
 Oh, you had a way with words
        D                       C     G
One look an' I was under your spell
Am             Am9               D           C     G
 I didn't know, should I stay, should I run
Am                        Am9
 You can't deny that you told me lies
D                            C              G
 Love 'em an' leave 'em baby, that's your style
Am                  Am9             D     C     G
 I'm not afraid to take life as it comes


[Pre-Chorus]
F                                  G
 You play with fire, guess you'll never learn
F                          G
 You messed with me baby, going to get burned


[Chorus 2]
      Am                   D
You'll be back where you started
          F
An' you know how it feels
           G
When you've been discarded
         Am                D
You'll be back where you started
          F
But you think you got it made
        G
But it won't get you far
       G
No it won't get you far
         N.C.
You'll be back where you started


[Solo]
| Am    Am9  | D    C   G  | 2x


[Bridge]
C                       G/B
 Who's going to help ya, throw you a lifeline?
Am                                F
 I'll tell you one thing, you've really done it this time
C                         G/B                    Am
 You took your one chance, an' let it slip away
F                           G
 You never going to let it settle down
F                        G
 The river's gone now all over the town



[Chorus 1]
         Am                D
You'll be back where you started
    F
I know you won't admit it
          G
But you're brokenhearted
         Am                D
You'll be back where you started
      F
You think it's going to be easy
      G
But it just gets harder



[Outro]
      Am                   D
You'll be back where you started
          F
An' you know how it feels
           G
When you've been discarded
      Am                   D       F     G     Am    D
You'll be back where you started
F                 G
 Back where you started