Gm
Close the door and take the stairs.
A# Dm
Up or down? Ups and downs,
Dm
Well don't pretend you've never been there.
Gm A#
You kiss me like an overdramatic actor
Dm
who's starving for work,
Dm
with one last shot to make it happen.
Gm
You've won the role, you've played your part,
A#
you've been cordially invited.
Dm Dm
But I'm not impressed, and I'm definitely not excited,
Gm
because the film runs a shallow budget,
A#
and the writer's subject script isn't any
Dm Dm
deeper. So dive right in...
PRE-CHORUS
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
A#
hey you, who are you kidding?
F
I'm not like them.
C/E
I won't buy in.
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
A#
hey you, who are you kidding?
F
Don't quit 'til 47,
C/E
then we'll turn it up, and we'll play a little faster.
CHORUS:
Gm
Take back everything you ever
A#
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C/E
You never did.
Gm
Take back everything you ever
A#
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C
You never did. She said
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VERSE 2:
Gm
'Alright, Alright, slow down!"
A#
"Oh no, oh no, we won't"
Dm
'cause I regret every word that I said
A#
to ever make her feel like
Gm
she was something special,
Dm Dm*
or that she ever really mattered. Did she ever really matter?
PRE-CHORUS
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
A#
hey you, who are you kidding?
F
I'm not like them.
C/E
I won't buy in.
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
A#
just don't count on this summer.
F
Don't quit 'til 47.
C
Then we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster.
CHORUS:
Gm
Take back everything you ever
A#
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C/E
You never did.
Gm
Take back everything you ever
A#
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C
You never did.
BRIDGE:
A#
I'm not saying that
Dm
I'm not breaking some
F
hearts tonight, girl.
A#
I'm not saying that
Dm
I'm not breaking some
F
hearts tonight, girl.
D# A#
Alright, alright, slow down...
SOLO:
Dm A# F C Gm A# F C
CHORUS:
Gm
Take back everything you ever
A#
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C
You never did.
Gm
Take back everything you ever
A#
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C
You never did.
OUTRO (3x):
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
A#
hey you, who are you kidding?
F
I'm not like them.
C
I won't buy in.
