Tom: C (intro) E |---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----| B |---1-1-----1-1---1-1-----| G |---2-2-----2-2---2-2-----| D |---2-2-0h2-2-2---2-2-----| A |-0-------------0---------| E |---------------------0-3-| (verso) Am D The first girl that I fell for was a fair and faithful fighter G Am She smouldered with a will to save the world D I did my best to help her, yeah I stood shoulder to shoulder G Am On the front lines with my visionary girl Dm I wish that she had cared for me G But in the end her ideologies C C/B Am Occupied the fortress of her heart Dm G I wrote her 15 songs, but still we had to part (refrão) F F7 And if music was the food of love C C/B Am Am/G Then I'd be a fat romantic slob F F/G C Well music, it's my substitute for love (verso) Am D The last girl that I loved was a low and lusty liar G Am who set my heart on fire and made me choke. D Her beauty was a sight to see, but she didn't save it all for me. G Am I found other fires by following the smoke. Dm I wished that she had either cared G C for me or let me be but she drove me C/B Am from my mind and from my home Dm G I wrote her sixteen songs but ended up alone. (refrão) F F7 If love is really all that we need C C/B Am Am/G then even all my singing is never going to save me F F/G C Music is my substitute for love. (bridge) Am G F C Well I've had many different girls inside my bed Am G F But only one or two inside my head Dm C G These days I cuddle up to my guitar instead (outro) F F7 But oh, what I would give C C/B Am G not to stumble but to really fall in love F F/G C And I could substitute my singing for the sound of someone sleeping next to me.