John Hiatt - I know how to lose you

^GI don't know ^Chow to keep a ^Dgood thing ^{G C}I've lost it ^Dall be^Gfore ^GHad a ^Csweet girl ^Dback awhile ^{G C}I walked right through her ^Ddoor ^DOut of ^Gtown, ^Cout of ^Gstate ^COut of all she could see through ^EmDon't think I'll ^Dever find ^Clove a^Ggain ^EmBut I know how to ^Dlose you ^G

^GDown the ^Chall, she ^Dturns off the ^Glights ^CI left ^Dbefore the ^Gdawn ^GNo word ^Csaid, not ^Done tear ^Gshed ^CBut for a while you're ^Dgone ^DThen I'm neatly ^Gdressed, in my ^Cempti^Gness ^COut on the bright avenue ^EmDon't think I'll ^Dever find ^Clove a^Ggain ^EmBut I know how to ^Dlose you ^G

^B7You know the story, still I ^Emhope for myself ^CLike a man who plays the lottery ^Gexpecting great ^Dwealth ^B7No regard for his mental state, his ^Ememotions or his ^Chealth ^CLike this was all happening to some other ^Dversion of himself

^GPeople ^Csee me ^Don the ^Gstreet ^CThey don't ^Drecall your ^Gname ^GIt's like they've ^Cnever seen ^Dus be^Gfore ^CHow well I hide the ^Dpain ^DAnd tip my ^Ghat, and ^Ccrack a ^Ggrin ^CAnd remark on a sky so blue ^EmDon't think I'll ^Dever find ^Clove a^Ggain ^EmBut I know how to ^Dlose you ^G

^EmDon't think I'll ^Dever find ^Clove a^Ggain ^EmBut I know how to ^Dlose you ^G