INTRO:

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A E A


VERSE 1:
A E A
I guess you have to have a problem if you want to invent a contraption
E
First you cause a train wreck, then they put me in traction, mmm
A
Well, first came an action and then a reaction
D
But you can't switch 'em 'round for your own satisfaction
A E A
Well, you burnt my house down, then got mad at my reaction


VERSE 2:
A E A
Well, in every complicated situation of a human relation
E
Makin' sense of it all takes a whole lot of concentration, mmm
A
Well, you can't blame a baby for her pregnant ma
D
And if there's one of these unavoidable laws
A N.C. E N.C. A
It's that you just can't take the effect and make it the cause

No,


CHORUS:
D
Well, you can't take the effect and make it the cause
A
I didn't rob a bank because you made up the law
D
Blame me for robbin' Peter but don't ya blame Paul
A N.C.
Can't take the effect and make it the cause


G A E A /c A


VERSE 3:
A E A
I ain't the reason that you gave me no reason to return your call
E
You built a house of cards and got shocked when you saw them fall, heh
A N.C. A N.C.
Yeah, well, I ain't sayin' I'm innocent, in fact, the reverse
D N.C.
But if you're headed to the grave, you don't blame the hearse
A E A
You're like a little girl yellin' at her brother 'cause you lost his ball

Yeah,


VERSE 4:
A E A
Well, you keep blamin' me for what you did, but that ain't all
E
The way you clean up a wreck is enough to give one pause, yeah!
A N.C. A N.C.
Well, you seem to forget just how this all started
D N.C.
I'm reactin' to you because you left me broken-hearted
A E A
See, you just can't take the effect and make it the cause


CHORUS


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