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Terrible Thing

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[Intro] 
 E   Bm   Ax4
I know what you're Emdoin' BmhereAm  
Made your inEmtentions BmclearAm  
[Hook]
Oh Emyou, you Dterrible Amthing, you
Terrible Emthing, you
DTerrible Amthing, you
Beautiful Ething
   Em     Am  EMmmAm  
[Verse 1]
Honey, Emyou're so BmcoldAm  
You left me Emon patrBmolA  
Lose my self-contEmrol with Bmyou (when I'm with yAou)
Do things I don't Emwant to Bmdo
AOoh, oh
[Hook]
Oh for Emyou, you Dterrible Athing, you
Terrible Emthing, you
DTerrible Athing, you
Beautiful EmthingD  Am  
Mm, you beautiful Emthing
[Bridge]
  CA wreck, a wreck you makBme
You leave, you leave me in your Amwake
Oh honey, let me goD  
Aha, aha, don't you let me goC  
A wreck, a wreck you makBme
You leave, you leave me in your Amwake
Oh honey, let me goBm  
Don't you ever let me go
[Bridge]
Em A
MEmmmBm  A  
Oh honey Emyou're so BmcoldA  
I lose my Emself-contBmrolA  
[Hook]
Oh Emyou, you Dterrible Athing, you
Terrible Emthing, you
DTerrible Amthing, you
Beautiful Emthing, you
DBeautiful Amthing, you
Beautiful Emthing, you
DBeautiful Athing, you
Terrible Emthing, you
DTerrible Athing, you
Terrible Emthing, you
DTerrible Athing, you
Beautiful EthingD  A  
Oh you, beautiBmful EthingD  A  
You terrible Ething

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Terrible Thing

by The Rescues

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E Bm A

Em Bm Am

I know what you're doin' here

Em Bm Am

Made your intentions clear

[Hook]

Em D Am

Oh you, you terrible thing, you

Terrible thing, you

D Am

Terrible thing, you

Beautiful thing

Em Am E Am

Mmm

[Verse 1]

Em Bm Am

Honey, you're so cold

Em Bm A

You left me on patrol

Em Bm A

Lose my self-control with you (when I'm with you)

Em Bm

Do things I don't want to do

Ooh, oh

[Hook]

Em D A

Oh for you, you terrible thing, you

Terrible thing, you

D A

Terrible thing, you

Em D Am

Beautiful thing

Mm, you beautiful thing

[Bridge]

C Bm

A wreck, a wreck you make

You leave, you leave me in your wake

Oh honey, let me go

Aha, aha, don't you let me go

A wreck, a wreck you make

You leave, you leave me in your wake

Oh honey, let me go

Don't you ever let me go

[Bridge]

Em A

Em Bm A

Mmm

Em Bm A

Oh honey you're so cold

Em Bm A

I lose my self-control

[Hook]

Em D A

Oh you, you terrible thing, you

Terrible thing, you

D Am

Terrible thing, you

Beautiful thing, you

D Am

Beautiful thing, you

D A

Beautiful thing, you

Terrible thing, you

D A

Terrible thing, you

D A

Terrible thing, you

E D A

Beautiful thing

Bm E D A

Oh you, beautiful thing

You terrible thing

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