Sometimes it be that way

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1. Night with its shattered teeth attempts to speak,

D A

my pen’s present, but courage left via the sink.

A E

And I'm sorry I snuck up on you from behind,

D A

I'm sorry not all my love letters did rhyme.

E A

And I'm sorry that Jesus died for my sins,

E A

and I swear to God it won't happen again.

E D

And I'm sorry if it was my swerve that tempted you to sway,

E A

oh well, sometimes it be that way.

A E

2. And Romeo was a very nice man,

D A

he said "Jewel, I don't think you quite understand".

A E

And I'm sorry if you had to explain it like this,

D A

I'm sorry I was a point you were destined to miss.

E A

And I'm sorry I spoke to you irreverently,

E A

down in the hollow by the old olive tree.

E D

And I'm sorry if my heart breaking ruined your day,

E A

oh well, sometimes It be that way.

E B7 E

I said "Oh well, I got nothing left to sell,

E B7 E

this love was a bell that rang unheard in the air.

E B7 E A

I was bound to find out that you didn't care,

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said, oh well, sometimes it be that way.

A E

3. And Aphrodite with her neon lamp,

D A

kissed Neptune they put her face on a stamp.

A E

And I'm sorry I used it to mail a letter to you,

D A

I'm sorry I'm glue and the rest bounces off of you.

E A

I'm sorry not even this jet's metal wings,

E A

could get across these simple things.

E D

And I'm sorry if I ever sang your name in vain,

E A

oh well, sometimes it be that way. + CHORUS

A E

4. Now flame licks the air with its silver tongue,

D A

night has many hands but I have just one.

A E

And I'm sorry I walked in on you unexpectedly,

D A

I'm sorry I never served you Chamomile tea.

E A

And I'm sorry I didn't always have a match,

E A

that could start a fire big enough for your heart to catch.

E D

And I'm sorry if it was my swerve that tempted you to sway,

E A

oh well, sometimes it be that way. + CHORUS

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Oh well, sometimes it be that way.

(Jewel)