Standard (EADGBE)

 Life is rich, but it's way too short

 You make a lot of money, but you just want more

 I don't need the pain, right here in my heart

 But I hate every minute when we're so far apart

 It was love in a minute, it was love in a flash

 It brings me no pleasure, just a stab in the back

 It brings me no comfort, it brings me no peace

 A weight on my shoulder, it's a fatal disease

(chorus 1)

 So don't tear me up

I don't ever want to see your picture again

 And don't poison my blood

I don't ever want to see your face anymore

 Gonna finish it quick, gonna finish it clean

 Don't wanna be bitter, I don't wanna be mean

 I feel like we're driving down a dead end street

 I've come so far I wanna crash the car, I wanna land right on my feet

(chorus 2)

 I said don't tear me up

I don't ever want to see your picture again

 I said don't tear me up

I don't ever want to see your face anymore

(bridge)

But I dream of you constantly, you'll be my angel of light

And in the dark rooms of sleeplessness, you'll be my lover each night...

Solo

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 Life is a bitch, it's way too short

 Unlike a politician it just can't be bought

 Think about the tenderness, and think about the craziness

 And if you ever wanna hate me come and stick a knife right in my chest

(repeat chorus 2)

 I said don't tear me up

I don't ever want to see your picture again

 I said don't tear me up

I don't ever want to see your face anymore

(verse)

 I said don't tear me up

 I said don't tear me up

 So don't poison my blood

I don't ever want to see your picture again