[Verse]
G A
If it weren't for your maturity
F#m G
None of this would have happened
G A
If you weren't so wise beyond your years
F#m G
I would have been able to control myself
G A
If it weren't for my attention
F#m G
You wouldn't have been successful
G A
And if, if it weren't for me
F#m G
You would never have amounted to very much
[Pre-Chorus]
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh this could be messy
G A F#m G
But you don't seem to mind
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh don't go telling everybody
G A F#m G
And overlook this supposed crime
[Chorus]
G A F#m G
We'll fast forward to a few years later
G A F#m G
And no-one knows except the both of us
G A F#m G
And I have honoured your request for silence
G A F#m G
And you've washed your hands clean of this
[Verse]
G A
You're essentially an employee
F#m G
And I like you having to depend on me
G A
You're a kind of protege
F#m G
And one day you'll say you learned all you know from me
G A
I know you depend on me
F#m G
Like a young thing would go to a guardian
G A
I know you sexualize me
F#m G
Like a young thing would and I think I like it
[Pre-Chorus]
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh this could get messy
G A F#m G
But you don't seem to mind
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh don't go telling everybody
G A F#m G
And overlook this supposed crime
[Chorus]
G A F#m G
We'll fast forward to a few years later
G A F#m G
And no-one knows except the both of us
G A F#m G
And I have honoured your request for silence
G A F#m G
And you've washed your hands clean of this
[Bridge]
Bm G D A
What part of our history is re-invented and under rug swept?
Bm G D A
What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
What's with the distance it seems so obvious?
[Verse]
G A
Just make sure you don't tell on me
F#m G
Especially to members of your family
G A
We best keep this to ourselves
F#m G
And not tell any member of our inner posse
G A
I wish I could tell the world
F#m G
Cos you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly
G A
I might want to marry you, one day
F#m G
If you'd watch that weight and keep your firm body
[Pre-Chorus]
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh this could be messy
G A F#m G
But you don't seem to mind
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh don't go telling everybody
G A F#m G
And overlook this supposed crime
[Chorus]
G A F#m G
We'll fast forward to a few years later
G A F#m G
And no-one knows except the both of us
G A F#m G
And I have honoured your request for silence
G A F#m G
And you've washed your hands clean of this
[Pre-Chorus]
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh this could get messy
G A F#m G
But you don't seem to mind
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh don't go telling everybody
G A F#m G
And overlook this supposed crime
[Chorus]
G A F#m G
We'll fast forward to a few years later
G A F#m G
And no-one knows except the both of us
G A F#m G
And I have honoured your request for silence
G A F#m G
And you've washed your hands clean of this
[Verse]
G A
If it weren't for your maturity
F#m G
None of this would have happened
G If you weren't so
A
wise beyond your years
F#m I would have been
G
able to control myself
G A
If it weren't for my attention
F#m G
You wouldn't have been successful
G A
And if, if it weren't for me
You would never have
F#m G
amounted to very much
[Pre-Chorus]
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh this could be messy
G A F#m G
But you don't seem to mind
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh don't go telling everybody
G A F#m G
And overlook this supposed crime
[Chorus]
G A We'll fast forward
F#m G
to a few years later
G A And no-one knows
F#m G
except the both of us
G A And I have honoured
F#m G
your request for silence
G A And you've washed your
F#m G
hands clean of this
[Verse]
G A
You're essentially an employee
F#m And I like you having
G
to depend on me
G A
You're a kind of protege
F#m And one day you'll say you
G
learned all you know from me
G A
I know you depend on me
F#m Like a young thing
G
would go to a guardian
G A
I know you sexualize me
F#m Like a young thing would
G
and I think I like it
[Pre-Chorus]
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh this could get messy
G A F#m G
But you don't seem to mind
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh don't go telling everybody
G A F#m G
And overlook this supposed crime
[Chorus]
G A We'll fast forward
F#m G
to a few years later
G A And no-one knows
F#m G
except the both of us
G A And I have honoured
F#m G
your request for silence
G A And you've washed your
F#m G
hands clean of this
[Bridge]
Bm G What part of our history is
D A
re-invented and under rug swept?
Bm G What part of your memory is
D A
selective and tends to forget?
What's with the distance it seems so obvious?
[Verse]
G Just make sure you
A
don't tell on me
F#m Especially to members
G
of your family
G A
We best keep this to ourselves
F#m And not tell any member
G
of our inner posse
G A
I wish I could tell the world
F#m Cos you're such a pretty thing
G
when you're done up properly
G A
I might want to marry you, one day
F#m If you'd watch that weight
G
and keep your firm body
[Pre-Chorus]
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh this could be messy
G A F#m G
But you don't seem to mind
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh don't go telling everybody
G A F#m G
And overlook this supposed crime
[Chorus]
G A We'll fast forward
F#m G
to a few years later
G A And no-one knows
F#m G
except the both of us
G A And I have honoured
F#m G
your request for silence
G A And you've washed your
F#m G
hands clean of this
[Pre-Chorus]
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh this could get messy
G A F#m G
But you don't seem to mind
G A F#m G
Ooo-ooh don't go telling everybody
G A F#m G
And overlook this supposed crime
[Chorus]
G A We'll fast forward
F#m G
to a few years later
G A And no-one knows
F#m G
except the both of us
G A And I have honoured
F#m G
your request for silence
G A And you've washed your
F#m G
hands clean of this