Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse 1: C Em Make sure nobody sees you leave Am Hood over your head, keep your eyes down G Tell your friends you're out for a run C You’ll be flushed when you return Em Take the road less traveled by Am Tell yourself you can always stop G What started in beautiful rooms C Ends with meetings in parking lots
Chorus: And that's the thing about illicit affairs Em And clandestine meetings and longing stares Am It's born from just one single glance G But it dies and it dies and it dies C A million little times Verse 2: C Em Leave the perfume on the shelf Am That you picked out just for him G So you leave no trace behind C Like you don’t even exist Em Take the words for what they are Am A dwindling, mercurial high G A drug that only worked C The first few hundred times Chorus: And that's the thing about illicit affairs Em And clandestine meetings and stolen stares Am They show their truth one single time G But they lie and they lie and they lie C A million little times Verse 3: And you wanna scream C Don't call me "kid," don't call me "baby" Em Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me Am G You showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else C Don't call me "kid," don't call me "baby" Em Look at this idiotic fool that you made me Am G You taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else C Am And you know damn well Em G For you, I would ruin myself C A million little times