E7 Am Dm Am Dm C G C E7 Verse: Am Dm Am Used to have just one foot out the door Dm C Yeah, I always wanted more G C I always was the one E7 You thought would never marry Am Dm Am Used to be willfully obtuse Dm C (or is the word abstruse?) G C Semantics like a noose E7 Get out your dictionaries Pre-chorus: Dm Iʼm gonna cut to the quick E7 Dm This is all non-fiction Words you beat with a stick E7 E7 These are my true convictions Chorus: Am Dm So tell me, are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life E7 Youʼll fight for it Am So mysterious C G How imperious! C B But are you serious Em E7 When it really comes down to it? Am Am C C x2 Am Dm Am Dm C G C E7 Verse: Am Dm Am I see that youʼre down there and Iʼm up here Dm C Your boyfriendʼs gone to get a beer G C E7 Leaving us crystal clear lines of communications Am Dm Am Promise me you wonʼt avert your eyes Dm C I drop my third-person disguise G C You know itʼs time to do or die E7 No useless explanations Pre-chorus: Dm E7 Iʼm gonna cut to the quick Dm This is all non-fiction E7 Words you beat with a stick E7 These are my true convictions Chorus: Am Dm So tell me, are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life E7 Youʼll fight for it Am So mysterious C G How imperious! C B But are you serious Em E7 When it really comes down to it? Am D G C Dm Dm C E7 Am D G C Dm B Em E7 Am Dm Am Dm C G C E7 Am Dm Am Dm C G C E7 Outro: Am Dm Are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life C E7 Youʼll fight for it