Am0 D1 0The first girl that I fell for was a fair and faithful fighter G2 Am3 1She smouldered with a will to save the world Am4 D5 2I did my best to help her, yeah I stood shoulder to shoulder G6 Am7 3On the front lines with my visionary girl 4 5 Dm8 6I wish that she had cared for me G9 7But in the end her ideologies C10 C11 Am12 8Occupied the fortress of her heart Dm13 G14 9I wrote her 15 songs, but still we had to part 10 11 F15 Fm16 12And if music was the food of love C17 C18 Am19 G20 13Then I'd be a fat romantic slob F21 Fm22 C23 14Well music, it's my substitute for love Am24 D25 15The last girl that I loved she was a low and lusty liar G26 Am27 16She set my heart on fire, but made me choke Am28 D29 17Her beauty was a sight to see, but she didn't save it all for me G30 Am31 18I found other fires by following the smoke 19 20 Dm32 G33 21I wish that she had either cared for me or 22let be me C34 C35 Am36 23But she chased me from mind and from my home Dm37 G38 24I wrote her 16 songs, but I ended up alone 25 26 F39 Fm40 27And if love is really all that we need C41 C42 Am43 G44 28Then even all my singing is never gonna save me F45 Fm46 C47 29Music it's my substitute for love 30 31 Am48 G49 C50 32Well I've had many different girls inside my bed Am51 G52 F53 33But only one or two inside my head Dm54 Cadd955 G56 34These days I cuddle up to my guitar instead F57 Fm58 C59 C60 Am61 35But oh, what I would give, not to stumble but to really fall in love F62 G63 36And I could substitute my singing for the sound C64 37of someone sleeping next to me