[verse 1] D Break the news, you're walking out C To be a good man for someone else D C Cmaj7 Sorry I was never good like you D Stood on my chest and kept me down C Hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd D C Did my best to exist just for you [pre-chorus 1] Bet you rue the D C day you kissed a writer in the dark Bet you rue the D C day you kissed a writer in the dark Now she's gonna D C play and sing and lock you in her heart Bet you rue the D C G day you kissed a writer in the dark [chorus 1] G I am my mother's child, I'll Am Em love you 'til my breathing stops Am I'll love you 'til you Em D call the cops on me G But in our darkest hours, I Am Em stumbled on a secret power Am Em D I'll find a way to be without you, babe [verse 2] D I still feel you, now and then C Slow like pseudoephedrine D When you see me, will you say I've C Cmaj7 changed? D I ride the subway, read the signs C I let the seasons change my mind G D I love it here since I've stopped needing you [pre-chorus 2] Bet you rue the D C day you kissed a writer in the dark Bet you rue the D C day you kissed a writer in the dark Now she's gonna D C play and sing and lock you in her heart Bet you rue the D C G day you kissed a writer in the dark [chorus 2] G I am my mother's child, I'll Am Em love you 'til my breathing stops Am I'll love you 'til you Em D call the cops on me G But in our darkest hours, I Am Em stumbled on a secret power Am Em D I'll find a way to be without you, babe [chorus 3] G I am my mother's child, I'll Am Em love you 'til my breathing stops Am I'll love you 'til you Em D call the cops on me G But in our darkest hours, I Am Em stumbled on a secret power Am Em D I'll find a way to be without you, babe [outro] x2 G Am Em Am Em D