G               F#        Bm
Unphased she's motivated by her lack of charm
      G                D          F#           Bm
She keeps her social status in a tattoo on her arm
G              F#           Bm
Takes up with visitors professors all by trade
    G                  D                 F#               Bm
Although she's twenty one she tells them all she's twenty eight

Bm
Let's talk about love let's talk about hate
G                   D             F#              Bm
Last time that we spoke it was a little much too late
Bm
Let's talk about soul let's talk about fame
G                 D               F#             Bm
So much talk so little time she plays it like a game

Sha la la la la

Bm            D              G            E
Please Mr Grieves bring my baby back to me
             Bm           D          G             F#
Well she's crazy like a storm with needles in her arms
        Bm             D           G                E
Well I got nowhere to go but I'm so damn far from home
     G                      F#                        Bm
Well I I can't stand being no I can't stand being alone

Bm   D        G
Hey hey hey hey
F#
Sha la la la la
Bm   D        G
Hey hey hey hey
F#
Sha la la la la

G           F#            Bm
Her car is empty and the milk has all run dry
      G              D             F#               Bm
She dresses for the weather after dinners when she dines
G              F#               Bm
She hands out tokens while the patrons wait in line
  G                     D                 F#              Bm
Although she's twenty two she tells them all she's twenty nine

Bm
Let's talk about black let's talk about gold
G              D             F#              Bm
Make us all believe again before you get too old
Bm
Let's talk about red let's talk about blue
G               D                 F#              Bm
The only other color left is the one I saved for you
Sha la la la la la

Bm            D              G            E
Please Mr Grieves bring my baby back to me
            Bm             D          G             F#
Well she's crazy like a storm with needles in her arms
        Bm             D          G                 E
Well I got nowhere to go but I'm so damn far from home
        G                    F#                       Bm
Well I I can't stand being no I can't stand being alone

Bm   D        G
Hey hey hey hey
F#
Sha la la la la
Bm   D        G
Hey hey hey hey
F#           G
Sha la la la la

G                   F#                           Bm
I can't stand being no why don't you leave me alone

Bm D G F#

G            F#           Bm
It's late October by the time that she awakes
     G              D              F#                Bm
And suddenly she's laughing and decides to take the train
G                      D                F#              Bm
Although she's thirty five she tell us all she's twenty eight
Sha la la la

Bm            D              G            E
Please Mr Grieves bring my baby back to me
            Bm            D           G             F#
Well she's crazy like a storm with needles in her arms
        Bm             D          G                 E
Well I got nowhere to go but I'm so damn far from home
      G                     F#                         Bm
Well I I can't stand being no I can't stand being alone

Bm            D              G           E
Please Mr Grieves bring my baby back to me
             Bm           D           G             F#
Well she's crazy like a storm with needles in her arms
        Bm             D           G                E
Well I got nowhere to go but I'm so damn far from home
      G                     F#                        Bm
Well I I can't stand being no I can't stand being alone

Bm   D        G
Hey hey hey hey
F#
Sha la la la la
Bm   D        G
Hey hey hey hey
F#           Bm
Sha la la la la