D
  I saw you standing there.
F G
   You had gold dust in your pocket,
                                                F D
And you were combing barbed wire through your hair.
A
  You thought I didn't notice the skin on your teeth had a tear.

[Interlude]
D F

[Verse 2]
D
  To make me notice, you started to shout.
     G
Then you and all your minions
                                     D
Started flapping your tiny arms all about.
     A
They said you were the wise man.
                                D
When did they teach wise men to pout?

[Verse 3]
D
  I tried to forget you, but you tied bells to your name.
     G                                         D
They jingle everytime I thought of you without shame.
  A
I tried to be unlovable.
C                         D
  Why couldn't you do the same?

[Chorus]
A
  What's the matter? Did your love need a home?
  G            D
Alright, then. Love me, just leave me alone.

[Verse 4]
D
  Your mother was a wolf bite; your daddy was a cigarette.
     G                                               D
Your brother was a rose bud, cross breath like a car wreck.
     A                            C                        D
Your sister was a stockbroker, but you ain't nothing but a turtleneck.

[Chorus]
A
  What's the matter? Did your love need a home?
  G            D
Alright, then. Love me, just leave me alone.

[Interlude]
D    G  D  A  D

[Bridge]
D
  It's not your little boy smile, it's not your little boy name.
          G                                   D
It's those big boy hands that are the ones to blame.
    A
I'm trying to be unlovable.
                        D
Why couldn't you do the same?

[Chorus]
A
  What's the matter? Did your love need a home?
  G            D
Alright, then. Love me, just leave me alone.

[Outro]
A
  What's the matter? Did your love need a home?
  G            D
Alright, then. Love me, just leave me alone.
D
Love me, just leave me alone.
D
Love me, just leave me alone.
N.C.
Leave me alone, Baby.