VERSE 1: A E A I guess you have to have a problem if you want to invent a contraption E First you cause a train wreck, then they put me in traction, mmm A Well, first came an action and then a reaction D But you can't switch 'em 'round for your own satisfaction A E A Well, you burnt my house down, then got mad at my reaction
VERSE 2: A E A Well, in every complicated situation of a human relation E Makin' sense of it all takes a whole lot of concentration, mmm A Well, you can't blame a baby for her pregnant ma D And if there's one of these unavoidable laws A N.C. E N.C. A It's that you just can't take the effect and make it the cause
No,
CHORUS: D Well, you can't take the effect and make it the cause A I didn't rob a bank because you made up the law D Blame me for robbin' Peter but don't ya blame Paul A N.C. Can't take the effect and make it the cause
G A E A /c A
VERSE 3: A E A I ain't the reason that you gave me no reason to return your call E You built a house of cards and got shocked when you saw them fall, heh A N.C. A N.C. Yeah, well, I ain't sayin' I'm innocent, in fact, the reverse D N.C. But if you're headed to the grave, you don't blame the hearse A E A You're like a little girl yellin' at her brother 'cause you lost his ball
Yeah,
VERSE 4: A E A Well, you keep blamin' me for what you did, but that ain't all E The way you clean up a wreck is enough to give one pause, yeah! A N.C. A N.C. Well, you seem to forget just how this all started D N.C. I'm reactin' to you because you left me broken-hearted A E A See, you just can't take the effect and make it the cause