Intro and progression between chorus and verse: [Em7], [A7], [C], [B7]nn[Em7   ]nWe walk hand in hand 'til life does us partn[A7]nMe and the world, my scum sweetheartn[C]nWe met long ago with a flirt and a staren[B7]nTogether ever since, a lethal love affairn[Em7]nI tried to get out, to get up and gon          [A7]nI was afraid of the fall, the vertigon[C]nYou made me suffer, guilt was your gamen       [B7]nYou had control of what I becamen   [Em7]nA rotten romance if I'd stayed I'd dien             [A7]nT'was a fond farewell when I said goodbyen[C]nNow I'm free, on solid groundn[B7]nNo more of you pushing me aroundn

			[Em7 A7]nYou're my scum sweetheartn[Am B7]nYou're the world, you broke my heartn[Em7 A7]nYou're my scum sweetheartn[Am B7 ]nYou're the world, you broke my heart

n[Em7]nYou're the world, full of liesn[A7]nHow could I think of compromise?n[C]nIt seems to me a solitaire affairn             [B7]nI was in need, but you didn't caren[Em7]nPlease stay away, heartbreakern[A7]nYou're not gonna be my soul takern[C]nI've got friends that wanna see youn[B7]nThey'd stay away if they had a cluenn-Repeat chorus-nn[Em7]nIt's a black heart that I seen[A7]nIt's evil, it's bad and all in betweenn[C]nWhatever it is I'll do my partn[B7]nTo keep you from being their scum sweetheartnn-Repeat chorus-nnend on [Em7]