This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

It was so nice throwing big parties,

jump into the pool from the balcony,

ev'ryone swimming in a champagne sea.

And there are no rules when you show up here.

Bass beat rattling the chandelier.

Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year.

So (Bb)why'd you have to rain on my (C)parade?

I'm shaking my (Gm)head

and locking the (C)gates.

This is why we can't have (F)nice

(Dm)things, (Bb)(C)darling.

(F)Because you break them, (Dm)I had to take them (Bb)away.

(C)This is why we can't have (F)nice

(Dm)things, (Bb)(C)honey.

(F)Did you think I wouldn't hear (Dm)all the things you said about (Bb)me?

(C)This is why we can't have nice things.

(F5)It was so nice being friends again.

There I was, giving you a second chance,

but you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand.

And therein lies the issue:

friends don't try to trick you,

get you on the phone and mindtwist you.

And so I took an axe to a mended fence.

But I'm (C)This is why we can't have...

(F)Here's a toast to my (Dm)real friends:

(Bb)they don't care (C)about the "he said,

she said."

(F)And here's to my (Dm)baby:

(Bb)he ain't reading (C)what they call me lately.

(F)And here's to my (Dm)mama:

(Bb)had to listen (C)to all this drama.

And (F)here's to (Dm)you,

'cause (Bb)forgiveness is a nice thing to (C)do.

This is why we can't have (F)nice

(Dm)things, (Bb)(C)darling.

(F)Because you break them, (Dm)I had to take them (Bb)away.

(C)This is why we can't have (F)nice

(Dm)things, (Bb)(C)honey.

(F)Did you think I wouldn't hear (Dm)all the things you said about (Bb)me?

(C)This is why we can't have (F)nice