Backburner

Intro G  D  Am  C 

 
        G D 
I can't lie, it feels nice that you're calling 
            Am C 
You sound sad and alone, and you're stalling 
        G D 
And for once, I don't care about what you want 
                   Am C 
As long as we keep talking (As long as we're talking) 
                       G D 
I mean, you gotta admit the history's kind of unmatched 
               Am C 
Asian Calvinism, we made it out of that 
                    G 
Well, whether we're free of will or predestined 
          D Am 
Clearly, I've not learned my lesson even now 
                           C 
Hope he doesn't strike me down (Strike me down) 
 

 
    G D C 
The Goo Goo Dolls are dead to me 
    G D C 
The way you should be, too 
        C 
But you bring them up 
         D 
Along with how much I fucking miss you 
 

 
G D Am 
  Maybe I'm just not better than this, I haven't tried 
                         C G 
Maybe life's less romantic when I don't wanna die 
                    D 
You'd think I'd be a fast learner 
            Am C G 
But guess I won't ever mind crisping up on your backburner 
 

 
G 
  Backburner 
     D 
Your backburner 
     Am 
Your backburner 
     C 
Your backburner 
 

 
            G D 
It's pathetic, but at least you are, too 
                      Am 
I don't know what to do 
                           C 
I don't like anyone except sometimes you 
                G 
And now you're sounding like a hurt puppy 
     D 
You look ugly when you cry 
           Am 
But I'm the one you think to call 
           C G 
How do you feel lucky and appalled at the same time? 
                         D 
After everything you put me through 
                    Am G 
I somehow still believe in you, oh-oh 
 

 
      C D 
But I know in a week or so 
       G D C 
You'll fade away again 
             C 
And I wish that I cared 
             D 
Hey, are you still there? Good 
 

 
G D Am 
  Maybe I'm just not better than this, I haven't tried 
                        C G 
'Cause maybe you'll finally choose me after you've had more time 
                    D 
I thought I was a fast learner 
            Am C G 
But guess I won't ever mind, guess I won't ever mind 
                    D Am 
Maybe I blame my mother bleeding into my stride 
                   C G 
Maybe it was my father and his wandering eyes 
                                  D 
(It's their fault that) I'll always be in your corner 
        Am C G D 
'Cause I don't feel alive 'til I'm burnin' on your backburner, oh-oh 

Final 

              Am C G D 
Oh, and I know that it's sad that I settle for the backburner, oh-oh 
              Am C G D 
Oh, guess I won't ever mind crisping up on your backburner, oh-oh 
                        Am C G 
Oh, as long as you still think of me, oh, oh-oh (backburner)