Tom: G
G C G D
[Verse 1]
G C
oh to take sorrow and use it as a crutch
G C
and to have all you need and never know it as such
G C
oh to want the warmth of fire and feel the burn of its touch
G C
I think about you way too much
[Chorus 1]
D
the devil's got my secret
Em
he swore he'd never tell
C
I left it for safekeeping
D G
I'll pick it up in hell
C G C
[Verse 2]
G C
a match is struck only once, the thought struck more than twice
G C
honesty's a virtue that is wavering like a vice
G C
it screams in two directions, yeah, it cuts like a knife
G C
I'll think about you all my life
[Chorus 2]
D
oh the devil's got my secret
Em
he swore he'd never tell
C
I left it for safekeeping
D D G
I'll pick it up in hell I will pick it up in hell
C G C D Em C D
(ooh's)
[Verse 3]
G C
should I choose the one way, my life goes on
Gm G C
my world's not broken. my home's not gone
G C
oh but should I choose the other, so sweet and wrong...
G C
no I'll think about you, then continue on
[Chorus 3]
D
oh, oh the devil's got my secret
Em
he swore he'd never tell
C
I left it for safekeeping and oh, he keeps it well
D
the devil's got my secret
Em
he swore he'd never, never tell
C D
I left it for safekeeping I'll pick it up in hell
Am
I will pick it up in hell
D G
I will pick it up in, in hell
