The White Stripes - A Martyr for My Love for You: chords

       Am            Em
She was sixteen and six feet tall
       Dm                      C          Am
In a crowd of teenagers coming out of the zoo
                         Em
She stumbled started to slip and fall
        Dm
Teeter-tottered on the top of
        C       Am
patent leather shoes
               Em
I happened to catch her and said
        Dm                     C
"Maybe these ruby shoes are a little
               Am  Em Am
cumbersome for you"
Em         Am  Em Am
Maybe for you, now

But not as shaky as I must have seemed
Talking junk through her giggle,
little teenage dream
And on the phone I could not compete
My dumb-luck fake competence was getting weak
For a sec' I thought I sounded sweet
But sure enough in a gruff, faint voice
I heard myself speak

Chorus:
D         A
I could stay a while
     C                     G
But sooner or later I'll break your smile
D          A
And I can tell a joke
    C                      G
But one of these days I'm bound to choke
D             A
And we could share a kiss
        C                     G
But I feel like I can't go through with this
D                   A
And I bet we could build a home
        C                       G
But I know the right thing for me to do
                  Am Em Am Em
Is to leave you alone
           Am     Em
Leave you alone, now

Am               Em
I'm beginning to like you
         D                          C
So you probably won't get what I'm going to do
Am            Em
I'm walking away from you
     D                       C
It probably don't make much sense to you
Am                Em
But I'm trying to save you
     D
From all of the things that
       C             Am Em Am
I'll probably say or do
Em            Am Em Am
I'll probably do

Chorus

You'll probably call me a fool
And say I'm doing exactly what a coward would do
And I'm beginning to like you
It's a shame what a lame way to live
But what can I do?
I hope you appreciate what I do
I'm a martyr for my love for you
A martyr for my love for you, now
A martyr for my love for you
A martyr for my love for you