Birthday

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[Verse 1]
E                                 
  I got a lot of things on my mind
       E
 right now
A                              A
  A million ways to think about  you
    E                          
I can't say I expected anything 
 E
different
            A                      
'Cause the way you complicate me's 
       A
simple   yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
E                     E
Bah-duh bah-duh buh, bah-duh bah-duh
 buh
A
  She didn't stutter, my chest 
flutters
A
Cardiac attack in the cradle of the 
summer
E                     E
Bah-duh bah-duh buh, bah-duh bah-duh
 buh
A
  I'm superstitious, the kid's 
vicious
N.C.
Bubblegum smile, taste the cherry on
 her lips

[Chorus]
E                             E
  You know I want you in the worst 
way (worst way)
D            N.C.             A     
            N.C.
  I need you like cake on my (like 
cake on my) birthday
E                         E
  The way you operate is so sweet 
(so sweet)
D            N.C.             A     
           N.C.
  I need you like cake on my (like 
cake on my) birthday
E                    E
Bah-duh bah-duh buh, bah-duh bah-duh
 buh

[Verse 2]
E                                 
  I got a lot of long nights in my
            E
 life right now
A                                   
   N.C.
  And a lot of spare time to waste 
with    yoouuuuuu
   E                               
I can't say I expected somethin' so
 E
 visceral
        A                          
But the way we complicate is 
  A
simple,   oh yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
E                     E
Bah-duh bah-duh buh, bah-duh bah-duh
 buh
A
  She didn't stutter, my chest 
flutters
A
Cardiac attack in the cradle of the 
summer
E                     E
Bah-duh bah-duh buh, bah-duh bah-duh
 buh
A
  I'm superstitious, the kid's 
vicious
N.C.
Bubblegum smile, taste the cherry on
 her lips

[Chorus]
E                             E
  You know I want you in the worst 
way (worst way)
D            N.C.             A     
            N.C.
  I need you like cake on my (like 
cake on my) birthday
E                         E
  The way you operate is so sweet 
(so sweet)
D            N.C.             A     
           N.C.
  I need you like cake on my (like 
cake on my) birthday
E                    E
Bah-duh bah-duh buh, bah-duh bah-duh
 buh

[Bridge]
E G#m B G#m F#m
A
A
Cardiac attack in the cradle of the 
summer
E     G#m    B    G#m F#m
Ba da da da da da da  da
A
da
A
Cardiac attack in the cradle of the 
summer

[Chorus]
E                              E
  You know I want you in the worst 
way (worst way)
D            N.C.             A     
            N.C.
  I need you like cake on my (like 
cake on my) birthday
E                         E
  The way you operate is so sweet 
(so sweet)
D            N.C.             A     
           N.C.
  I need you like cake on my (like 
cake on my) birthday
E                    E
Bah-duh bah-duh buh, bah-duh bah-duh
 buh

[Chorus]
E                             E
  You know I want you in the worst 
way (worst way)
D            N.C.             A     
            N.C.
  I need you like cake on my (like 
cake on my) birthday
E                         E
  The way you operate is so sweet 
(so sweet)
D            N.C.             A     
            N.C.
  I need you like cake on my (like 
cake on my) birthday