B        E
  I Am A critic 
D            A                  B
   Of my own critical need to define myself 
     E                    D
With wine, and words, and lovers
    A
And friends who don't understand 
B                  E
  So there, I just said it 
D                 A
  You know that admitting the problem 
       B                    Em
Is the first step towards repair 
          D
"We all recover" 
        F#                           Bm
Say the friends turned to wine-drunk lovers  

G                  D              F#
Smile, tell me I'm alright with a goodbye 
        D
You are so misleading 
G             D                        A
  A kiss or a gun fight - high-noon or midnight   
         D               G
Darling, I don't want to know 
              D                F#
If I'm just a short sight on a cold night 
       Bm
The canals are freezing 
G                D              A
  So tell me I'm alright with a goodbye 

( B  E  D  A )

Bm        Em
   Am I A villain 
D             A
  Cast among heroes 
                  Bm             Em          D
With all of their underwhelming, overbearing struggles 
     F#
To become what they'll never be? 
Bm                E
   Friends to the wicked 
D            A                     Bm
  Caution is calling, but nobody's home
               Em               D
The lights are off, the party's over
           F#
Now you're stuck plucking three leaf clovers 

G                  D              F#
Smile, tell me I'm alright with a goodbye 
        D
You are so misleading 
G             D                        A
  A kiss or a gun fight - high-noon or midnight   
         D               G
Darling, I don't want to know 
              D                F#
If I'm just a short sight on a cold night 
       Bm
The canals are freezing 
G                D              A
  So tell me I'm alright with a goodbye 

Em               G
  You've got the high ground 
D               A
  And I'm on my best defence 
   Em             G
But I dare you to come down
D                  A
  I'll give you an eye for an eye
      C            G
If it makes things easy 

( Bm  D  F# )

G              D              A
Smile, tell me alright with a goodbye