This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

[Verse 1 :] Whoooo F It was so nice throwing big parties F Jump into the pool from the balcony F Everyone swimming in a champagne sea Bb ( whooo ) F And there are no rules when you show up here F Bass beat rattling the chandelier F ( Bb ) Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year [Pre - Chorus :] Gm C So why'd you have to rain on my parade? Gm C I'm shaking my head, I'm locking the gates [Chorus 1]== F Dm | This is why we can't have nice things, Bb C dar - ling F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them awaayayayay C F Dm This is why we can't have nice things, Bb C ho - ney F Dm Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things Bb you said about meeEeEeeEeEe? C This is why we can't have nice things whoooo [Verse 2 :] F It was so nice being friends again F There I was, giving you a second chance F ( Bb ) But then you stabbed in the back while shaking my hand F And therein lies the issue F Friends don't try to trick you F Get you on the phone and mind - twist you F And so I took an axe to a mended fence [Pre - Chorus :] Gm C But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately Gm C If only you weren't so shady [Chorus 2]== F Dm This is why we can't have nice things, Bb C dar - ling F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them awaayayayay C F Dm This is why we can't have nice things, Bb C ho - ney F Dm Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things Bb you said about meeEeEeeEeEe? This is why we can't have [Bridge :] F Here's a toast to my real friends Bb C They don't care about that he - said - she - said F And here's to my baby Bb C He ain't reading what they call me lately F And here's to my momma Bb C Had to listen to all this drama F Dm And here's to you Bb C Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do "Haha, I can't even say it with a straight face" [Chorus 3]== F Dm This is why we can't have nice things, Bb C dar - ling ( darling ) F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them away C F This is why we can't have nice Dm ( ah - ah ) things, Bb C ( oh - no ) hon( baby ) - ney F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about meee? C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, dar - ling ...( And here's to my real friends ) F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them and here's to my baby C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, dar - ling ( They didn't care about that he - said - she - said ) F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about meee? C This is why we can't have F nice things.