Verse 1
Tale as old as [D]honey
A moment every[Bm]body knows
Yeah, I'm sure there was [A]heartbreak
Inside the walls of [A]Jericho
I couldn't [D]believe it
How you could just stop [Bm]wanting me
You burnt down Easter [A]Island
As if it wasn't [Em]sacred, as if it wasn't [D/F#]sacred to me
Chorus
[G]I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[A]I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[D]I tried to rewrite it but I [A]can't
It's the history, the [D/F#]history of man
[G]She stays up, he's sleeping like a lamb
[A]She begs him, hе says he doesn't understand
[D]Shе loves him more than anyone ever has
[A]In the history, the history of [Em]man
It's the history of [D]man
(Yeah)
Verse 2
You didn't even [D]falter
Didn't look back [Bm]once, did you?
So Samson blamed [A]Delilah
But given half the [A]chance I, I would've made him weaker too
Pre-Chorus
[Em]Sirens sounded, [G]trumpets blaring
[Em]You walked out, oh
[A]Without sweating
Chorus
[G]I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[A]I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[D]I tried to rewrite it but I [A]can't
It's the history, the [D/F#]history of man
[G]She stays up, he's sleeping like a lamb
[A]She begs him, hе says he doesn't understand
[D]Shе loves him more than anyone ever has
[A]In the history (History), the history of man
Bridge
He [Em]stole her youth and promised heaven
The [G]men start wars yet Troy hates Helen
[Em]Women's hearts are lethal weapons
[G]Did you hold mine and feel threatened?
[Em]Hear my lyrics, taste my venom
[A]You are still my great obsession
Chorus
[G]I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[A]I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[D]I tried to rewrite it but I [A]can't
It's the history (History), the [D/F#]history of man
[G]I stay up, you're sleeping like a lamb
[A]I beg you and you don't understand
[D]I hold on, I try to hold your hand
[A]I save you a seat and then you say you wanna stand
[Bm]So you'll lose me, the best you'll ever have
[A]It's the history, the history of man
