作词 : Mann ***intro: Em d/f# g  c Em d c  g *** verse:1 Em  d/f# g   c We've known her ever since she was a kid Em  d   c    g She was the kind of girl who repeats her mistakes Em    d/f#  g   c Her parents never minded what she did Em   d    c  g She was a fallen angel with dirt on her face Am   g/b  c    d But past a certain point she stayed behind Am    g/b   c    d The two of us could never read her mind Am   g/b   c   d The million ways she had of killing time *** chorus: Em   d c So we just gave up Em   d  c Yeah we just gave up Em d 'cause sometimes, you know C g There's limits to love C g c g *** verse 2: We'd get impatient with her now and then    em d/f# g  c Oh, she'd smile and say, `now you're not being nice.' em d  c  g I guess her definition of a friend  em d/f# g  c Was someone long on love, and short on advice em d  c  g We gave her money but the money's bad  am g/b  c  d She took the dollars and just tore them in half am g/b  c  d We got so angry, we just had to laugh  am g/b  c  d *** chorus: But we still gave up   em d  c Yeah we still gave up   em d  c 'cause sometimes, you know   em d There's limits to love     c  g  | c g | c g *** instrumental: ** verse 3: She'll get in trouble but she will scrape through   em d/f# g  c Oh, she's the kind of girl who can always find help  em d  c  g I'd say she's stupid, but it'd be untrue  em d/f#  g c Oh, you've got to be smart if you're fooling yourself em d   c  g We tried to love her, but our love unwound   am g/b  c  d (so our love was weak) We talked about her when she wasn't around   am g/b  c  d (so our talk was cheap) And still we felt that we were letting her down   am g/b  c  d *** chorus: 'cause we just gave up    em  d  c Yeah we just gave up    em d  c 'cause sometimes, you know   em d There's limits to love    c  g Sometimes you know  em  d There's limits to love    c g ||: em  d  c  g | c g c g :|| (fade)