Key: G majorDifficulty: Advanced
Intro 1
D
Dsus4
D
Dsus4
Verse 1
D
Dsus4
I never meant to make it such a mess
D
Dsus4
I never thought that it would go this far
D/F#
Dsus4
Gm/Bb
So I just stand here sorry
D/A
E/Ab
Searching for something to say
Gadd9
Something to say
G
A/C#
Dadd9
G/B
Words fail, words fail
G
Aadd4
There's nothing I can say
D
Dsus4
D
Dsus4
Verse 2
D
Dsus4
I guess I thought I could be part of this
D
Dsus4
I never had this kind of thing before
D/F#
Gadd9
Gm/Bb
D/A
I never had that perfect girl
E/Ab
Who somehow could see
Gadd9
the good part of me
Verse 3
D
Dsus4
I never had the dad who stuck it out
D
Dsus4
No corny jokes or baseball gloves
D/F#
Gadd9
Gm/Bb
No mom who just was there
D/A
E/Ab
Aadd4
'Cause mom was all that she had to be
Pre-chorus 1
Bm
Gadd9
That's not a worthy explanation
D
A/C#
I know there is none
Bm
F#m
Nothing can make sense
Em
A/E
Em7
of all these things I've done
D/F#
Words
Chorus 1
Gadd9
A/C#
D
G/B
fail, words fail
C
C/E
There's nothing I can say
D/F#
Except sometimes,
G
G/B
you see everything you wanted
C
D/F#
And sometimes
G
G/B
you see everything you wish you had
C
D
Em7
D
And it's right there, right there, right there
Bridge 1
G/B
Cadd9
In front of you
G/B
Cadd9
And you want to believe it's true
G/B
Cadd9
So you make it true
Em
G/D
G/B
C
And you think maybe everybody wants it
G/B
Cadd9
And needs it, a little bit too
F/C
C
F/C
C/E
Fadd9
Fm/Ab
C/G
D7/F#
Fadd9
Verse 4
Am
Fadd9
This was just a sad invention
C
C/B
It wasn't real, I know
Am
But we were happy
Em
Fadd9
I guess I couldn't let that go
C/E
I guess I couldn't give that up
Am7
I guess I wanted to believe
Gadd4
'Cause if I just believe
Fadd9
Am7
Then I don't have to see what's really there
Verse 5
Am7
No, I'd rather pretend
I'm something better
Fadd9
than these broken parts
C
Pretend I'm something other
Gadd4
than this mess that I am
Am
'Cause then I don't have to look at it
F
And no one gets to look at it
C/E
Fadd9
Gadd4
No, no one can real ly see
Chorus 2
Em7
C
Dsus4
D
'Cause I've learned to slam on the brake
G/B
C
Dsus4
D
Before I even turn the key
Em7
C
Dsus4
D
Before I make the mistake
G/B
C
Em7
D
Before I lead with the worst of me
G/B
C
Em
D
I never let them see the worst of me
Bridge 2
G
Em
Dsus4
'Cause what if everyone saw?
Cadd9
C
Dsus4
What if everyone everyone knew?
G
Em
Dsus4
Would they like what they saw?
Cadd9
C
Em
Dadd4
Or would they hate it too?
Am7
Em7
D
Will I just keep on running away
G/B
C
from what's true?
Outro 1
Em
C
Gsus2
All I ever do is run
Am7
Cadd9
So how do I step in
G
Am7
Cadd9
Step into the sun?
G
Am7
Cadd9
G
Am7
Cadd9
Step into the sun
G
Am7
Cadd9
G
Am7
Cadd9
G
Am7
Cadd9
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