Key: G majorDifficulty: Advanced
Intro 1
E
Esus4
E
Esus4
Verse 1
E
Esus4
I never meant to make it such a mess
E
Esus4
I never thought that it would go this far
E/G#
Esus4
Am/C
So I just stand here sorry
E/B
F#/Bb
Searching for something to say
Aadd9
Something to say
A
B/D#
Eadd9
A/C#
Words fail, words fail
A
Badd4
There's nothing I can say
E
Esus4
E
Esus4
Verse 2
E
Esus4
I guess I thought I could be part of this
E
Esus4
I never had this kind of thing before
E/G#
Aadd9
Am/C
E/B
I never had that perfect girl
F#/Bb
Who somehow could see
Aadd9
the good part of me
Verse 3
E
Esus4
I never had the dad who stuck it out
E
Esus4
No corny jokes or baseball gloves
E/G#
Aadd9
Am/C
No mom who just was there
E/B
F#/Bb
Badd4
'Cause mom was all that she had to be
Pre-chorus 1
C#m
Aadd9
That's not a worthy explanation
E
B/D#
I know there is none
C#m
G#m
Nothing can make sense
F#m
B/F#
F#m7
of all these things I've done
E/G#
Words
Chorus 1
Aadd9
B/D#
E
A/C#
fail, words fail
D
D/F#
There's nothing I can say
E/G#
Except sometimes,
A
A/C#
you see everything you wanted
D
E/G#
And sometimes
A
A/C#
you see everything you wish you had
D
E
F#m7
E
And it's right there, right there, right there
Bridge 1
A/C#
Dadd9
In front of you
A/C#
Dadd9
And you want to believe it's true
A/C#
Dadd9
So you make it true
F#m
A/E
A/C#
D
And you think maybe everybody wants it
A/C#
Dadd9
And needs it, a little bit too
G/D
D
G/D
D/F#
Gadd9
Gm/Bb
D/A
E7/G#
Gadd9
Verse 4
Bm
Gadd9
This was just a sad invention
D
D/C#
It wasn't real, I know
Bm
But we were happy
F#m
Gadd9
I guess I couldn't let that go
D/F#
I guess I couldn't give that up
Bm7
I guess I wanted to believe
Aadd4
'Cause if I just believe
Gadd9
Bm7
Then I don't have to see what's really there
Verse 5
Bm7
No, I'd rather pretend
I'm something better
Gadd9
than these broken parts
D
Pretend I'm something other
Aadd4
than this mess that I am
Bm
'Cause then I don't have to look at it
G
And no one gets to look at it
D/F#
Gadd9
Aadd4
No, no one can real ly see
Chorus 2
F#m7
D
Esus4
E
'Cause I've learned to slam on the brake
A/C#
D
Esus4
E
Before I even turn the key
F#m7
D
Esus4
E
Before I make the mistake
A/C#
D
F#m7
E
Before I lead with the worst of me
A/C#
D
F#m
E
I never let them see the worst of me
Bridge 2
A
F#m
Esus4
'Cause what if everyone saw?
Dadd9
D
Esus4
What if everyone everyone knew?
A
F#m
Esus4
Would they like what they saw?
Dadd9
D
F#m
Eadd4
Or would they hate it too?
Bm7
F#m7
E
Will I just keep on running away
A/C#
D
from what's true?
Outro 1
F#m
D
Asus2
All I ever do is run
Bm7
Dadd9
So how do I step in
A
Bm7
Dadd9
Step into the sun?
A
Bm7
Dadd9
A
Bm7
Dadd9
Step into the sun
A
Bm7
Dadd9
A
Bm7
Dadd9
A
Bm7
Dadd9
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