Intro - E with intermittent Esus (hammer your pinky in the 3rd fret on the high e string)
E B E A
lately i've been thinking not about what you said
E B A
but what you did if you're behind it you decide i'll survive
E B E
i've been spending time looking out
A E B A
instead of in gotta keep reminding myself begin means end
B A E
and i'm walking through the alleys in the morning
B A E B
and i'm trying to do some thinking i've gotta know this time for sure
A B E
tell me wh-y i'm feeling pressured
A B E (like intro w/ Dsus)
tell me wh-y you feel alright but still i don't
E B E A
i caught myself believing every word that was said
E B A
and that's fine i'll learn to depend on myself in time
B A E
'cause i made some decisions that just barely
B A E B
left me with an opinion or identity of my own
A B E
tell me wh-y i feel below you
A B E (like intro w/ Dsus)
tell me wh-y you feel alright but still i' don't
G A
would you feel like a stranger if i turned and walked away?
E B
would you care if i stayed?
G A
the many times i've been through this have i learned from mistakes i've made?
E B
i may try and if i fall i'll pick myself up again
E B E A
lately i've been thinking not about what you said
E B A
but what you did if you're behind it you decide i'll survive
E B E
i've been spending time looking out
A E B A
instead of in gotta keep reminding myself begin means end
B A E
i don't want your lines and i don't want your sympathy
B A E B
'cause i'm trying to break old habits and i want to do that on my own
A B E
tell me wh-y i'm feeling pressured
A B E (like intro with Dsus)
tell me wh-y you feel alright but still i don't
(let that E ring out and pat yourself on the back, you just learned a great fucking song!)