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