Intro
D# Cm A# x3 G# A#
Verse 1:
D#
We can wait for
the perfect moment
Cm
But I say we're in
D#
it And I'll take
all the punches
I'm thrown If it's
Cm
what I should do
do do I want
G#
to be good But
A#
saying I do
doesn't make
D#
it true
Refrain 1:
Cm A#
As if repea-ting
D# G#
my questions
Cm
And shrugging
A# D# G#
off suggestions
Cm A# G
Ever got me far
Chorus:
G#
Boys to the back
A#
and men to the
D# G# Gm D#
front of the room
G#
And if you think
that you've got
A#
something missing
D# G# Gm D#
You probably do
G#
I know that
A#
acceptance comes
Cm
first And if I want
D#
to change then I've
Fm
got to work Just
B(hold)
cause I say I do
doesn't make it true
Verse 2:
D#
Courage is an
acquired trait
So we've got
Cm
to admit that
D#
We appreciate
gained strengths
But now we're not
Cm
nice to look at
I've always though
G#
that I do But
A#
saying I do doesn't
D#
make it true
Refrain 2:
Cm A#
As if excu--sing
D# G#
my actions
Cm
And well timed
A# D# G#
nervous laughing
Cm A# G
Ever got me far
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
D#
My problem sinned
Cm
enough for a lifetime
Take him to the lake
G#
it'll drown him
Fm
Like I never found
A#
him So I can't
D#
apologize Especially
Cm
not when I know that
it's alright I can
G#
trust myself To
be playing them
Fm A#
carefully Why
G#
do I think I'm
Gm G# A#
al--ways right?
Refrain 3:
G/B Cm A#
As if excu--sing
D# G#
my actions
Cm
And well timed
A# D# G#
nervous laughing
Cm A# G
Ever got me far
Ever got me far
(Repeat Chorus)