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