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