Intro
Em C B Em C D x2 Dm(hold)
Verse 1:
Em
You never really knew
the things you learned
C
would matter the things
G
you did and didn't do
B
would someday find you
the things you hate the
Em C
most the lessons on piano
the books you read in
G
Sunday school I swear
B
I'd trade in anything
to be young again
C G Em D
And all these things
C Em D Bm B/D#
are lessons in living
Chorus 1:
Em
It seems like we're
G
all fighting to be
B
more than who we
Em C
are Life has been
G
a test of virtue
B Em
and humility so far
C
cause give and take
don't matter either
Em C
way Fuck up and draw
Em
the lottery Rochambo
Am
for poverty Destination
Em C B Em C D x2 Dm(hold)
anywhere but here.
Verse 2:
Em
Here I go again
feeling sorry for
C
myself Bm I getting
G
old at heart too
B
old to pretend
that everything is
Em
alright? Have I had
C
a choice? Walking
G
past a threshold
into the change
B
and your life is
never the same
C
again And all
G Em D
these things
C
are lessons
Em D Bm B/D#
in living
Chorus 2:
Em
It seems like we're
G
all fighting to be
B
more than who we
Em C
are Life has been
G
a test of virtue
B Em
and humility so far
C
cause give and take
don't matter either
Em C
way Fuck up and draw
Em
the lottery Rochambo
Am
for poverty Destination
anywhere but here
Guitar Solo:
Em D Em C
then
Em C G B x2
Verse 3:
C
My mind is
G Em D C
o-pen I scream
Em D Bm B/D#
for better things
Chorus 3:
Em
It seems like we're
G
all fighting to be
B
more than who we
Em C
are Life has been
G
a test of virtue
B Em
and humility so far
C
cause give and take
don't matter either
Em C
way Fuck up and draw
Em
the lottery Rochambo
Am
for poverty Destination
Dm(hold)
anywhere but here