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