Intro
Bm--Em-F#m-- x2
Verse 1:
C#m
That's just like me when
A E
everything's gone wrong
G# A
To latch onto something
B C#m
less stable less good
A E/G#
I needed an anchor
B E
for my sinking ship
F#m C#m
It's just like me to attach
B E
it to my heart instead
Refrain:
C#m F#m G#m
I think this was a test
C#m
To see how long I
F#m F#m(hold)
could hold my breath
Chorus 1:
E
I understand but I
G#
gotta remind myself
C#m
That even at my worst
D
I can keep my head
(I can keep my head)
E
Alone I stand
G#
United we fall apart
C#m B
One union under god
C#m B
But not for long thankfully
Post chorus: Bm--Em-F#m- x2
Verse 2:
C#m
That's just like me when
A E
everything else fails
G#m A
To go for the gold
B C#m
unattainable goals
A E/G#
Enough's not enough when
B E
you're beat to the floor
F#m
As if heartache's not
C#m B E
heartache enough anymore
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
E
I understand but I
G#
gotta remind myself
C#m
That even at my worst
D
I can keep my head
(I can keep my head)
E
Alone I stand
G#
United we fall apart
C#m B
One union under god
C#m B G(hold) F#m-Em-F#m-
But not for long thankfully
Bridge:
E E/G#
When we were young we never cared
A B B/D# C#m A
And now we're scared of jumping in
B A B E
Like we've forgotten how to swim
E/G#
But if we try and if we tread
A B B/D# C#m A
Then we can teach ourselves again
B A B E
Cause it's worth the chance we take
E/G#
When we were young we never cared
A B B/D# C#m A
And now we're scared of jumping in
B A B
Like we've forgotten how to swim
E
But I think that we should
E/G# A
try and we should tread
B B/D# C#m
Cause if we never take
A
another dip again
B A
We'll never know the joy
B Bm--Em-F#m-
that failure brings
Chorus 3:
E
I understand but I
G#
gotta remind myself
C#m
That even at my worst
D
I can keep my head
(I can keep my head)
E
Alone I stand
G#
United we fall apart
C#m B
One union under god
C#m B
But not for long
C#m B
One union under god
C#m B
But not for long
Bm--Em-F#m-
thankfully