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