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