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