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