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