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