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