Verse
is usually strummed just once.
[Verse]
Am F5 E5
Looking back at me I see that I never really got it right (pause)
Am
I never stopped to think of you
F5 E5
I'm always wrapped up in things I cannot win (pause)
Am
You are the antidote that gets me by
F5 Am F5
Something strong like a drug that gets me hiiiiiiiiiiigh
[Chorus]
F5 Am
What I really meant to say
Gsus2
Is I'm sorry for the way I am
F5 Am G
I never meant to be so cold
G
Never meant to be so cold
F5 Am
What I really meant to say
Gsus2
Is I'm sorry for the way I am
F5 Am G
I never meant to be so cold
Never meant to be so
[Verse]
Am F5
Cold to you, I'm sorry about all the lies
E5 Am
Maybe in a different light
F5 Am
You can see me stand on my own again cause now I can see
Am
You are the antidote that got me by
F5 Am F5
Something strong like a drug that got me hiiiiiiiiiiigh
[Chorus]
F5 Am
What I really meant to say
Gsus2
Is I'm sorry for the way I am
F5 Am G
I never meant to be so cold
G
Never meant to be so cold
F5 Am
What I really meant to say
Gsus2
Is I'm sorry for the way I am
F5 Am G
I never meant to be so cold
Am
Never meant to be so cold
Am
I never meant to be, so cold
[Interlude]
(ohhh part just uses same chorus progression)
F5 Am Gsus2 F5 Am G G
[Bridge]
F5 Am
I never really wanted you to see
Gsus2
The screwed side of me that I keep
F5 Am
Locked inside of me so deep
Gsus2
it always seems to get to me
F5 Am
I never really wanted you to go
Gsus2
So many things you should have known
F5 Am
I guess for me there's just no hope
G
I never meant to be so cold
[Chorus]
F5 Am
What I really meant to say
G5
Is I'm sorry for the way I am
F Am G
I never meant to be so cold
G
Never meant to be so cold
F5 Am
What I really meant to say
G5
Is I'm sorry for the way I am
F Am G
I never meant to be so cold
Am
Never meant to be so cold
Am F5 E5 Gsus2 G
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