Intro
C#m E B
Whoa oh
C#m E B A
whoa oh
[Verse 1]
C#m E
Just when you learned
B C#m
the game of life
E B
All the rules changed
A C#m E
overnight Whoa oh oh
B C#m E B A
go figure
C#m E B
It seems so wrong to even
C#m E
try But taking a chance
B A C#m
never felt so right
E B C#m E B A
Whoa oh oh go figure
[Refrain 1]
C#m
You have a dream
B
You wanna be
A
The center of the
G#m C#m
story Just when you
A
think it's gone
B
You find a way to
B
keep it going on
[Chorus 1]
E B
Sometimes you fall
A
before you fly
E
Sometimes you laugh
B/D# C#m B
when you should cry
A B E
Go figure When things
B
got messed up You
A
wanted to give up
E
Nothing seemed right
B/D# C#m B
but it turned out fine
A A
Go figure go figure
[Post Chorus]
C#m E B
Whoa oh
C#m E B A
whoa oh
[Verse 2]
C#m E
It's so dangerous
B C#m
to play it safe
E
You get what you
B A
want by giving it away
C#m E B C#m
Whoa oh oh go figure
E B A C#m E
Go figure You're trying
B
so hard to be someone
C#m E B
else When all you needed
A
to be was yourself
C#m E B C#m
Whoa oh oh go figure
C#m E B A
Yeah yeah yeah
[Refrain 2]
C#m
Not everything
B
Is what it seems
A
It's never just one
G#m C#m
meaning When life
A
starts making sense
B
Your world is
B
upside down again
[Chorus 2]
E B
Sometimes you fall
A
before you fly
E
Sometimes you laugh
B/D# C#m B
when you should cry
A B E
Go figure When things
B
got messed up You
A
wanted to give up
E
Nothing seemed right
B/D# C#m B
but it turned out fine
A A
Go figure go figure
[Breakdown]
C#m E B
G#m G#/C
Whoa oh oh go figure
C#m E B
G#m G#/C
Whoa oh
[Bridge]
C#m
Did you really
E
think Your destiny
B G#m G#/C
Was a one way street?
C#m
Oh You gotta be
E
Ready for anything
B G#m
Just set your whole
G#/C G#/C
life free yeah
[Chorus 3]
E B
Sometimes you fall
A
before you fly
E
Sometimes you laugh
B/D# C#m B
when you should cry
A B E
Go figure When things
B
got messed up You
A
wanted to give up
E
Nothing seemed right
B/D# C#m B
but it turned out fine
A A
Go figure go figure
[Chorus 4]
E B
Sometimes you fall
A
before you fly
E
Sometimes you laugh
B/D# C#m B
when you should cry
A B E
Go figure When things
B
got messed up You
A
wanted to give up
E
Nothing seemed right
B/D# C#m B
but it turned out fine
A A
Go figure go figure
[Outro]
C#m E B C#m E B A x2