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