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