Intro:
B C# Ebm B C# Ebm(hold)
Verse 1:
[B] He sees them [C#]both
every[Ebm]day now[C#][Ebm][Ebm][C#][Ebm]
[B] He watched the
s[C#]tory un[Ebm]fold[C#][Ebm]
[C#]In [Ebm]the [B]grass
under[C#]neath the trees
[Ebm] inside a red SUV
[B] two silhou[C#]ettes and
no second [Ebm]guessing
Refrain 1:
[B] [F#] [C#] [Ebm] Is someone
trying to [B]test [F#]me?
he [C#]thought to him[Ebm]self
[B]Once upon a time
I was an innocent
little [C#]kid and I
[Ebm]felt like I knew
[B]everything now
everything is
a[C#]gainst me[Ebm]
Chorus 1:
[F#] Just raise your
guard and say keep
your heart [B]You can't
get burned if you
put out the spark
I feel [Ebm]I just cant
win let myself down
again[B] Just raise
your guard and say
B(hold)
keep your heart
Verse 2:
[B] Those five [C#]weeks
felt like for[Ebm]ever[C#][Ebm][Ebm]
He [C#]wai[Ebm]ted [B]this whole
time to [C#]see her a[Ebm]gain[C#][Ebm][Ebm]
[C#]and [Ebm]Of [B]course wouldn't
[C#]you know[Ebm] this happened
two summers a[B]go she
showed up [C#]with her
cool new [Ebm]boyfriend?
Show up motherfker
Refrain 2:
[B] [F#] [C#] [Ebm] It's starting
to an[B]noy [F#]him
he [C#]thought to him[Ebm]self
[B]Once upon a time
I was an innocent
little [C#]kid and I
[Ebm]felt like I knew
[B]everything now
everything is
a[C#]gainst me[Ebm]
Chorus 2:
[F#] Just raise your
guard and say keep
your heart [B]You can't
get burned if you
put out the spark
I feel [Ebm]I just cant
win let myself down
again[B] Just raise
your guard and say
Ebm(hold)
keep your heart
Bridge:
So I said it s[Ebm]traight
But she'll never [C#]know
If we [F#]doubt today
You have me at hel[B]lo
I swear I [Ebm]love you
I know I've [C#]thrown
that world around
But I [F#]mean it
Well fk I
fking [B]mean it
[F#]Raise your guard
Raise your guard
Say keep your [B]heart[C#]
And [Ebm]I can't win
[B]I can't win
Chorus 3:
[F#] You need your space
again It's not the
right time or place
again you [B]lied right
to my face again in
your basement we were
wasted I [Ebm]always try
to talk at the worst
times you dated many
boys I'm the worst
kind But [B]Every word
I write it the worst
line so if I hurt
her feelings
she hurt mine
Outro:
[Ebm]Raise your guard
Raise your [C#/F]guard
safekeep your heart
[F#] You can't get
burned if you put
out the spark
[Ebm]Raise your guard
Raise your [C#/F]guard
safekeep your heart
F#(hold)
You can't get
burned if you put
out the spark
B C# Ebm B C# Ebm(hold)
Verse 1:
[B] He sees them [C#]both
every[Ebm]day now[C#][Ebm][Ebm][C#][Ebm]
[B] He watched the
s[C#]tory un[Ebm]fold[C#][Ebm]
[C#]In [Ebm]the [B]grass
under[C#]neath the trees
[Ebm] inside a red SUV
[B] two silhou[C#]ettes and
no second [Ebm]guessing
Refrain 1:
[B] [F#] [C#] [Ebm] Is someone
trying to [B]test [F#]me?
he [C#]thought to him[Ebm]self
[B]Once upon a time
I was an innocent
little [C#]kid and I
[Ebm]felt like I knew
[B]everything now
everything is
a[C#]gainst me[Ebm]
Chorus 1:
[F#] Just raise your
guard and say keep
your heart [B]You can't
get burned if you
put out the spark
I feel [Ebm]I just cant
win let myself down
again[B] Just raise
your guard and say
B(hold)
keep your heart
Verse 2:
[B] Those five [C#]weeks
felt like for[Ebm]ever[C#][Ebm][Ebm]
He [C#]wai[Ebm]ted [B]this whole
time to [C#]see her a[Ebm]gain[C#][Ebm][Ebm]
[C#]and [Ebm]Of [B]course wouldn't
[C#]you know[Ebm] this happened
two summers a[B]go she
showed up [C#]with her
cool new [Ebm]boyfriend?
Show up motherfker
Refrain 2:
[B] [F#] [C#] [Ebm] It's starting
to an[B]noy [F#]him
he [C#]thought to him[Ebm]self
[B]Once upon a time
I was an innocent
little [C#]kid and I
[Ebm]felt like I knew
[B]everything now
everything is
a[C#]gainst me[Ebm]
Chorus 2:
[F#] Just raise your
guard and say keep
your heart [B]You can't
get burned if you
put out the spark
I feel [Ebm]I just cant
win let myself down
again[B] Just raise
your guard and say
Ebm(hold)
keep your heart
Bridge:
So I said it s[Ebm]traight
But she'll never [C#]know
If we [F#]doubt today
You have me at hel[B]lo
I swear I [Ebm]love you
I know I've [C#]thrown
that world around
But I [F#]mean it
Well fk I
fking [B]mean it
[F#]Raise your guard
Raise your guard
Say keep your [B]heart[C#]
And [Ebm]I can't win
[B]I can't win
Chorus 3:
[F#] You need your space
again It's not the
right time or place
again you [B]lied right
to my face again in
your basement we were
wasted I [Ebm]always try
to talk at the worst
times you dated many
boys I'm the worst
kind But [B]Every word
I write it the worst
line so if I hurt
her feelings
she hurt mine
Outro:
[Ebm]Raise your guard
Raise your [C#/F]guard
safekeep your heart
[F#] You can't get
burned if you put
out the spark
[Ebm]Raise your guard
Raise your [C#/F]guard
safekeep your heart
F#(hold)
You can't get
burned if you put
out the spark