Verse 1:
[C] I built my fences
too high[Em] Had
nowhere to go
[G] No one could
get in[C]side
And I was a[D]lone
[C] I dug my trenches
too deep[D] [Em] I
couldn't see the
sky[G] And then a
bullet hit [C]me
And I came a[D]live
Chorus 1:
[Em]Ooh I finally
found a [C]way
To open up [G]and
say I wanna let
you [Em]in I've kept
you on the [C]outside
Such a very [D]long
time And [C]now I
see what [D]I've been
missing [Em]All this
time I took [D]second
guessing [C]Now I need
B/Eb(hold)
to take a
chance on [C]me[D][G/B][D][C]
Verse 2:
[C] I didn't wanna be
tied down[D] [Em] But now
I see[G] not being
tied [Em]down Ain't
the [D]same as being
[C]free Oh you set
me [B/Eb]free yeah
Chorus 2:
[Em]Ooh I finally
found a [C]way
To open up [G]and
say I wanna let
you [Em]in I've kept
you on the [C]outside
Such a very [D]long
time And [C]now I
see what [D]I've been
missing [Em]All this
time I took [D]second
guessing [C]Now I need
B/Eb(hold)
to take a
chance on me
Guitar Solo:
C'D?Em'
C?D?G'
C?D?Em?Bm?
C''
Bridge:
[C] No man is an
island[Bm] No point
in acting [Em]tough
We all [C]need
someone to make
us smile To make
us [D]cry to make us
[B/Eb] love[Em][C][G]
I wanna let
you [Em]in I've kept
you on the [C]outside
Such a very [D]long time
Chorus 3:
[Em]Ooh I finally
found a [C]way
To open up [G]and
say I wanna let
you [Em]in I've kept
you on the [D/F#]outside
Such a very [G]long
long time And [C]now I
see what [D]I've been
missing [Em]All this
time I took
[D]second guessing
And [C]now I see
what [D]I've been
missing [Em]All this
[D/F#]time I took
[G]second [G/B]guessing
and now I [C]see
Oh I [B/Eb]need
to take a
Em(hold)
chance on me
[C] I built my fences
too high[Em] Had
nowhere to go
[G] No one could
get in[C]side
And I was a[D]lone
[C] I dug my trenches
too deep[D] [Em] I
couldn't see the
sky[G] And then a
bullet hit [C]me
And I came a[D]live
Chorus 1:
[Em]Ooh I finally
found a [C]way
To open up [G]and
say I wanna let
you [Em]in I've kept
you on the [C]outside
Such a very [D]long
time And [C]now I
see what [D]I've been
missing [Em]All this
time I took [D]second
guessing [C]Now I need
B/Eb(hold)
to take a
chance on [C]me[D][G/B][D][C]
Verse 2:
[C] I didn't wanna be
tied down[D] [Em] But now
I see[G] not being
tied [Em]down Ain't
the [D]same as being
[C]free Oh you set
me [B/Eb]free yeah
Chorus 2:
[Em]Ooh I finally
found a [C]way
To open up [G]and
say I wanna let
you [Em]in I've kept
you on the [C]outside
Such a very [D]long
time And [C]now I
see what [D]I've been
missing [Em]All this
time I took [D]second
guessing [C]Now I need
B/Eb(hold)
to take a
chance on me
Guitar Solo:
C'D?Em'
C?D?G'
C?D?Em?Bm?
C''
Bridge:
[C] No man is an
island[Bm] No point
in acting [Em]tough
We all [C]need
someone to make
us smile To make
us [D]cry to make us
[B/Eb] love[Em][C][G]
I wanna let
you [Em]in I've kept
you on the [C]outside
Such a very [D]long time
Chorus 3:
[Em]Ooh I finally
found a [C]way
To open up [G]and
say I wanna let
you [Em]in I've kept
you on the [D/F#]outside
Such a very [G]long
long time And [C]now I
see what [D]I've been
missing [Em]All this
time I took
[D]second guessing
And [C]now I see
what [D]I've been
missing [Em]All this
[D/F#]time I took
[G]second [G/B]guessing
and now I [C]see
Oh I [B/Eb]need
to take a
Em(hold)
chance on me