Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Verse 1:
i'm sick of [C#]feeling
like i [G#]lost this [F#]fight
i'm sick of [C#]graying
out the [G#]wrongs and
[F#]rights i'm pulling
[C#]out of here to [G#]clear
my [Bbm]sights to[F#]night
to[F#]night al[G#]right al[C#]right
Verse 2:
hear me [C#]out baby
and [G#]dry your [F#]eyes
i'd write it [C#]out
but it would [G#]just
seem [F#]trite i'm
pulling [C#]out of
here with [G#]holy
s[Bbm]pite to[F#]night
to[F#]night al[G#]right
al[C#]right
Refrain 1:
but i've [Bbm]got
this gui[F#]tar and
[C#]i can barely
[G#]play Oh [C#]yea[C#]h
Verse 3:
how could we have
[C#]known about what
[G#]was in s[F#]tore?
you never [C#]pictured
me walk [G#]out this
[F#]door i guess we
[C#]didn't know just
[G#]what we [Bbm]swore
down [F#]at the [F#]broke
down [G#]reser[C#]voir
Verse 4:
could we have [C#]one
more shot for [G#]both
our [F#]sakes? can we
s[C#]low it down and
[G#]give not [F#]take if
you can't for[C#]give
me for [G#]my mis[Bbm]takes
my [F#]heart [F#]will my
[G#]heart will [C#]break
Refrain 2:
see i've [Bbm]got
this gui[F#]tar and
[C#]i can never
[G#]play and i betray
a [Bbm]piece of your
[F#]heart each
[C#]time i go a[G#]way
but re[Bbm]demption
comes [F#]harder
when you're
[C#]choosing
not to [G#]pray
Chorus 1:
we can't stay innocent
if [C#]we just [G#]run and [F#]hide
no remedy for s[C#]cars
and [G#]tears you've [F#]cried
my mind would ease if
[C#]you told [G#]me your [Bbm]heart
won't [F#]change if [G#]you
knew that i [F#]tried oh [C#]yeah[C#]
Guitar Solo:
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [G#]
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[C#/F] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [G#]
(Repeat Verse 1)
(Repeat Verse 2)
Refrain 3:
and i've [Bbm]got
this gui[F#]tar and
[C#]i can never
[G#]play and now I
po[Bbm]uring your
[F#]heart coz I [C#]always
choose to s[G#]tay
and my re[Bbm]demption
comes [F#]harder
coz you know
I will permanently s[G#]tay
Chorus 2:
we can't stay innocent
if [C#]we just [G#]run and [F#]hide
no remedy for s[C#]cars
and [G#]tears you've [F#]cried
my mind would ease if
[C#]you told [G#]me your [Bbm]heart
won't [F#]change if [G#]you
knew that i [F#]tried
[C#] just [G#]run and [F#]hide
[C#]all the [G#]tears you've [F#]cried
my mind would ease if
[C#]you told [G#]me your [Bbm]heart
won't [F#]change if
you [G#]don't know[F#]
don't know if I
C# C# C#(hold)
tried if I tried
Verse 1:
i'm sick of [C#]feeling
like i [G#]lost this [F#]fight
i'm sick of [C#]graying
out the [G#]wrongs and
[F#]rights i'm pulling
[C#]out of here to [G#]clear
my [Bbm]sights to[F#]night
to[F#]night al[G#]right al[C#]right
Verse 2:
hear me [C#]out baby
and [G#]dry your [F#]eyes
i'd write it [C#]out
but it would [G#]just
seem [F#]trite i'm
pulling [C#]out of
here with [G#]holy
s[Bbm]pite to[F#]night
to[F#]night al[G#]right
al[C#]right
Refrain 1:
but i've [Bbm]got
this gui[F#]tar and
[C#]i can barely
[G#]play Oh [C#]yea[C#]h
Verse 3:
how could we have
[C#]known about what
[G#]was in s[F#]tore?
you never [C#]pictured
me walk [G#]out this
[F#]door i guess we
[C#]didn't know just
[G#]what we [Bbm]swore
down [F#]at the [F#]broke
down [G#]reser[C#]voir
Verse 4:
could we have [C#]one
more shot for [G#]both
our [F#]sakes? can we
s[C#]low it down and
[G#]give not [F#]take if
you can't for[C#]give
me for [G#]my mis[Bbm]takes
my [F#]heart [F#]will my
[G#]heart will [C#]break
Refrain 2:
see i've [Bbm]got
this gui[F#]tar and
[C#]i can never
[G#]play and i betray
a [Bbm]piece of your
[F#]heart each
[C#]time i go a[G#]way
but re[Bbm]demption
comes [F#]harder
when you're
[C#]choosing
not to [G#]pray
Chorus 1:
we can't stay innocent
if [C#]we just [G#]run and [F#]hide
no remedy for s[C#]cars
and [G#]tears you've [F#]cried
my mind would ease if
[C#]you told [G#]me your [Bbm]heart
won't [F#]change if [G#]you
knew that i [F#]tried oh [C#]yeah[C#]
Guitar Solo:
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [G#]
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[C#/F] [F#] [G#] [C#]
[Bbm] [G#]
(Repeat Verse 1)
(Repeat Verse 2)
Refrain 3:
and i've [Bbm]got
this gui[F#]tar and
[C#]i can never
[G#]play and now I
po[Bbm]uring your
[F#]heart coz I [C#]always
choose to s[G#]tay
and my re[Bbm]demption
comes [F#]harder
coz you know
I will permanently s[G#]tay
Chorus 2:
we can't stay innocent
if [C#]we just [G#]run and [F#]hide
no remedy for s[C#]cars
and [G#]tears you've [F#]cried
my mind would ease if
[C#]you told [G#]me your [Bbm]heart
won't [F#]change if [G#]you
knew that i [F#]tried
[C#] just [G#]run and [F#]hide
[C#]all the [G#]tears you've [F#]cried
my mind would ease if
[C#]you told [G#]me your [Bbm]heart
won't [F#]change if
you [G#]don't know[F#]
don't know if I
C# C# C#(hold)
tried if I tried