Intro: Em - G - D - G

Verse 1:
Em (022000@1)                      Gi (320003@1)tried to paint you a picture, the colors were all wrong
D (xx0232@1)                       Gblack (320003@1)and white didn't fit ya, and all along
Em (022000@1)                   Gyou (320003@1)were shaded with patience, and strokes of everything
D (xx0232@1)                     Gthat (320003@1)i need just to make it, but i can see that

Pre-Chorus:
A (x02220@1)           GLord (320003@1)knows i failed you time and again
A (x02220@1)                  G (320003@1)   
but you and me are alright

Chorus:
Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)          Gwe (320003@1)won't say our goodbyes, you know it's better that way
Em (022000@1)          G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)          Gwe (320003@1)won't break we won't die, it's just a moment of change
Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)         
all we are, all we are, is everything thats right
Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)CA
all we need, all we need, a lover's alibi

Verse 2:

i walked a minute in your shoes, they never would have fit
D (xx0232@1)                       Gi (320003@1)figured there's nothing to lose, i need to get
Em (022000@1)                      Gsome (320003@1)perspective on these words, before i write them down
D (xx0232@1)                     Gyou're (320003@1)an island and my ship has run aground

Pre-Chorus:
A (x02220@1)           GLord (320003@1)knows i failed you time and again
A (x02220@1)                  G (320003@1)   
but you and me are alright

Chorus:
Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)          Gwe (320003@1)won't say our goodbyes, you know it's better that way
Em (022000@1)          G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)          Gwe (320003@1)won't break we won't die, it's just a moment of change
Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)         
all we are, all we are, is everything thats right
Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)Aall (x02220@1)we need, all we need, a lover's alibi

Refrain:
Cand (x32010@1)every single day that i can breathe
Ayou (x02220@1)change my philosophy
    D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)Gi'm (320003@1)never gonna let you pass me by

Chorus:
Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)          Gwe (320003@1)won't say our goodbyes, you know it's better that way
Em (022000@1)          G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)          Gwe (320003@1)won't break we won't die, it's just a moment of change

Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)          Gwe (320003@1)won't say our goodbyes, you know it's better that way
Em (022000@1)          G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)          Gwe (320003@1)won't break we won't die, it's just a moment of change
Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)         
all we are, all we are, is everything thats right
Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)Aall (x02220@1)we need, all we need, a lover's alibi