Half Step Down

Intro: C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)    C#B E (022100@1)AThe (x02220@1)fountain was off. 
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This is the first time I've been back to the city in months. 
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I'm trying to hold it together but irony's found cracks in the foundation.
 A (x02220@1)          BAnd (x2444x@1)you know, 
EI (022100@1)try so hard to be some great white hope 
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But I can't shake the feeling that tonight I'm gonna end up shaking in bed alone.

Same as intro

I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid.
 
I had to take my own advice and I did.

Now I'm waiting for it to sink in.

Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,

'Cause what I learned was

It's not about forcing happiness;

It's about not letting the sadness win.

I don't have roses in the closet 
But I've got pictures in a drawer 
It's everything left in me 
Not to stare at them anymore. 
I walked upstairs and shaved my beard. 
I felt like I was holding sadness here
(I was holding sadness here)

Bridge   C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)  C#B  Ab/B
Repeat

I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid. 
I had to take my own advice and I did. 
Now I'm waiting for it to sink in.

Expect me standing tall, back against the wall, 
'Cause what I learned was 
It's not about forcing happiness; 
It's about not letting the sadness win.

I don't have roses in the closet 
But I've got pictures in a drawer 
It's everything left in me 
Not to stare at them anymore.

I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid. 
I had to take my own advice and I did. 
I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a fucked up kid. 
I had to take my own advice and I did.