Capo on 5, Standard tuning Note: Cadd9 should be played as 032030 Intro Am F C G x2 Verse 1 Am Had every word prepared F Wasn't even scared C G Rehearsed the scene a million times and still felt no where Am You were just down the hall F Not knowing at all C G What was about to happen when I laid it on the line Am F 'Cause it's written on my face C G Though you see it in my eyes Am F How do you tell someone you love C What's gonna hurt G Don't wanna hurt Chorus Am F This went on too long C I'm telling you what's wrong G Tried and couldn't bring myself (Shoulda been simple) Am F So many times I've tried C The time was never right G It was so complicated (Shoulda been simple) Am F Oh-oh oh-oh (Shoulda been simple) C G Oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh (Shoulda been simple) X2 Verse 2 Am Let's not point the finger F this just kinda happened C G No matter how this ends today, I wanna leave here as friends Am It's not that I don't love you (Don't love you) F Don't think that I don't care (Don't care) C G We were trying to fly a plane, the wings were just not there Am F And it's written on my face C G And though you see it in my eyes Am F How do you tell someone you love C What's gonna hurt G What's gonna hurt Am F This went on too long C I'm telling you what's wrong G Tried and couldn't bring myself (Shoulda been simple) Am F So many times I've tried C The time was never right G It was so complicated (Shoulda been simple) Am F Oh-oh oh-oh (Shoulda been simple) C G Oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh (Shoulda been simple) X2 A Em C9 Remember the day that we said that we wouldn't change D We changed A Em C9 'Cause nothing's the same anymore since that day D That day A Em Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been (shoulda been, shoulda been) C9 D Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been X2 A Em Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been (Oh-oh) C9 D Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been (Oh-oh)