Capo on 5, Standard tuning Note: Cadd9 should be played as 032030 Intro A5 F5 C5 G5 x2 Verse 1 A5 Had every word prepared F5 Wasn't even scared C5 G5 Rehearsed the scene a million times and still felt no where A5 You were just down the hall F5 Not knowing at all C5 G5 What was about to happen when I laid it on the line A5 F5 'Cause it's written on my face C5 G5 Though you see it in my eyes A5 F5 How do you tell someone you love C5 What's gonna hurt G5 Don't wanna hurt Chorus A5 F5 This went on too long C5 I'm telling you what's wrong G5 Tried and couldn't bring myself (Shoulda been simple) A5 F5 So many times I've tried C5 The time was never right G5 It was so complicated (Shoulda been simple) A5 F5 Oh-oh oh-oh (Shoulda been simple) C5 G5 Oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh (Shoulda been simple) X2 Verse 2 A5 Let's not point the finger F5 this just kinda happened C5 G5 No matter how this ends today, I wanna leave here as friends A5 It's not that I don't love you (Don't love you) F5 Don't think that I don't care (Don't care) C5 G5 We were trying to fly a plane, the wings were just not there A5 F5 And it's written on my face C5 G5 And though you see it in my eyes A5 F5 How do you tell someone you love C5 What's gonna hurt G5 What's gonna hurt A5 F5 This went on too long C5 I'm telling you what's wrong G5 Tried and couldn't bring myself (Shoulda been simple) A5 F5 So many times I've tried C5 The time was never right G5 It was so complicated (Shoulda been simple) A5 F5 Oh-oh oh-oh (Shoulda been simple) C5 G5 Oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh (Shoulda been simple) X2 A5 E5 C5 Remember the day that we said that we wouldn't change D5 We changed A5 E5 C5 'Cause nothing's the same anymore since that day D5 That day A5 E5 Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been (shoulda been, shoulda been) C5 D5 Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been X2 A5 E5 Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been (Oh-oh) C5 D5 Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been (Oh-oh)