Key: D5
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: Bm- - E5 - F#m-- x2
Verse 1:
B5
That's just like me when
G5 D5
everything's gone wrong
F#5 G5
To latch onto something
A5 B5
less stable less good
G5 D5
I needed an anchor
A5 D5
for my sinking ship
E5 B5
It's just like me to attach
A5 D5
it to my heart instead
Refrain:
B5 E5 F#5
I think this was a test
B5
To see how long I
E5 F#m(hold)
could hold my breath
Chorus 1:
D5
I understand but I
F#5
gotta remind myself
B5
That even at my worst
C5
I can keep my head
(I can keep my head)
D5
Alone I stand
F#5
United we fall apart
B5 A5
One union under god
B5 A5
But not for long thankfully
Post chorus: Bm--Em-F#m- x2
Verse 2:
B5
That's just like me when
G5 D5
everything else fails
F#5 G5
To go for the gold
A5 B5
unattainable goals
G5 D5
Enough's not enough when
A5 D5
you're beat to the floor
E5
As if heartache's not
B5 A5 D5
heartache enough anymore
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
D5
I understand but I
F#5
gotta remind myself
B5
That even at my worst
C5
I can keep my head
(I can keep my head)
D5
Alone I stand
F#5
United we fall apart
B5 A5
One union under god
B5 A5 G(hold) F#5 - E5 - F#m-
But not for long thankfully
Bridge:
D5 D5
When we were young we never cared
G5 A5 A5 B5 G5
And now we're scared of jumping in
A5 G5 A5 D5
Like we've forgotten how to swim
D5
But if we try and if we tread
G5 A5 A5 B5 G5
Then we can teach ourselves again
A5 G5 A5 D5
Cause it's worth the chance we take
D5
When we were young we never cared
G5 A5 A5 B5 G5
And now we're scared of jumping in
A5 G5 A5
Like we've forgotten how to swim
D5
But I think that we should
D5 G5
try and we should tread
A5 A5 B5
Cause if we never take
G5
another dip again
A5 G5
We'll never know the joy
A5 Bm- - E5 - F#m-
that failure brings
Chorus 3:
D5
I understand but I
F#5
gotta remind myself
B5
That even at my worst
C5
I can keep my head
(I can keep my head)
D5
Alone I stand
F#5
United we fall apart
B5 A5
One union under god
B5 A5
But not for long
B5 A5
One union under god
B5 A5
But not for long
Bm- - E5 - F#m-
thankfully