V1:
F         G                         C
Tug on my heartstrings where you're standing,
G          C        D
Up above a plane is landing,
Am          F               C
And you can tell me what is wrong,
Em          C                  G
But I won't listen when you're gone.

Chorus:
D         G             C
And we're standing at a checkmate,
G       F                 Am
Can't decide which way is up,
D          G                    C
Don't even know which way we're headed,
Em            Am                F
So you should pick another girl up.

Interlude: C G Am F C G F* {* = strum once}

V2: {Same Chords as Verse 1}

Hold onto me as you whisper in my ear,

Whisper things you think I didn't know,

You think I didn't know you were unfaithful,

Well you got it so wrong.

{Chorus}

{Interlude}

V3:
C          G     Am       F        C          G        F {Repeat x3}
Don't hold on to what you think we have cause it's not real.

Don't hold on to what you think we have cause it's not real.

Don't hold on to what you think we have cause it's not real.

Chorus 2: {Same chords as Chorus}

So we're standing at a checkmate,

And I've decided which way is up,

And I know which way I'm headed,

You should know I've closed the door.

{Chorus}

D         G             C*
And we're standing at a checkmate.