Capo 2nd fret (personal preference) (Intro) C E F (G) C E F D I thought about C E F -G- Leaving but I couldn't even get outta bed C E F -G- I'm hangin' cause I couldn't get a ride outta town C E F Now anyone who really wanted me to be down D Come 'round Thought about C E F -G- Singin' but I couldn't remember all of the words C E F -G- Breakin' but I couldn't get the pieces apart C E F Laughin' never knowing what the joke was about D Now I'm down C G And I wonder how I never got the burn Am And if I'm ever gonna learn F How lonely people make a life G D One strain at a time Forgot about C E F -G- Everything and everyone I needed before C E F -G- Tryin' to get a handle on a reason to shine C E F D Pickin' up the pieces that are falling behind takes time C G And I wonder how I never got the burn Am And if I'm ever gonna learn F How lonely people make a life G F D One strain at a time and still shine (something like) Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G D C G And I wonder how I never got the burn Am And if I'm ever gonna learn F How lonely people make a life G C G All this time I wonder how I never got the burn Am And if I'm ever gonna learn F How lonely people make their life G F D One strain at a time and still shine