I always play the A as a bar chord because it sounds better and makes the bridge way
easier to do (just slide up and down the frets). And the G# at the end of each line in the
verses only gets one strum; it?ll make sense if you listen to the song. All bar chords
are F#m , G, G#, and A
Intro:
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Verse 1:
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
I just became a member of a club known as the bumbling fools
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Botching the game and the best things in life is the motto and the rule
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
So if you can open up your heart and hear me out just for tonight
A5 D5
Baby I got something to prove to you
E5 A5 Ab5
I've gotta show you I can do it right
Chorus:
D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Get out, don't want to see you again
D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Maybe we can still be friends
D5 E5 A5 F#5
I know that I'm gonna go and screw it up in the end
D5 E5 (once)
But that's okay cause I'm your average man
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Verse 2:
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
So I turned tail and ran, and I know you're not my biggest fan
A5
But whatever you want me to
D5 E5 A5 Ab5
You know that I'm gonna do it now or do the best that I can
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
So if you can open up your heart and hear me out just one more time
A5 D5
Baby I've got something to say to you
E5 A5 Ab5
I was wrong and the fault is mine
Chorus:
D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Get out, don't want to see you again
D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Maybe we can still be friends
D5 E5 A5 F#5
I know that I'm gonna go and screw it up in the end
D5 E5
But that's okay cause I'm your average man
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Bridge:
A5 Ab5 G5 G5 Ab5 A5
A5 Ab5 G5
Baby you could do a whole lot better
G5 Ab5 A5
But you could definitely do a whole lot worse
A5 Ab5 G5 G5 Ab5 A5 A5
Ab5 G5
How can I even try to do better
E5 G5 A5
If you won't give me a chance to be better first
C'mon!!!
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Chorus:
D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Get out, don't want to see you again
D5 E5 A5 Ab5
Maybe we can still be friends
D5 E5 A5 F#5
I know that I'm gonna go and screw it up in the end
D5 E5
But that's okay cause I'm your average man
Outro:
A5 D5 E5 A5 Ab5
At the very end:
E5 A5 Ab5 A5
