These chords are based on how Darren Criss plays the song with an acoustic guitar at their EP release party,
seen here: (https://youtu.be/pQbsMY50TB0). He actually doesn't start playing until the line "A couple hundred
miles from somewhere", but I figured I'd add in an intro and the first few lines if you want to play an
acoustic version.
The asterisks(*) denote a barre chord played higher up on the neck.
[Chords]
D* (x 5 7 7 7 5)
E* (x 7 9 9 9 7)
F#m* (x 9 11 11 10 9)
A* (5 7 7 6 5 5)
D (x x 0 2 3 2)
E (0 2 2 1 0 0)
F#m (2 4 4 3 2 2)
A (x 0 2 2 2 0)
C#m (x 4 6 6 5 4)
D/E (x x 0 4 5 4)
Dma7 (x x 0 6 7 5)
[Intro]
D* E* F#m* D*
D* E* F#m* A*
[Verse 1]
D* E*
Every night in a different bed
F#m* D*
The ceilings look the same
D* E*
Every light leaves a memory
F#m* D*(hold)
I swear they’re tracing out your name
D* E*
A couple hundred miles from somewhere
F#m* D*
And another couple more to go
D E
Ask me what I remember
(stop)
I’ll say I really don’t know
[Chorus]
E F#m D E A
I was living a lonely life until I fell for you
E F#m D E F#m A*
I was living lost boys life, it was all I ever knew
E F#m
And every morning the sun comes up
D E A
And the darkness fades away
E F#m
I was living a lost boys life
D E F#m A*
It was all you had to say
D E D
It was all you had to say
(D) E F#m D
[Verse 2]
D* E
Looking back it was black and white
F#m D*
The picture couldn’t fade
D* E*
Think about all the words we said
C#m D*
And everything we made
D E/D
Go ahead, take a photograph
Dma7 D
Take whatever time will allow
D E
Thank you for the good ol’ days
(stop)
They’re happening right now
[Chorus]
E F#m D E A
I was living a lonely life until I fell for you
E F#m D E F#m A*
I was living lost boys life, it was all I ever knew
E F#m
And every morning the sun comes up
D E A
And the darkness fades away
E F#m
I was living a lost boys life
D E F#m A*
It was all you had to say
D E D*
It was all you had to say
[Guitar Solo]
(D*) E* F#m* D
D E F#m A*
D* E F#m D
D E F#m
[Chorus]
E F#m D E A
I was living a lonely life until I fell for you
E F#m D E F#m A*
I was living lost boys life, it was all I ever knew
E F#m
And every morning the sun comes up
D E A
And the darkness fades away
E F#m
I was living a lost boys life
D E F#m A*
It was all you had to say
D E F#m D
It was all you had to say
D E F#m A
It was all you had to say
D E F#m A
It was all you had to say
D E F#m A
It was all you had to say
D E (stop)
It was all you had to say
