Just the basic chords of the song.
Capo 3rd fret
Standard Tuning
[Intro]
Am G C F
Am G C F
[Verse]
F G
The fountain was off.
C F
This is the first time I’ve been back to the city in months.
G C
I’m trying to hold it together but irony’s found cracks in the foundation.
[Verse 2]
F G
And you know,
C
I try so hard to be some great white hope
F G Am D F G
But I can’t shake the feeling that tonight I’m gonna end up shaking in bed
C
alone.
[Chorus]
Am G C
I’m not a self-help book; I’m just a fucked up kid.
F Am
I had to take my own advice and I did.
G C F
Now I’m waiting for it to sink in.
[Refrain]
Am G C
Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,
F
'Cause what I learned was
Am G
It’s not about forcing happiness;
C F
It’s about not letting the sadness win.
F...
F G C
[Refrain]
F
I don’t have roses in the closet
C
But I’ve got pictures in a drawer
F
It’s everything left in me
C
Not to stare at them anymore.
F C
I walked upstairs and shaved my beard.
F
I felt like I was holding sadness here
C
(I was holding sadness here)
F C F C
[Chorus]
Am G C
I’m not a self-help book; I’m just a fucked up kid.
F Am
I had to take my own advice and I did.
G C F
Now I’m waiting for it to sink in.
Am G C
Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,
F
'Cause what I learned was
Am G
It’s not about forcing happiness;
C F
It’s about not letting the sadness win.
[Refrain]
F G
I don’t have roses in the closet
C
But I’ve got pictures in a drawer
F G
It’s everything left in me
C
Not to stare at them anymore.
[Outro]
Am G C
I’m not a self-help book; I’m just a fucked up kid.
F Am
I had to take my own advice and I did.
G C
I’m not a self-help book; I’m just a fucked up kid.
F
I had to take my own advice and I did.
F C G
F C G
