I did not figure these chords out myself, I merely copied them down from a cover video to help me learn the
song since I didn't think the other acoustic version posted sounded quite right. Hopefully this will help
you as much as it did me! Here's the video I used if you need help with the strumming patterns and such:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqA9ZCBw_9E
Tuning: Full Step Down (DGCFAD)
Chords Used:
(Chord names are pretty arbitrary. They’re just the closest thing to the standard tuning chords to help me
remember what’s what. Don’t take what I’ve named them as their actual name.)
C: 330030
G: 330003
A: 332200
Em: 330020
DM (intro): 332000
E: 330220
G2: 330023
G3: 34553x
Intro
C G A Em DM
C G A
C G A Em DM
C G A G(hold)
Verse
D C
I remember the nights we spent under city lights
G
This feelings got the best of me
D A
We were floating along to the sounds of a dead end town
C
but now that's just a memory
Pre-chorus
G D C
I can't figure you out, you've got more fight in you
than anybody else
G D A
And here's the part where I started to make my own damn decisions
C
and make a name for myself
Chorus
C G
I'll never be what you want
D
I wouldn't change any part of me
E
Just to make you stay
C G
You had a piece of my heart
D
But not enough to just run away
'Cause I know what's best for me
Verse
G D
Take all your big plans and throw them away
C G
I've got something in mind before we go separate ways
D A
We ask the questions baby,
C
Who provides the answers?
Pre-chorus
A
I'm scared to death and it shows
Em
The flame burned out, but it glows
C D A
And the look in your eyes says things I don't wanna know
It's time to go!
G2
Come closer!
C G3
And I can't say anything, everything comes out the wrong way
Chorus
C
I'll never be what you want
G D
I wouldn't change any part of me
E
Just to make you stay
C G
You had a piece of my heart
D
But not enough to just run away
'Cause i know what's best for me
Bridge
C G D
Just try, just try a little harder
A
I'll do my best explaining all the things I'm going through
C G
Just try, just try a little harder
D C
This is why I can't adjust for you
E D G
You can't say
The look in your eyes says things I don't wanna know
E D C D
No you, You can't stay
E D G
I wanna be with you, and no one else
E D
I need you to feel the way that you felt that summer night
A Em C
when you found that puzzle piece missing for eight straight weeks
D C
You're not the perfect fit
Chorus
G
I'll never be what you want
D
I wouldn't change any part of me
E
Just to make you stay
C G
You had a piece of my heart
D
But not enough to just run away
G
'Cause I know what's best for me
