Key: C# Intro: F#m D F#m D F#m D A E Verse 1: A Still barely eighteen E F#m B real-life daydream D Soaring like a thing from Heaven D
Breaking in your freedom wings when A "Wildflowers," Tom Petty E F#m First time, a levee F#m Broke your little heart like glass D Nothing matters when they look like that Pre-Chorus: E Same chords over and over D Same sad song, still no closure E D Same bridge that he burned down real damn fast Chorus: F#m D Is he why you're blue? A E F#m D Is he the why you sing the way you do? A E F#m D Is he your stormy sky, your midnight blues? A D/G# Is it true? F#m D A Is he why you hate to fly? Is he why you love to hurt? E F#m D F#m D Is he why you're blue, bird? Verse 2: A He left you stranded E Weren't built for a crash landing F#m But you've been laying there forever D You blame it on the change of weather Pre-Chorus: E D You went from getting high to getting by Chorus: F#m D Is he why you're blue? A E F#m D Is he the why you sing the way you do? A E F#m D Is he your stormy sky, your midnight blues? A D/G# Is it true? F#m D A Is he why you hate to fly? Is he why you love to hurt? E F#m D A Is he why you're blue, bird? D/G# F#m D A E Is he why you're blue, bird? Bridge: D Why you don't sleep, you don't eat E He's the lead in your feet F#m E Took all that you used to be D E Now love's just a song you sing Out-Chorus: F#m D Is he why you're blue? A E F#m D Is he the why you sing the way you do? A E F#m D Is he your stormy sky, your midnight blues? A D/G# Is it true? F#m D A E Is he why you hate to fly? Is he why you love to hurt? F#m D A Is he the reason why I know every single word? E F#m D F#m Is he why you're blue, bird? D F#m D A E Is he why you're blue, bird?