Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Key: Dm Difficulty: Novice Intro: Bm A D Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been thinking F#m G D G I want you to be happier, I want you to be happier Verse 1: Bm When the morning comes A D When we see what we’ve become F#m G In the cold light of day we’re a flame in the wind D G Not the fire that we’ve begun A Bm A D Every argument, every word we can’t take back F#m ’Cause with all that has happened G D G I think that we both know the way that the story ends
Chorus: A Bm A D Then only for a minute G I want to change my mind ’Cause this just don’t feel right to me Bm A D I want to raise your spirits G I want to see you smile but D G Know that means I’ll have to leave Post-Chorus: Bm A D F#m G D G A Know that means I’ll have to leave Bm A D Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been thinking F#m G D G I want you to be happier, I want you to be happier Verse 2: A Bm When the evening falls A D And I’m left there with my thoughts F#m G And the image of you being with someone else D G Well, that’s eating me up inside A Bm A D But we run our course, we pretended we’re okay F#m G Now if we jump together at least we can swim D G Far away from the wreck we made Chorus: A Bm A D Then only for a minute F#m G I want to change my mind D G ’Cause this just don’t feel right to me Bm A D I want to raise your spirits F#m G I want to see you smile but D G Know that means I’ll have to leave Post-Chorus: Bm A D F#m G D G Know that means I’ll have to leave Bm A D Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been thinking F#m G D G I want you to be happier, I want you to be happier Bridge: A G D So I’ll go, I’ll go A Bm A I will go, go, go G D So I’ll go, I’ll go A I will go, go, go Pre-Chorus: (You can continue to play the chords, or follow this tab) A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| G|---4---4---4---6---7---7---7---7---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2-----| Bm A D Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been thinking G A I want you to be happier, I want you to be happier Bm A D Even though I might not like this G A I think that you’ll be happier, I want you to be happier Chorus: (The tab also continues here) Bm A D Then only for a minute G I want to change my mind ’Cause this just don’t feel right to me A Bm A D I want to raise your spirits G I want to see you smile but D G Know that means I’ll have to leave Post-Chorus: Bm A D F#m G D G A Know that means I’ll have to leave Bm A D Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been thinking F#m G D G I want you to be happier, I want you to be happier Outro: Bm A D So I’ll go, I’ll go F#m G D G I will go, go, go