Follow song for strumming and rhythm Intro: A B C#m C#m A B E E E So this is what I get for trying to be nice Like its the only time I've ever cared E C#m These blank walls make me sick A Like excuses made up quick E C#m A I'd move forward if I only could E C#m A I'd like to thank you for this effort E C#m A It left me barely breathing on this stretcher
A C#m B A C#m We'll work things out in the end B A But we'll still be far from friends C#m B Take my hand, run it through your hair again A C#m B I'll just pretend you're someone else A It's what I always did C#m E B E F#m I'm not gonna force it if it doesn't fit A B I'm not supposed to feel like this A But the weight of the world is just too strong for me C#m E B E F#m A And I think I might just run away A Back to your door Intro: A B C#m C#m A B E E A B Empty days and lonely nights C#m Provide a blueprint for the things I write A B So when people ask me, I know just what to say E The thought of you helps me wake up every day A B And I don't believe in fate (IN FATE) C#m The only fate is the fate you make (YOU MAKE) A B E So I'll keep my nose to the grindstone A B Cause that's all that I can do C#m I've got good friends that help me too A B E And someday I will get back to you Outro: C#m B A A C#m B On the back of my hand is the number she wrote A I'll call her when my whole world goes up in smoke C#m B Until then I'll wonder what could have been A Cause everything works itself out in the end Intro x1