C D

When I Was Young, It Seemed That Life Was So Wonderful,

D Am A
a Miracle, Oh It Was Beautiful, Magical.
A Em C D
And All The Birds In The Trees, Well They'd Be Singing So
Happily,
D Am A
Joyfully, Playfully Watching Me.
A Em C D
But Then They Send Me Away To Teach Me How To Be Sensible,
D Am A
Logical, Responsible, Practical.
A Em C D
And They Showed Me a World Where I Could Be So Dependable,
D Am A
Clinical, Intellectual, Cynical.

A Em C
There Are Times When All The World's Asleep,
C G
The Questions Run Too Deep
G D
For Such a Simple Man.
D Em C
Won't You Please, Please Tell Me What We've Learned
C G
I Know It Sounds G#surd
G D
But Please Tell Me Who I am.

D Em C D
Now Watch What You Say Or They'll Be Calling You a Radical,
D Am A
Liberal, Fanatical, Criminal.
A Em C
Won't You Sign Up Your Name, We'd Like To Feel You're
D Am A
Acceptable, Respecable, Presentable, a Vegtable!

Em C
At Night, When All The World's Asleep,
C G
The Questions Run So Deep
G D
For Such A Simple Man.
D Em C
Won't You Please, Please Tell Me What We've Learned
C G
I Know It Sounds G#surd
G D
But Please Tell Me Who I am.
Cm Gm Gm

[Chorus]
D#
This world can hurt you
Cm Gm
It cuts you deep and leaves a scar
F/A A# Gm
Things fall apart, but nothing breaks like a heart
Gm
And nothing breaks like a heart

[Verse]
Gm
I heard you on the phone last night
F
We live and die by pretty lies
Gm
You know it, oh, we both know it
Gm
These silver bullet cigarettes
F
This burning house, there's nothing left
Gm
It's smoking, we both know it
Gm
We got all night to fall in love
F
But just like that we fall apart
Gm
We're broken, we're broken

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm
Mmm, well nothing, nothing, nothing gon' save us now

[Chorus]
D#
Well, there's broken silence
Cm Gm
By thunder crashing in the dark (Crash in the dark)
D#
And this broken record
Cm Gm
Spin endless circles in the bar (Spin 'round in the bar)
 D#
This world can hurt you
Cm Gm
It cuts you deep and leaves a scar
F/A A# D#
Things fall apart, but nothing breaks like a heart
Cm Gm
Mhmm, and nothing breaks like a heart

[Verse]
Gm
We'll leave each other cold as ice
F
And high and dry, the desert wind
Gm
Is blowin', is blowin'
Gm
Remember what you said to me?
F
We were drunk in love in Tennessee
Gm
And I hold it, we both know it

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm
Mmm, nothing, nothing, nothing gon' save us now
Gm
Nothing, nothing, nothing gon' save us now

[Chorus]
D#
Well, there's broken silence
Cm Gm
By thunder crashing in the dark (Crashing in the dark)
D#
And this broken record
Cm Gm
Spin endless circles in the bar (Spin 'round in the bar)
D#
This world can hurt you
Cm Gm
It cuts you deep and leaves a scar
F/A A# D#
Things fall apart, but nothing breaks like a heart
Cm Gm
Mhmm, and nothing breaks like a heart
D#
Nothing breaks like a heart
Cm Gm
Mhmm, and nothing breaks like a heart

[Instrumental]
Gm Gm Gm Gm

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm
Nothing, nothing, nothing gon' save us now
Gm
Nothing, nothing, nothing gon' save us now

[Chorus]
D#
Well, there's broken silence
Cm Gm
By thunder crashing in the dark (Crash in the dark)
D#
And this broken record
Cm Gm
Spin endless circles in the bar (Spin 'round in the bar)
D#
This world can hurt you
Cm Gm
It cuts you deep and leaves a scar
F/A A# D#
Things fall apart, but nothing breaks like a heart
Cm Gm
Mhmm, and nothing breaks like a heart
D#
Nothing breaks like a heart
Cm Gm
Mhmm, and nothing breaks like a heart

[Outro]
Gm
 D#m7 F7 F# G#

[VERSE 1]
A# D#
You could never know what it's like
F A#
your blood like winter freezes just like ice
Cm7 D# F
and there's cold lonely light that shines from you
Gm D#
you'll wind up like the wreck you hide
A# Cm A#
behind that mask you use

[VERSE 2]
A# D#
 And did you think this fool could never win
F A#
Well, look at me I'm comin' back again
Cm7 D# F
I got a taste of love in a simple way
Gm D#
and if you need to know while I'm still standing,
A# Cm A#
you just fade away

[CHORUS]
A#m7 A#m Fm7
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
D#m9 F#maj7 G#
Lookin' like a true survivor, feelin'like a little kid
A#m7 A#m Fm7
I'm still standing after all this time
D#m9 D#m7 F7
Pickin' up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
F7 A#m D#m7 F7
I'm still standing, yea, yea, yea
F7 A#m D#m7 F7 F# G#
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah

[VERSE 3]
A# D#
Once I never could've hope to win
F A#
you staring down the road leaving me again
Cm7 D# F
The threats you made were meant to cut me down
Gm D#
and if our love was just a circus,
A# Cm A#
you'd be a clown by now

[CHORUS]
A#m7 A#m Fm7
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
D#m9 F#maj7 G#
Lookin' like a true survivor, feelin'like a little kid
A#m7 A#m Fm7
I'm still standing after all this time
D#m9 D#m7 F7
Pickin' up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
F7 A#m D#m7 F7
I'm still standing, yea, yea, yea
F7 A#m D#m7 F7 F# G#
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah

[GUITAR SOLO]
A# D# F A#
Cm7 F Gm D#
A# Cm A#

[CHORUS]
A#m7 A#m Fm7
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
D#m9 F#maj7 G#
Lookin' like a true survivor, feelin'like a little kid
A#m7 A#m Fm7
I'm still standing after all this time
D#m9 D#m7 F7
Pickin' up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

[CODA]
F7 A#m D#m7 F7
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
F7 A#m D#m7 F7
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
F7 A#m D#m7 F7
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
F7 A#m D#m7 F7
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
F7 A#m D#m7 F7
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
F7 A#m D#m7 F7
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah