Intro: G D Em
Am G D
Verse 1:
G D
How can one become so bounded by choices
Em
That somebody else makes?
C
How come we both become a version
G D
Of a person we don't even like?
G
We're in love with the world
D Em
But the world just wants to bring us down
C
By puttin' ideals in our heads
G D
To corrupt our hearts somehow
G D
When I was a child every single
Em
Thing could blow my mind
C
Soaking it all up for fun
G D
But now I only soak up wine
G
They say to play hard, you work hard
D Em
Find balance in the sacrifice
C
And yet I don't know anybody
G D
Who's truly satisfied
Pre-Chorus
G B7
You better believe I'm trying (trying, trying)
Em D
To keep climbing (climbing, climbing)
C
But the higher we climb feels like
D
We're both none the wiser (wiser)
G D Em
So I hope I learn to get over myself
C G D
Stop trying to be somebody else
G D Em
So we can love each other for free
C G D
Everybody wants something, you just want me
G
Why am I obsessing about
D Em
The things I can't control?
C
Why am I seeking approval
G D
From people I don't even know?
G
In these crazy times I hope
D Em
I can find something I can cling onto
C
'Cause I need some substance in my life
G D
Something real, something that feels true
Pre-Chorus
G
You better believe for you
B7
I've cried (I've cried, I've cried)
Em D
High tides (high tides, high tides)
C
'Cause I want you so bad
D
But you can't fight fire with fire
G D Em
I hope I learn to get over myself
C G D
Stop trying to be somebody else
G D Em
Oh, I just want to love you, love you for free
C
'Cause everybody wants something from me
G D
You just want me
Bridge:
G
Listen, I know how low I can go
D Em
I give as good as I get
C G
You get the brunt of it all
D
'Cause you're all I've got left
G
Oh, I hope in time (hope in time)
D Em
We both will find (we'll both find) peace of mind
C
Sometimes the road less traveled
G D
Is the road best left behind
G D Em
Oh, I hope I learn to get over myself
C G D
Stop trying to be somebody else
G
Oh, I just want to love you
D Em
Love you for free, yeah
C G D
Everybody wants something, you just want me
Final:
G
You better believe I'm trying (trying, trying)
D Em
To keep climbing (climbing, climbing)
C
But the higher we climb
G D C G
Feels like we're both none the wiser