[Verse 1] Oh, [Am] life is bigger [Em] It's bigger than you And you are [Am] not me. The lengths that I will [Em] go to, The distance in your [Am] eyes, [Em] Oh no, I've said too [Dm] much, I set it [G] up. (stop)
[Chorus] That's me in the [Am] corner, That's me in the [Em] spotlight Losing my re [Am] ligion. Trying to [Em] keep up with you. And I [Am] don't know if I can do it. [Em] Oh no, I've said too [Dm] much, I haven't said e [G] nough.
[Bridge] I [G] thought that I heard you [F] laughing, I [Dm] thought that I [G] heard you [Am] sing. [Am/B] ..... [Am/C] ..... [Am/D] .... [Am] I [F] think I thought I [Dm] saw [G] you [Am] try. [G] (stop)
[Verse 2] Every [Am] whisper (drums in)of every waking [Em] hour I'm choosing my con [Am] fessions, Trying to [Em] keep an eye on you Like a [Am] hurt lost and blinded fool, fool [Em] Oh no, I've said too [Dm] much, I set it [G] up. (stop)
[Verse 3] Consider [Am] this, consider this, The [Em] hint of a century, Consider [Am] this: the slip That [Em] brought me to my knees failed. [Am] What if all these fantasies Come [Em] flailing around? Now I've [Dm] said too [G] much.
[Bridge] I [G] thought that I heard you l [F] aughing, I [Dm] thought that I [G] heard you [Am] sing. [Am/B] ..... [Am/C] ..... [Am/D] .... [Am] I [F] think I thought I [Dm] saw [G] you [Am] try. [G]
[Link - Drums stop - just bass drum - for mandolin part implied with muted chords] Am G Fmaj7 G e|-0-X---X-X---0-X----X-X-- B|-1-3---1-X---1-3----1-X-- G|-2-2---0-2---2-2----0-2-- D|-2-2---0-0---3-3----0-0-- A|-0-0---X-X----------X-X-- E|-------3-3---1-1----3-3-
But [C] that was just a [Dm] dream, [C] That was just a [Dm] dream.
[Chorus] That's me in the [Am] corner [drums back in] That's me in the [Em] spotlight Losing my re [Am] ligion. Trying to [Em] keep up with you. And I [Am] don't know if I can do it. [Em] Oh no, I've said too [Dm] much, I haven't said e [G] nough.
[Bridge] I [G] thought that I heard you [F] laughing, I [Dm] thought that I [G] heard you [Am] sing. [Am/B] ..... [Am/C] ..... [Am/D] .... [Am] I [F] think I thought I [Dm] saw [G] you [Am] try.. [Am/B] ..... [Am/C] ..... [Am/D] ..... [Am] . But [F] that was just a [Dm] dream [G] , [Am]Try [Am/B]cry [Am/C]why [Am/D]try [Am] [F] That was just a dream, [Dm] [G] just a [Am] dream, just a [G] dream, dream. [stop drums]
[Outro - Just bass drum on every 1] Am e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| B|-10----------------------| G|-9-----------------------| x7
[Intro - No drums] [Em][Em][C][G] yeah [Em][Em][C][G]
[Verse] You are [Em] my [C] fire [G] The one [Em] desi [C] re [G] Believe [Em] when [C] I [G] say [Em] I want [Em] it [D] that [G] way (drums in) But we [Em] are [C] two [G] worlds a [Em] part Can't [C] reach [G] to your [Em] heart When [C] you [G] say That [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) (Tell me [C] why) I never wanna [D] hear you [G] say ( [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way)
[Verse] Am I [Em] your [C] fi [G] re Your one [Em] des [C] ire [G] Yes I [Em] know, it's [C] too [G] late But [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) (Tell me [C] why) I never wanna [D] hear you [G] say ( [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way)
[Bridge] [Em] Now I can see that we're fa [G/D] lling apart From the [C] way that it used to [Am] be, ye [D] ah No ma [Em] tter the distance I [G/D] want you to know That [C] deep down inside of [D] me... (Drums stop)
[Verse] You are [Em] my [C] fire [G] The one [Em] desi [C] re [G] (* higher, ** even higher) You [C] are *You are, *you [D] are, (goes higher) you [G] **are are [Em]
[Chorus] [D] (stop) Don't wanna hear you (full drums) [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] mist [F#m] take [D] I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way
[Chorus] Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take Tell me [D] why I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way
Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take Tell me [D] why I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say (drums stop) [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way