[Intro Arp intro - no drums] [Badd11-x24400][C#m7-046650][F#m7][Aadd9-x02200] x 2
[Verse 1 - Chords straight ish - no embellishments] [Badd11] I let go [C#m7] of everything I ever [F#m7] had [Aadd9] [Badd11] 'Cause I couldn't [C#m7] give the love you des [F#m7] erved [Aadd9] [Badd11] By The [C#m7] |Gunner, you shouted, "Oh, my [F#m7] God" [Aadd9] [Badd11] It seemed [C#m7] churlish, but it's what I was [F#m7] owed, I supp [Aadd9] ose
[Badd11] Every [C#m7] flagstone of this town [F#m7] bears our [Aadd9] prints [Badd11] And all the [C#m7] bars round here serve my [F#m7] ghosts and [Aadd9] carcasses [Badd11] I wish I [C#m7] knew these things when I [F#m7] was young [Aadd9] [Badd11] 'Cause [C#m7] now I've just gone so [F#m7] numb [Aadd9]
[Chorus - Drums stop - 'strum then arps' figure] [Badd11] We [C#m7] take whatever we [Aadd9] can to get the reason [Badd11] back [C#m7] So please don't [Aadd9] rein me in
[Drums back - Put triplet strums on A in- Asus2 to A and the x07670 x07690 figure at end] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Verse 2 - Straight chords] [Badd11] There's nothing [C#m7] brave in walking a[F#m7]lone [Aadd9] [Badd11] Love in exile has nowhere to [C#m7]go, so come on [F#m7]home [Aadd9] [Badd11] Mmm, don't run a [C#m7] way from my [F#m7]tenderness [Aadd9] [Badd11] You're so afraid of that [C#m7] heart inside your [F#m7] chest [Aadd9] ... We were doing so well
[Badd11] well but you were scared to be [C#m7] held Took the easiest [F#m7] way out [Aadd9] ... I see the tears of [Badd11] man , too proud to reach for a [C#m7] hand Oh, let my love keep you [F#m7] safe now [Aadd9] so please don't
[Chorus - Full chords and embellishments] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Bridge - Keep embellishments - START LOOP] And [Badd11] I'm, [C#m7] I'm stood here [F#m7] chewing everybody's lugs [Aadd9] off (Ooh) [PLAY LOOP] [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody how much [F#m7] I fucked it up [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody how much [F#m7] I fucked it up [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody but you, [F#m7] how much I fucked it [Aadd9] up [Badd11][C#m7] slow [F#m7] down - [Aadd9] rein me in
[Instrumental - Solo] [Badd11][C#m7][F#m7][Add9]
[Chorus] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Repeat]
[Verse 1] [A] You could never know what it's [D/A] like. Your blo [E/A] od like winter freezes [A] just like ice. And there's a [Bm7/A-557777] cold lonely light that [D/A-557775] shines from you. [E] You'll [F#m] wind up like the wreck you [D] hide behind that [A] mask [Bm/A-5xx777] you [A] use. [A] And did you think this fool could [D/A] never win? Well [E/A] look at me, I'm coming [A] back again. I got a [Bm7/A] taste of love in a [D/A] simple [E] way. And if you [F#m] need to know while I'm still [D] standing you just [A] fade [Bm7/A] a [A] way.
[Chorus] Don't you know [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing better than I [Em/G] ever did. Looking like a [Dm7] true survivor, feeling like a [Fmaj7] little kid. [G] [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing after [Em/G] all this time. Picking up the [Dm7] pieces of my life without you [E7] on my mind. I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! [F/E-0-x-10-10-10-x][G/E-0-x-12-12-12-x]
[Verse 2] [A] Once I never could hope to [D/A] win. You [E/A] starting down the road leaving [A] me again. The [Bm7/A] threats you made were meant to [D/A] cut me [E] down. And if our [F#m] love was just a [D] circus you'd be a [A] clown [Bm7/A] by now [A]
[Chorus] Don't you know [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing better than I [Em/G] ever did. Looking like a [Dm7] true survivor, feeling like a [Fmaj7] little kid. [G] [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing after [Em/G] all this time. Picking up the [Dm7] pieces of my life without you [E7] on my mind. I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! [F/E-0-x-10-10-10-x][G/E-0-x-12-12-12-x]
[Chorus/Outro] Don't you know [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing better than I [Em/G] ever did. Looking like a [Dm7] true survivor, feeling like a [Fmaj7] little kid. [G] [Am7] I'm still [Am] standing after [Em/G] all this time. Picking up the [Dm7] pieces of my life without you [E7] on my mind. I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah! I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm7] Yeah [Dm7] Yeah ye [E7] Yeah!