Piece By Piece - Kelly Clarkson
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Tuning: , E A D G B E
Piece by Piece (Deluxe Version) by Kelly Clarkson
2015
Tracklist:
1. Heartbeat Song
2. Invincible
3. Someone
4. Take You High
5. Piece By Piece
6. Run Run Run (feat. John Legend)
7. I Had A Dream
8. Let Your Tears Fall
9. Tightrope
10. War Paint
11. Dance With Me
12. Nostalgic
13. Good Goes The Bye
14. Bad Reputation
15. In The Blue
16. Second Wind
1. Heartbeat song
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
C: x32010
Em: x22000
Am: x02210
F: x33211 or 133211
G: 320003 or 320033
[Intro]
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Been so long
I forgot how t
o turn it
Up up up up a
ll night long
Oh up up all
night long
[Verse]
You, where th
e hell did you
come from
You're a diff
erent differen
t kind of fun
And I'm so us
ed to feeling
numb
Now, I've got
pins and need
les on my tong
ue
Anticipating
what's to come
Like a finger
on a loaded g
un
[Pre-Chorus]
I can feel it
rising
Temperature i
nside me
Haven't felt
it for a lifet
ime
[Chorus]
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Been so long
I forgot how t
o turn it
Up, up, up, u
p all night lo
ng
Oh up up all
night long
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Turned it on,
but I know yo
u can take it
Up, up, up, u
p all night lo
ng
Oh up up all
night long (al
l night long)
[Verse]
I, I wasn't e
ven gonna go o
ut
But I never w
ould have had
a doubt
If I'd have k
nown where I'd
be now
[Pre-Chorus]
Your hands on
my hips
Still my kiss
on your lips
Oh, I could d
o this for a l
ifetime
[Chorus]
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Been so long
I forgot how t
o turn it
Up, up, up, u
p all night lo
ng
Oh up up all
night long
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Turned it on,
but I know yo
u can take it
Up, up, up, u
p all night lo
ng
Oh up up all
night long
[Bridge]
Until tonight
I only dreame
d about you
I can't belie
ve I ever brea
thed without y
ou
Baby, you mak
e me feel aliv
e and brand ne
w
Bring it one more time, one more time
[Chorus]
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Been so long
I forgot how t
o turn it
Up, up, up, u
p all night lo
ng
Oh up up all
night long
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Turned it on,
but I know yo
u can take it
Up, up, up, u
p all night lo
ng
Oh up up all
night long
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Been so long
I forgot how t
o turn it
Up, up, up, u
p all night lo
ng
Oh up up all
night long
This is my he
artbeat song a
nd I'm gonna p
lay it
Turned it on,
but I know yo
u can take it
Up, up, up, u
p all night lo
ng
Oh up up all
night long
2. Invincible
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
Bm: x24432
Intro:
[Verse]
You know I wa
s broke down
I had hit the
ground
I was crying
out
I couldn't ma
ke no sound
No one hears
silent tears c
ollecting
You know I ha
d lost hope
I was all alo
ne
Never been so
low
Til you came
along
Teacher I fee
l the dots con
necting
[Pre-Chorus]
Beat down on
me, beat down
like a waterfa
ll
Cause I can t
ake on so much
more than I h
ave ever been
So beat down
on me, beat do
wn like a wate
rfall
Cause baby I
am ready to be
free
[Chorus]
Now I am invi
ncible
No I ain't a
scared little
girl no more
Yeah I am inv
incible
What was I ru
nning for
I was hiding
from the world
I was so afra
id I felt so u
nsure
Now I am invi
ncible
And I'm a per
fect storm
[Verse]
Now I am a wa
rrior, a shoot
ing star
You know I go
t this far, I
had a broken h
eart
No one hears
silent tears c
ollecting
Cause it's be
ing weak that'
s strong in th
e truth I'm fo
und
I have courag
e now, gonna s
hout it out
Teacher I fee
l the dots con
necting
[Pre-Chorus]
Beat down on
me, beat down
like a waterfa
ll
Cause I can t
ake on so much
more than I h
ave ever been
So beat down
on me, beat do
wn like a wate
rfall
Cause baby I
am ready to be
free
[Chorus]
Now I am invi
ncible
No I ain't a
scared little
girl no more
Yeah I am inv
incible
What was I ru
nning for
I was hiding
from the world
I was so afra
id I felt so u
nsure
Now I am invi
ncible
And I'm a per
fect storm
[Bridge]
I was running
from an empty
threat
Of emptiness
I was running
from an empty
threat
That didn't e
xist
I was running
from an empty
threat
Of abandonmen
t
I was running
from an empty
threat
That didn't e
xist
[Chorus]
Now I am invi
ncible
No I ain't a
scared little
girl no more
Yeah I am inv
incible
What was I ru
nning for
I was hiding
from the world
I was so afra
id I felt so u
nsure
Now I am invi
ncible
And I'm a per
fect storm
Now I am invi
ncible
No I ain't a
scared little
girl no more
Yeah I am inv
incible
What was I ru
nning for
I was hiding
from the world
I was so afra
id I felt so u
nsure
Now I am invi
ncible
And I'm a per
fect storm
3. Someone
Standard tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
C: x32010
Em: x22000
Am: x02210
F: x33211 or 133211
[Intro]
[Verse]
So this is my
apology
For saying al
l those shitty
things
I wish I didn
't really mean
I'm sorry I'm
not sorry
You had your
red flags up a
nd raised
More traffic
than east L.A
But I drove i
n anyway
My common sense on holiday
[Pre-Chorus]
People fall o
utta phase, we
were a crashe
d course
We will just
be a place stu
ck on your pas
sport
You traveled
to some time
But I hope yo
u will find
[Chorus]
Someone to cr
y for
Someone to tr
y for
Someone to tu
rn your crooke
d roads into h
er streets
Someone to fi
ght for
Someone to di
e for
Someone whose
arms will hol
d you tight en
ough to be
The reason yo
u breathe
Be the reason
you breathe
[Verse]
You stay in l
ove like vacat
ion homes
You like summ
ers on the sun
ny coast
But when the
cold need a wi
nter coat
You say you w
ill until you
don't
You wore a co
mpass around y
our neck
A different N
orth than we'd
ever read
Well did you
get where you'
re going yet
Wish you the worst, wish you the best
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't know
how I fell int
o your rear vi
ew
Paralyzed lul
labies I could
n't hear you
So I hope you
were right
And next to y
ou tonight the
re's
[Chorus]
Someone to cr
y for
Someone to tr
y for
Someone to tu
rn your crooke
d roads into h
er streets
Someone to fi
ght for
Someone to di
e for
Someone whose
arms will hol
d you tight en
ough to be
The reason yo
u breathe
Be the reason
you breathe
[Outro]
So this is my
apology
For saying al
l those shitty
things
I wish I didn
't really mean
I'm sorry I'm
not sorry
End on C
4. Take You High
Standard tuning
No Capo
Chords:
A: x02220
G: 320003 or 320033
D: xx0232
F#m: 244222
A7: x02020
[Intro]
[Verse]
We don't know
where this is
going now
But I'm feeli
ng love for yo
u
I'm feeling s
omething new y
eah yeah
We don't know
where this is
going now
But don't be
afraid tonight
Don't be afra
id of heights
no
Let me open y
our heart wide
[Chorus]
When your ang
els fall out o
f the sky
I'll be the w
ings that make
you fly
When you come
down I'll tak
e you high
I'll take you
high
I'll take you
I'll take you
[Verse]
If I'm dreami
ng don't roll
over yet
Perfect like
porcelain
This could be
heaven sent y
eah
Kiss the wind
and just hold
on to me
Cause in the
freefall is wh
en we get to l
ive again yeah
Let me open y
our heart wide
[Chorus]
When your ang
els fall out o
f the sky
I'll be the w
ings that make
you fly
When you come
down I'll tak
e you high
I'll take you
high
I'll take you
I'll take you
I'll take you
[Bridge]
When we feel
down and we're
lost
And we're was
ting away
Let's escape
There's a pla
ce deep in you
r heart
Where the tro
uble can't go
G (E)
That's our home
Yeah
[Outro]
x 4
End on A
5. Piece By Piece
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
[Intro]
[Verse]
And all I rem
ember is your
back
Walking towar
ds the airport
leaving us al
l in your past
I traveled fi
fteen hundred
miles to see y
ou
Begged you to
want me
But you didn’
t want to
[Chorus]
But piece by
piece he colle
cted me
Up off the gr
ound where you
abandon thing
s
And piece by
piece he fille
d the holes th
at you burned
in me
At six years old and you know
He never walk
s away
He never asks for money
He takes care
of me
He loves me
Piece by piec
e
He restored my faith
That a man ca
n be kind
And a father
could stay
[Verse]
And all of yo
ur words fall
flat
I made someth
ing of myself
and now you wa
nna come back
But your love
it isn’t free
It has to be
earned
Back then I d
idn’t have any
thing you need
ed
So I was wort
hless
[Chorus]
But piece by
piece he colle
cted me
Up off the gr
ound where you
abandon thing
s
And piece by
piece he fille
d the holes th
at you burned
in me
At six years old and you know
He never walk
s away
He never asks for money
He takes care
of me
He loves me
Piece by piec
e
He restored my faith
That a man ca
n be kind
And a father could stay
[Bridge]
Piece by piec
e
Piece by piec
e
Piece by piec
e
Piece by piec
e
Piece by piec
e
Piece by piec
e
[Chorus]
Piece by piec
e I fell far f
rom the tree
I would never
leave her lik
e you left me
and
She will neve
r have to wond
er her worth
Because unlik
e you I’m gonn
a put her firs
t and you know
He’ll never w
alk away
He’ll never break her heart
He’ll take ca
re of things
He’ll love her
Piece by piec
e
He'll restore my faith
That a man ca
n be kind
And a father should be great
[Outro]
Piece by piec
e
Piece by piec
e
Piece by piec
e
End on C
6. Run Run Run (feat. John Legend)
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
G: 320003 or 320033
Em: x22000
Bm: x24432
D: xx0232
[Intro]
(D)
[Verse]
I wonder how
you your body
tastes
Inside of som
eone else’s pl
ace
Pull away you
r eyes
There’s nothi
ng left to hea
l
I’m alone but
I know everyt
hing you feel
[Chorus]
And you waite
d on the rain
Through tears
my heart is c
aged
And we fall t
hrough fate
And we rise a
nd rise again
And I run run
run run run r
un
And I run run
run run run r
un
I run run run
run run run
(D)
I just run run run
[Verse]
Tell me how y
ou closed the
door
Knowing nobod
y could love y
ou more
Telling all y
our friends th
at this love w
as just made f
or bleeding, o
h
Hung up under
water but stil
l we keep on t
rying to breat
he in
[Chorus]
And you waite
d on the rain
Through tears
my heart is c
aged
And we fall t
hrough fate
And we rise a
nd rise again
And I run run
run run run r
un
And I run run
run run run r
un
I run run run
run run run
(D)
I just run run run
[Bridge]
Our lust for
(
fighting
Tied up in si
lence
Instrumental: x 4
[Chorus]
And you waite
d on the rain
Through tears
my heart is c
aged
And we fall t
hrough fate
And we rise a
nd rise again
And I run run
run run run r
un
And I run run
run run run r
un
I run run run
run run run
I run run run
run run run
And I run run
run run run r
un
And I run run
run run run r
un
And I run run
run run run r
un
I just run ru
n run
[Outro]
Our lust for
(
fighting
Tied up in si
lence
7. I Had A Dream
Standard tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Em: x22000
G: 320003 or 320033
D: xx0232
C: x32010
Am: x02210
[Intro]
[Verse]
If you wanna
lead, be a lea
der
If you wanna
dream, be a dr
eamer
Climb to the
top of that mo
untain and scr
eam it
But remember
when you get t
o the top
Everything yo
u say is gonna
matter
Everything yo
u do is gonna
add up
It's what you
asked for
So don't get
mad when it's
not what you t
hought
Careful now,
girl, with the
m Jezebel ways
Crown on your
head, but you
're queen of c
liches
Little one pl
ayin' with the
big boys now
Hope you're r
eady when it c
omes back arou
nd
[Chorus]
I had a dream
that we were
born
A generation
to behold
Writing fires
with our word
s
Instead of us
eless smoke th
at blurs
The lines of
right and wron
g
Expression th
at they're tol
d
An army with
a sword
That lingers
when we're gon
e
I had a dream
[Verse]
If you wanna
preach be a pr
eacher
If you wanna
teach be a tea
cher
Remember that
the footprint
s you're leavi
ng
Will tell us
all who you re
ally are
It's too bad
you can't see
what you're wo
rth
Spreadin' you
r legs 'stead
of usin' your
words
Character is
shown by the t
hings that we
do
The one thing
you're never
gonna hide is
the truth
Cause anyone
can tell when
you're sellin'
out
And anyone ca
n fly when the
y're fallin' d
own
[Chorus]
I had a dream
that we were
born
A generation
to behold
Writing fires
with our word
s
Instead of us
eless smoke th
at blurs
The lines of
right and wron
g
Expression th
at they're tol
d
An army with
a sword
That lingers
when we're gon
e
I had a dream
[Instrumental]
x 2
[Chorus]
I had a dream
that we were
born
A generation
to behold
Writing fires
with our word
s
Instead of us
eless smoke th
at blurs
The lines of
right and wron
g
Expression th
at they're tol
d
An army with
a sword
That lingers
when we're gon
e
I had a dream
End on Em
8. Let Your Tears Fall
Standard tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
C: x32010
Em: x22000
Am: x02210
F: x33211 or 133211
[Intro]
[Verse]
Watch a tear
fall, let them
fall, fall an
d I'll
Make the seas
calm, take yo
u in my arms,
you cry
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tear
s fall
It's not a cr
ime to fall ap
art sometimes
It's not a cr
ime to ask why
to ask why, y
ou cry
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tear
s fall
[Pre-Chorus]
I will come,
no I won't run
, I’m not scar
ed, to care
Come to me wh
en you're in n
eed, set it fr
ee, let the tr
uth breathe
[Chorus]
Tell me all y
our secrets te
ll me your fea
rs
I won't push
you away I'll
only pull you
near
No I won't ju
dge you and I'
m a help you t
hrough
Tell me all y
our secrets sh
are in your pa
in
Confess it al
l in me, no ma
tter tell me y
our name
No I won't ju
dge you, I'm a
help you thro
ugh
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tears fall
No I wont jud
ge you, I'm a
help you throu
gh
[Verse]
So give it al
l, give it all
to me
And you can c
all whenever y
ou need me, yo
u'll cry
Just let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tear
s fall
[Pre-Chorus]
I will come,
no I won't run
, I’m not scar
ed, to care
Come to me wh
en you're in n
eed, set it fr
ee, let the tr
uth breathe
[Chorus]
Tell me all y
our secrets te
ll me your fea
rs
Imma push you
away then onl
y pull you nea
r
No I won't ju
dge you, I'm a
help you thro
ugh
Tell me all y
our secrets sh
are in your pa
in
Confess it al
l in me, no ma
tter tell me y
our name
No I won't ju
dge you, I'm a
help you thro
ugh
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tears fall
No I wont jud
ge you, I'm a
help you throu
gh
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tears fall
No I wont jud
ge you, I'm a
help you throu
gh
[Bridge]
I know you be
en on your kne
es, I’ll run t
o your side ba
by
I run to your
side baby, oh
I know you be
en on your kne
es, I'll run t
o your side ba
by, I'll run t
o your side ba
by
[Chorus]
Tell me all y
our secrets te
ll me your fea
rs
Imma push you
away then onl
y pull you nea
r
No I won't ju
dge you, I'm a
help you thro
ugh
Tell me all y
our secrets sh
are in your pa
in
Confess it al
l in me, no ma
tter tell me y
our name
No I won't ju
dge you, I'm a
help you thro
ugh
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tear
s fall
Let your tear
s fall
[Outro]
End on C
9. Tightrope
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
C: x32010
F: x33211 or 133211
Am: x02210
G: 320003 or 320033
Em: x22000
Fm: 133111
[Verse]
I'm on the ti
ghtrope
You've got yo
ur reasons
When did it g
et so hard to
breathe
Hot in the sp
otlight
I'm feeling s
o tired
Your hands ar
e burned from
holding me
And maybe you
and I will fa
ll in time eve
ntually
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe we'll b
oth die trying
But I can't b
ring myself to
leave
'Cause I've l
ooked
[Chorus]
And I ain't s
een nothing li
ke you
The way you l
ight up every
room tonight s
o easily
And I have mo
ved mountains
babe just to s
tumble into yo
ur good grace
And I, I stil
l can't compet
e
[Verse]
You're on the
tightrope
I've got my r
easons
How did we ge
t so tangled?
You turn, I s
tay straight
I bend as you
break
We're so mess
ed up but I kn
ow
[Pre-Chorus]
That you and
I will fall in
time eventual
ly
Or maybe we'l
l both die try
ing
[Chorus]
'Cause I ain'
t seen nothing
like you
The way you l
ight up every
room tonight s
o easily
And I have mo
ved mountains
babe just to s
tumble into yo
ur good grace
And I, I stil
l can't compet
e
[Instrumental]
x 2
[Pre-Chorus]
You and I wil
l fall in time
eventually
Or maybe we'l
l both die try
ing
[Chorus]
'Cause I ain'
t seen nothing
like you
The way you l
ight up every
room tonight s
o easily
And I have mo
ved mountains
babe just to s
tumble into yo
ur good grace
And I, I stil
l can't compet
e
10. War Paint
Standard tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
Em: x22000
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
[Verse]
Face to face
but miles away
Building tren
ches out of em
pty spaces
Lay here, nex
t to me
And close the
distance in b
etween
[Pre-Chorus]
I'll take off
yours if you
take off mine
Reveal the th
ings that we'r
e trying to hi
de
I'll take off
yours if you
take off mine
Take off mine
[Chorus]
Cause we can
be beautiful w
ithout our war
paint
Our war paint
And we can ha
ve it all once
we let our wa
lls break
Our walls bre
ak
Why in the he
ll do we fight
on the front
line?
When we both
know that we'r
e here on the
same side
We can be bea
utiful without
the mistake
Of our war pa
int
[Verse]
Scar to scar,
I wanna know
Every story t
hat you've nev
er told
Don't shut me
out, don't th
ink too much
Don't keep th
at barricade u
p
[Pre-Chorus]
I'll take off
yours if you
take off mine
Reveal the th
ings that we'r
e trying to hi
de
I'll take off
yours if you
take off mine
Take off mine
[Chorus]
Cause we can
be beautiful w
ithout our war
paint
Our war paint
And we can ha
ve it all once
we let our wa
lls break
Our walls bre
ak
Why in the he
ll do we fight
on the front
line?
When we both
know that we'r
e here on the
same side
We can be bea
utiful without
the mistake
Of our war pa
int
[Bridge]
So hold me cl
ose and kiss m
y skin
Don't be afra
id, let me in
I'll hold you
close and tak
e your hand
To my heart,
here I am
[Instrumental]
x 2
[Chorus]
Cause we can
be beautiful w
ithout our war
paint
Our war paint
And we can ha
ve it all once
we let our wa
lls break
Our walls bre
ak
Why in the he
ll do we fight
on the front
line?
When we both
know that we'r
e here on the
same side
We can be bea
utiful without
the mistake
Of our war pa
int
Cause we can
be beautiful w
ithout our war
paint
Our war paint
And we can ha
ve it all once
we let our wa
lls break
Our walls bre
ak
Why in the he
ll do we fight
on the front
line?
When we both
know that we'r
e here on the
same side
We can be bea
utiful without
the mistake
Of our war pa
int
Our war paint
11. Dance With Me
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
G: 320003 or 320033
C: x32010
Em: x22000
D: xx0232
[Intro]
[Verse]
Lights of Lon
don, lights of
Spain
Lights of New
York, lights
of L.A, L.A
Streets of la
ughter, street
s of pain
The morning c
rashes, still
the night rema
ins, the night
remains
[Pre-Chorus]
And when the
music starts a
nd the lights
go down
We will all b
e found
No one's figh
ting anyone
We're all dan
cing on the gr
ound
[Chorus]
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
Feel the musi
c like a lover
's kiss
Feel the rhyt
hm like a warm
embrace
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
I'm wide awak
e, yeah
[Verse]
It's 4 AM and
the room won'
t stop
My heart is p
ounding, how y
our body rocks
, your body ro
cks
My lips, they
quiver on you
r skin
Let's take th
is dance and j
ust breathe yo
u in, breathe
you in
[Pre-Chorus]
And when the
music starts a
nd the lights
go down
We will all b
e found
No one's figh
ting anyone
We're all dan
cing on the gr
ound
[Chorus]
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
Feel the musi
c like a lover
's kiss
Feel the rhyt
hm like a warm
embrace
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
I'm wide awak
e, yeah
[Bridge]
Come on, come
on and dance
with me
Come on, come
on and dance
with me
Come on, come
on and dance
with me
Come on, come
on and dance
with me
Come on, come
on and dance
with me
Come on, come
on and dance
with me
Come on, come
on and dance
with me
Come on, come
on and dance
with me
[Chorus]
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
Feel the musi
c like a lover
's kiss
Feel the rhyt
hm like a warm
embrace
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
Come on and d
ance with me
I'm wide awak
e, yeah
Come on and d
ance with me
I'm wide awak
e, yeah
12. Nostalgic
Standard tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Em: x22000
Bm: x24432
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
[Intro]
x 6
[Verse]
C (G)
Don't be sad that it's over
D (G)
Just be happy that it happened to us
C (G)
Don't look back and remember
D (G)
Drunken tears, oh remember the love
C (G)
In my head, I see you laughing
D (G)
From the words I said, felt like a new beginning
C (G)
In my head, I see you standing there
D (G)
The words you said felt like a story ending
[Pre-Chorus]
We will never
, ever be the
same
The picture c
hanges, but no
t the frame
When I'm slee
ping, I still
kiss your face
I can't have
it, when I'm a
wake
[Chorus]
Even though w
e lost it, I s
till get nosta
lgic
Even if we wa
nted, you can'
t turn back th
e hands of tim
e
Even though w
e lost it, I s
till get nosta
lgic
Nostalgic
[Verse]
C (G)
I wonder if you're wearing
That gold cha
(
in with a prom
ise from me
(G)
Honestly felt so real then
D (G)
Even now it's not hard to believe
C (G)
In my head, I see you laughing
D (G)
From the words I said, felt like a new beginning
C (G)
In my head, I see you standing there
D (G)
The words you said felt like a story ending
[Pre-Chorus]
We will never
, ever be the
same
The picture c
hanges, but no
t the frame
When I'm slee
ping, I still
kiss your face
I can't have
it, when I'm a
wake
[Chorus]
Even though w
e lost it, I s
till get nosta
lgic
Even if we wa
nted, you can'
t turn back th
e hands of tim
e
Even though w
e lost it, I s
till get nosta
lgic
Nostalgic
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
We will never
, ever be the
same
We will never
, ever be the
same
We will never
, ever be the
same
Never be the
saaaaaaaaaaaaa
me
[Chorus]
Even though w
e lost it, I s
till get nosta
lgic
Even if we wa
nted, you can'
t turn back th
e hands of tim
e
Even though w
e lost it, I s
till get nosta
lgic
Even if we wa
nted, you can'
t turn back th
e hands of tim
e
AEven though
we lost it, I
still get nost
algic
Nostalgic
13. Good Goes The Bye
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
C: x32010
F: x33211 or 133211
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
[Intro]
[Verse]
They say Rome
wasn't built
in a day
But you and I went and built it anyway
And it only t
ook a second t
o watch it all
fall to dust
I thought you
hung up the m
oon
And you thought I lit up the room
But the light
s turned off a
nd that was th
e end of us
[Chorus]
Slam goes the
door
Hush goes the
phone
Out goes the
flame
And I'm stand
ing here alone
Burn goes the
drink
Down go the t
ears
Drip goes the
sink
And I'm missi
ng you like he
ll
Break goes th
e heart
Wrong goes th
e right
Good goes the
bye
[Verse]
It's like we
pulled a pin o
ut of a grenad
e
It just didn't go off right away
But man did i
t go off when
it finally did
Everything's
suddenly magni
fied
It's loud and it's quiet at the same time
As the echo o
f it's all ove
r, sets in
[Chorus]
Slam goes the
door
Hush goes the
phone
Out goes the
flame
And I'm stand
ing here alone
Burn goes the
drink
Down go the t
ears
Drip goes the
sink
And I'm missi
ng you like he
ll
Break goes th
e heart
Wrong goes th
e right
Good goes the
bye
[Bridge]
We can't go b
ack
We can't be f
riends
And we can't
be what we wer
e then
You can't be
mine
And I can't b
e yours
And it's not
love anymore
[Chorus]
Slam goes the
door
Hush goes the
phone
Out goes the
flame
And I'm stand
ing here alone
Burn goes the
drink
Down go the t
ears
Drip goes the
sink
And I'm missi
ng you like he
ll
Break goes th
e heart
Wrong goes th
e right
Goodbye
14. Bad Reputation
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
Csus7: x32000
C: x32010
Fsus7: x02310
F: x33211 or 133211
Am: x02210
G: 320003 or 320033
Dm: xx0231
E7: 020100
[Intro]
[Verse]
My love's a w
eapon and I'm
knocking 'em d
ead
I got a heart
that's tough
as leather
Get what I want and just forget 'em
Well this gam
e you're playi
n' is a russia
n roulette
Just 'cause I
'm sweet when
we're together
doesn't mean
I'm yours fore
ver
[Pre-Chorus]
I never shoul
d have looked
into your eyes
Now everybody
's gonna see h
ow I feel
[Chorus]
Don't go ruin
ing, ruining m
y my bad reput
ation
Don't go tell
ing them, tell
ing them all t
he plans we've
been makin'
'Cause everyo
ne knows that
I don't cry
You'll never
see stars shin
ing in my eyes
Yeah ruining,
ruining my my
bad reputatio
n
x 2
[Verse]
Well I tell '
em tell 'em yo
u're nothing t
o me
I tell 'em th
at you, you're
just another
You're just like any any other
Well I try to
sell 'em but
they ain't buy
in' it
Baby they see
me start to s
tutter when th
ey ask if you'
re my lover
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm losing sl
eep, what's go
tten into me
I'm usually n
ever this weak
baby
[Chorus]
Don't go ruin
ing, ruining m
y my bad reput
ation
Don't go tell
ing them, tell
ing them all t
he plans we've
been makin'
'Cause everyo
ne knows that
I don't cry
You'll never
see stars shin
ing in my eyes
Yeah ruining,
ruining my my
bad reputatio
n
x 2
[Bridge]
I have got to
pull myself t
ogether but I
can't control
it
My lips they
know what they
want, everybo
dy knows it
Once a girl c
ontrolled the
world with wor
ds that piece
the bone
Now I'm smili
ng like a love
sick pup and e
verybody knows
it
[Chorus]
Don't go ruin
ing, ruining m
y my bad reput
ation
Don't go tell
ing them, tell
ing them all t
he plans we've
been makin'
'Cause everyo
ne knows that
I don't cry
You'll never
see stars shin
ing in my eyes
Yeah ruining,
ruining my my
bad reputatio
n
x 2
'Cause everyo
ne knows that
I don't cry
You'll never
see stars shin
ing in my eyes
Yeah ruining,
ruining my my
bad reputatio
n, oh no
15. In The Blue
Standard Tuning
No Capo
C: x32010
Am: x02210
F: x33211 or 133211
[Intro]
[Verse]
Some days I b
arely miss you
, some days I'
m almost alrig
ht
And some nigh
ts I turn to k
iss you but yo
u're not besid
e my side
Got this same
damn conversa
tion playin' o
ver and over i
n my mind, in
my mind
Yeah my heart
it's wet and
heavy but my b
ody's on the r
un
'Cause the ni
ght is gonna g
et me and it's
only just beg
un
I keep living
on the memory
of you and me
You me in the
sun, in the s
un
[Chorus]
No matter whe
re you are a l
ittle piece of
my heart
Will be forev
er with you in
the blue, in
the blue
In a thousand
years we'll b
e far from her
e
I'll be forev
er with you in
the blue, in
the blue
[Verse]
Yeah I'm runn
in' from this
city like a di
amond in the s
ky
And I'm tryin
' to count my
blessings 'ste
ad of all the
tears I've cri
ed
I keep drivin
g in this dark
ness to get yo
u to get you o
ff my mind, of
f my mind
I'll start ov
er in a new pl
ace, get my fe
et back on the
ground
Can't believe
the mess that
I've made jus
t trying to dr
own you out
Maybe one day
I won't miss
you
I'll stop loo
king for you i
n the crowd, i
n the crowd
[Chorus]
No matter whe
re you are a l
ittle piece of
my heart
Will be forev
er with you in
the blue, in
the blue
In a thousand
years we'll b
e far from her
e
I'll be forev
er with you in
the blue, in
the blue
[Bridge]
I see your fa
ce in every st
ranger
Footsteps down the hall
Warm breath,
back of my nec
k
Shadows on the wall
Your voice is
loud as thund
er, hey
I can hear it
crashin' in m
y head
[Chorus]
No matter whe
re you are a l
ittle piece of
my heart
Will be forev
er with you in
the blue, in
the blue
In a thousand
years we'll b
e far from her
e
I'll be forev
er with you in
the blue, in
the blue
[Outro]
I'll be fore
ver with you i
n the blue, in
the blue
16. Second Wind
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
G: 320003 or 320033
Bm: x24432
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
C: x32010
[Intro]
[Verse]
Why do we bui
ld up all thes
e idols
Just to watch
them fall
You're wearin
g the crown, t
oast of the to
wn
Then no one t
akes your call
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah maybe I
been down, dow
n, down, down
But I always
come back arou
nd, 'round, 'r
ound, 'round
[Chorus]
You can't for
get about me
While you wer
en't looking I
was gettin' e
ven higher
Say what you
want about me
Your words ar
e gasoline on
my fire
You can hate
me, underestim
ate me
Do what you d
o cause what y
ou do don't ph
ase me
Just when you
think I'm at
the end
Any second I'
m-a catch my s
econd wind
[Verse]
An airplane's
only paper 't
il it finds a
breeze
But don't you
know that it'
s the low that
makes the hig
h so sweet
[Pre-Chorus]
When they try
to break, bre
ak, break you
That's when y
ou get your br
eak, break, br
eakthrough
[Chorus]
You can't for
get about me
While you wer
en't looking I
was gettin' e
ven higher
Say what you
want about me
Your words ar
e gasoline on
my fire
You can hate
me, underestim
ate me
Do what you d
o cause what y
ou do don't ph
ase me
Just when you
think I'm at
the end
Any second I'
m-a catch my s
econd wind
[Pre-Chorus]
I been down,
down, down, do
wn
But I always
come back arou
nd, 'round, 'r
ound, 'round
[Chorus]
You can't for
get about me
While you wer
en't looking I
was gettin' e
ven higher
Say what you
want about me
Your words ar
e gasoline on
my fire
You can hate
me, underestim
ate me
Do what you d
o cause what y
ou do don't ph
ase me
Just when you
think I'm at
the end
Any second I'
m-a catch my s
econd wind
[Outro]
x 5
End on G