[Cm]If you[C] want,
[C]You can tell everyone i'[G]m the pro[D]blem
[Cm]But I w[C]on’t sit and watch
[C]While you sink[G] to the [D]bottom
[Cm]And it k[C]ills me
[C]Knowing what it was and what it wi[G]ll [D]be
[D]Maybe we’ll be better as a me[Cm][C]mory
[C]Even if it means that you’ll forge[G]t [D]me
**Chorus :**
[Cm]I think [C]I need to let you go,
[G]To le[D]t you go (aah aah)
[Cm]I think [C]I need to let you go,
[G]To le[D]t you go (aah aah)
[Cm]It doesn’t ha[C]ve to be forever,
[C]But it has to be right now,
[G]Right [D]now ooh
[Cm]I think [C]I need to let you go,
[G]To le[D]t you go (aah aah)
[Cm]I’ll be[C] there
[G]If you g[D]et sick of playing the victim
[Cm]And I s[C]wear we can talk
[G]When you[D]’re ready to listen (ooh )
[Cm]And it k[C]ills me
[C]Knowing what it was and what it wi[G]ll [D]be
(aah )
[D]Maybe we’ll be better as a me[Cm][C]mory
[C]Even if it means that you’ll forge[G]t [D]me
**Chorus :**
[Cm]I think [C]I need to let you go,
[G]To le[D]t you go (aah aah)
[Cm]I think [C]I need to let you go,
(I think I need )
[G]To le[D]t you go (aah aah)
[Cm]It doesn’t ha[C]ve to be forever,
[C]But it has to be right now,
[G]Right [D]now ooh
[Cm]I think [C]I need to let you go,
[G]To le[D]t you go (aah aah)
**Outro :** {Cm} {C#} {G#} {D#}
**Intro :** {F} {Am} {Dm} {Bb} {Bbm}
[F]I still remember
Third of december
[Am]Me in your sweater
You said it looked better
On [Dm]me than it did you
Only if you knew
[Bb]How much I liked you
But [Bbm]I watch your eyes as she
[F]Walks by
What a sight for [Am]sore eyes
Brighter than a [Dm]blue sky
She’s got you mes[Bb]merized
While [Bbm]I die
**Chorus :**
W[F]hy would you ever kiss me?
I’m n[Am]ot even half as pretty
You g[Dm]ave her your sweater,
It’s just polyester
But y[Bb]ou like her better
W[Bbm]ish I were heather
[F]Watch as she stands with her
Holding your hand
Put your [Am]arm ’round her shoulder
Now I’m getting colder
But [Dm]how could I hate her?
She’s such an angel
[Bb]But then again
Kinda [Bbm]wish she were dead as she
[F]Walks by
What a sight for [Am]sore eyes
Brighter than a [Dm]blue sky
She’s got you mes[Bb]merized
While [Bbm]I die
**Chorus :**
W[F]hy would you ever kiss me?
I’m n[Am]ot even half as pretty
You g[Dm]ave her your sweater,
It’s just polyester
But y[Bb]ou like her better
W[Bbm]ish I were heather
([F]oh ) oh ho hooh
[Am]Wish I were heather
Oh[Dm] o ho oo[Bb]
[Bbm]Wish I were heather
**Chorus :**
W[F]hy would you ever kiss me?
I’m n[Am]ot even half as pretty
You g[Dm]ave her your sweater,
It’s just polyester
But y[Bb]ou like her better
W[Bbm]ish I were
**Outro :** {F}
**Intro :** {C} {G} {Am} {F}
Mr. “perfect [C]face”
Mr. “here to [G]stay”
Mr. “[Am]looked me in the eye
And told me you would never go a[F]way”
Everything was [C]right
Mr. “I’ve been waitin’ for you [G]all my life”
Mr. “[Am]every single day
Until the end, I will be by your [F][G]side”
But that was [Am]when I got to know
Mr. “change of heart”
Mr. “[F]leaves me all alone,” I fall apart
It takes [C]everything in me
Just to get up each day
But it’s [G]wonderful to see
That you’re okay
**Chorus :**
H[C]ello mr. “perfectly fine”
H[G]ow’s your heart after breaking mine?
M[Am]r. “always at the right place
At the right t[F]ime,” b[G]aby
H[C]ello mr. “casually cruel”
M[G]r. “everything revolves around you”
I[Am]’ve been miss “misery”
Since your goodb[F]ye
And y[G]ou’re mr. “perfectly [C]fine”
Mr. “never told me [C]why”
Mr. “never had to [G]see me cry”
Mr. “[Am]insincere apology
So he doesn’t look like the [F]bad guy”
He goes about his [C]day
Forgets he ever even [G]heard my name
Well, I [Am]thought you might
Be different than the rest,
I guess you’re all the [F][G]same
’cause I [Am]hear he’s got his arm
’round a brand-new girl
I’ve been [F]pickin’ up my heart,
He’s been pickin’ up her
And I [C]never got past
What you put me through
But it’s [G]wonderful to see
That it never fazed you
**Chorus :**
H[C]ello mr. “perfectly fine”
H[G]ow’s your heart after breaking mine?
M[Am]r. “always at the right place
At the right t[F]ime,” b[G]aby
H[C]ello mr. “casually cruel”
M[G]r. “everything revolves around you”
I[Am]’ve been miss “misery”
Since your goodb[F]ye
And y[G]ou’re mr. “perfectly [C]fine”
**Interlude :** {C} {G} {Am} {F} {G}
[Am]So dignified in your well-pressed sui[F]t
So strategized, all the eyes on [C]you
Sashay away to your seat
It’s the [G]best seat, in the best room
[Am]Oh, he’s so smug, mr. “always win[F]s”
So far above me in every [C]sense
So far above feeling any[G]thing
And it’s really such a [F]shame
It’s such [G]a shame
’cause I was miss “here to [C]stay”
Now I’m miss “gonna [G]be alright someday”
And some[Am]day maybe you’ll miss me
But by then, you’ll b e mr. “[F]too [G]late”
**Chorus :**
G[D]oodbye mr. “perfectly fine”
H[A]ow’s your heart after breakin’ mine?
M[Bm]r. “always at the right place
At the right t[G]ime,” b[A]aby
G[D]oodbye mr. “casually cruel”
M[A]r. “everything revolves around you”
I[Bm]’ve been miss “misery”
For the last t[G]ime
And y[A]ou’re mr. “perfectly [D]fine”
You’re perfectl[A]y fine
Mr. “l[Bm]ook me in the eye
And told me you would never go aw[G]ay”
Y[A]ou said you’d never go a[D]way
[D]When the days are cold
[A]And the cards all fold
And the [Cm]saints we see
[G]Are all made of gold
[D]When your dreams all fail
[A]And the ones we hail
Are the [Cm]worst of all
[G]And the blood’s run stale
[D]I wanna hide the tru[A]th
I wanna shelter [Cm]you
[G]But with the beast inside
[D]There’s nowhere we can hide
[A]No matter what we breed
We still are made of [Cm]greed
[G]This is my kingdom come
[D]This is my kingdom come
**Chorus :**
[A]When you feel my heat
Look into my e[Cm]yes
[G]It’s where my demons hide
[D]It’s where my demons hide
[A]Don’t get too close
It’s dark ins[Cm]ide
[G]It’s where my demons hide
[D#]It’s where my demons hide
[D]At the curtain’s call
[A]It’s the last of all
When the [Cm]lights fade out
[G]All the sinners crawl
[D]So they dug your grave
[A]And the masquerade
Will [Cm]come calling out at
[G]The mess you’ve made
[D]Don’t wanna let you dow[A]n
But I am hell-[Cm]bound
[G]Though this is all for you
[D]Don’t wanna hide the truth
[A]No matter what we breed
We still are made of [Cm]greed
[G]This is my kingdom come
[D]This is my kingdom come
**Chorus :**
[A]When you feel my heat
Look into my e[Cm]yes
[G]It’s where my demons hide
[D]It’s where my demons hide
[A]Don’t get too close
It’s dark ins[Cm]ide
[G]It’s where my demons hide
[D]It’s where my demons hide
[A]They say it’s what you make
I say it’s up to [Cm]fate
[G]It’s woven in my soul
[D]I need to let you go
[A]Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that [Cm]light
[G]I can’t escape this now
[D]Unless you show me how
**Chorus :**
[A]When you feel my heat
Look into my e[Cm]yes
[G]It’s where my demons hide
[D]It’s where my demons hide
[A]Don’t get too close
It’s dark ins[Cm]ide
[G]It’s where my demons hide
[D]It’s where my demons hide
[G]I got my driver’s license last week
Just like we always talked a[Em]bout
’cause you were so excited for me
To finally drive up to your [C]house
But today I drove through the suburbs
Crying ’cause you weren’t a[G]round
[G]And you’re probably
With that blonde girl
Who always made me doubt
[Em]She’s so much older than me
She’s everything I’m insecure about
Yeah, to[C]day I drove through the suburbs
’cause how could
I ever love someo[G]ne else?
**Chorus :**
And I[C] know we weren’t perfect but I’ve
Never felt this way for n[G]o one
And I[C] just can’t imagine
How you could be so okay
Now that I[G]’m gone
Guess y[Em]ou didn’t mea[D]n
What you w[G]rote in that son[Bm]g about [C]me
’cause y[Am]ou said forever,
Now I[D] drive alone past you[G]r street
[G]And all my friends are tired
Of hearing how much I miss you, [Em]but
I kinda feel sorry for them
’cause they’ll never know
You the way that I do, yeah
To[C]day I drove through the suburbs
And pictured I was driving [G]home to you
**Chorus :**
And I[C] know we weren’t perfect but I’ve
Never felt this way for n[G]o one
Oh-oh and I[C] just can’t imagine
How you could be so okay
Now that I[G]’m gone
Guess y[Em]ou didn’t mea[D]n
What you w[G]rote in that son[Bm]g about [C]me
’cause y[Am]ou said forever,
Now I[D] drive alone past you[G]r street
**Interlude :** {G} {D/F#}
[Em]Red lights, stop signs
[C]I still see your face in
The [G]white cars, front yards
[D]Can’t drive past the places
We [Em]used to, go to
’cause [C]you know I still love you,
B[G]abe (ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh[D]-ooh, ooh-ooh)
[Em]Sidewalks, we crossed
[C]I still hear your voice in
The [G]traffic, we’re laughing
[D]Over all the noise
God I’m [Em]so blue, know we’re through
But [C]you know I still love you,
[G]Babe (ooh, ooh-ooh, oo[D]h-ooh, ooh-ooh)
**Chorus :**
And I[C] know we weren’t perfect but I’ve
Never felt this way for n[G]o one
And I[C] just can’t imagine
How you could be so okay
Now that I[G]’m gone
Guess y[Em]ou didn’t mea[D]n
What you w[Bm]rote in that son[D]g about[C] me
’cause y[Am]ou said forever,
Now I[D] drive alone past you[G]r street
Y[Am]ou said forever,
Now I[D] drive alone past you[Em]r street
**Intro :** {D} {A/C#} {Bm} {G}
Mr. “perfect [D]face”
[A]Mr. [C]”here to stay”
Mr. “[Bm]looked me in the eye
And told me you would never go a[G]way”
Everything was [D]right
[A]Mr. [C]”I’ve been waitin’ for you all my life”
Mr. “[Bm]every single day
Until the end, I will be by your [G][A]side”
But that was [Bm]when I got to know
Mr. “change of heart”
Mr. “[G]leaves me all alone,” I fall apart
It takes [D]everything in me
Just to get up each day
But it’s [A]wonderful to see
That you’re okay
**Chorus :**
H[D]ello mr. “perfectly fine”
[A]How'[C]s your heart after breaking mine?
M[Bm]r. “always at the right place
At the right t[G]ime,” b[A]aby
H[D]ello mr. “casually cruel”
[A]Mr. [C]”everything revolves around you”
I[Bm]’ve been miss “misery”
Since your goodb[G]ye
And y[A]ou’re mr. “perfectly [D]fine”
Mr. “never told me [D]why”
[A]Mr. [C]”never had to see me cry”
Mr. “[Bm]insincere apology
So he doesn’t look like the [G]bad guy”
He goes about his [D]day
[A]Forg[C]ets he ever even heard my name
Well, I [Bm]thought you might
Be different than the rest,
I guess you’re all the [G][A]same
’cause I [Bm]hear he’s got his arm
’round a brand-new girl
I’ve been [G]pickin’ up my heart,
He’s been pickin’ up her
And I [D]never got past
What you put me through
But it’s [A]wonderful to see
That it never fazed you
**Chorus :**
H[D]ello mr. “perfectly fine”
[A]How'[C]s your heart after breaking mine?
M[Bm]r. “always at the right place
At the right t[G]ime,” b[A]aby
H[D]ello mr. “casually cruel”
[A]Mr. [C]”everything revolves around you”
I[Bm]’ve been miss “misery”
Since your goodb[G]ye
And y[A]ou’re mr. “perfectly [D]fine”
**Interlude :** {D} {A/C#} {Bm} {G} {A}
[Bm]So dignified in your well-pressed sui[G]t
So strategized, all the eyes on [D]you
Sashay away to your seat
It’s the [A]best seat, in the best room
[Bm]Oh, he’s so smug, mr. “always win[G]s”
So far above me in every [D]sense
So far above feeling any[A]thing
And it’s really such a [G]shame
It’s such [A]a shame
’cause I was miss “here to [D]stay”
Now I’m miss “gonna [A]be alright someday”
And some[Bm]day maybe you’ll miss me
But by then, you’ll b e mr. “[G]too [A]late”
**Chorus :**
G[E]oodbye mr. “perfectly fine”
[B]How'[D]s your heart after breakin’ mine?
M[C#m]r. “always at the right place
At the right t[A]ime,” b[B]aby
G[E]oodbye mr. “casually cruel”
[B]Mr. [D]”everything revolves around you”
I[C#m]’ve been miss “misery”
For the last t[A]ime
And y[B]ou’re mr. “perfectly [E]fine”
[B]You'[D]re perfectly fine
Mr. “l[C#m]ook me in the eye
And told me you would never go aw[A]ay”
Y[B]ou said you’d never go a[E]way
**Intro :** {Bb} {F/A} {D#} {D#}
Go[Bb]ing back to the corner
Where [F]I fi[A]rst saw you
[D]Gonna camp in my sleeping bag
[D]I’m not gonna move
Got [Bb]some words on cardboard
Got [F]your[A] picture in my hand
[D]Saying, “if you see this girl
[D]Can you tell her where I am?”
Some [Bb]try to hand me money
They [F]don'[A]t understand
[D]I’m not broke
[D]I’m just a broken-hearted man
I know [Bb]it makes no sense
What else[F] can[A] I do?
[D]And how can I move on
[D]When I’m still in love with you ?
**Chorus :**
’cause if o[Bb]ne day you wake up
And find that y[F]ou’re missing me
And your h[Cm]eart starts to wonder
[D]Where on this earth I could be
Thinking m[Bb]aybe you’ll come back
Here to the p[F]lace that we’d meet
And you’ll s[Cm]ee me waiting for you
[D]On the corner of the street
[Bb]So I’m not mo[F]ving I’m n[Cm]ot moving[D]
**Interlude :** {Bb} {F/A} {D#} {D#}
[Bb]Policeman says, “son, you
[F]Can'[A]t stay here”
[D]I say, “there’s someone I’m waiting for
[D]If it’s a day, a month, a year”
Got[Bb]ta stand my ground
Even [F]if I[A]t rains or snows
[D]If she changes her mind
[D]This is the first place[F] she will go
**Chorus :**
’cause if o[Bb]ne day you wake up
And find that y[F]ou’re missing me
And your h[Cm]eart starts to wonder
[D]Where on this earth I could be
Thinking m[Bb]aybe you’ll come back
Here to the p[F]lace that we’d meet
And you’ll s[Cm]ee me waiting for you
[D]On the corner of the street
[Bb]So I’m not mo[F]ving I’m n[Cm]ot moving[D]
[Bb]So I’m not mo[F]ving I’m n[Cm]ot moving[D]
[Gm]People talk about the [D]guy
Who’s waiting [F]on a girl, oh-oh-oh[Cm] mmm
[Gm]There are no holes in his sho[D]es
But a big hole in [F]his world, mm[Cm]m
[D]Maybe I’ll get famous
As the [F]man who can’t be moved
[D]And maybe you won’t mean to
But you’ll [F]see me on the news
[D]And you’ll come running to the corner
[F]’cause you know it’s just for[Cm] you
I’m the man who can’t be moved
[Cm]I’m the man who can’t be moved
**Chorus :**
’cause if o[Bb]ne day you wake up
And find that y[F]ou’re missing me
(find you’re missing me )
And your h[Cm]eart starts to wonder
[D]Where on this earth I could be
(oh, where on earth I could be )
Thinking m[Bb]aybe you’ll come back
Here to the p[F]lace that we’d meet
(to the place that we’d meet ouwo )
And you’ll s[Cm]ee me waiting for you
[D]On the corner of the street
(on the corner of the street)
’cause if o[Bb]ne day you wake up
(so I’m not moving )
And find that y[F]ou’re missing me
And your h[Cm]eart starts to wonder
(I’m not moving )
[D]Where on this earth I could be
Thinking m[Bb]aybe you’ll come back
(I’m not moving )
Here to the p[F]lace that we’d meet
And you’ll s[Cm]ee me waiting for you
(I’m not moving )
[D]On the corner of the street
[Bb]Going back to the corner
Where [F]I fi[A]rst saw you
[D]Gonna camp in my sleeping bag
[D]I’m not gonna move
[Bb]I got my driver’s license last week
Just like we always talked a[Gm]bout
’cause you were so excited for me
[D]To finally drive up to your house
But today I drove through the suburbs
Crying ’cause you weren’t a[Bb]round
[Bb]And you’re probably
With that blonde girl
Who always made me doubt
[Gm]She’s so much older than me
She’s everything I’m insecure about
[D]Yeah, today I drove through the suburbs
’cause how could
I ever love someo[Bb]ne else?
**Chorus :**
[D]And I know we weren’t perfect but I’ve
Never felt this way for n[Bb]o one
[D]And I just can’t imagine
How you could be so okay
Now that I[Bb]’m gone
Guess y[Gm]ou didn’t mea[F]n
[Bb]What you wrote I[Dm]n that s[D]ong about me
’cause y[Cm]ou said forever,
Now I[F] drive alone past you[Bb]r street
[Bb]And all my friends are tired
Of hearing how much I miss you, [Gm]but
I kinda feel sorry for them
’cause they’ll never know
You the way that I do, yeah
[D]Today I drove through the suburbs
And pictured I was driving [Bb]home to you
**Chorus :**
[D]And I know we weren’t perfect but I’ve
Never felt this way for n[Bb]o one
[D]Oh-oh and I just can’t imagine
How you could be so okay
Now that I[Bb]’m gone
Guess y[Gm]ou didn’t mea[F]n
[Bb]What you wrote I[Dm]n that s[D]ong about me
’cause y[Cm]ou said forever,
Now I[F] drive alone past you[Bb]r street
**Interlude :** {Bb} {F/A}
[Gm]Red lights, stop signs
[D]I still see your face in
The [Bb]white cars, front yards
[F]Can’t drive past the places
We [Gm]used to, go to
[D]’cause you know I still love you,
B[Bb]abe (ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh[F]-ooh, ooh-ooh)
[Gm]Sidewalks, we crossed
[D]I still hear your voice in
The [Bb]traffic, we’re laughing
[F]Over all the noise
God I’m [Gm]so blue, know we’re through
[D]But you know I still love you,
[Bb]Babe (ooh, ooh-ooh, oo[F]h-ooh, ooh-ooh)
**Chorus :**
[D]And I know we weren’t perfect but I’ve
Never felt this way for n[Bb]o one
[D]And I just can’t imagine
How you could be so okay
Now that I[Bb]’m gone
Guess y[Gm]ou didn’t mea[F]n
[Dm]What you wrote I[F]n that [D]song about me
’cause y[Cm]ou said forever,
Now I[F] drive alone past you[Bb]r street
Y[Cm]ou said forever,
Now I[F] drive alone past you[Gm]r street
[D]Four in the morning
[D]Came and you left without warning
Looking for a [G]good time lover
A [G]right now man
**Intro :** {D} {G}
Running like [D]bulls of pamplona
[D]Try as I might to control you
You’re like [G]smoke in my eyes
[G]Closed every time
[D]Face of a starchild
[D]Born in a sea, a mile high
Never seen a [G]bad moon rise
It’s the [G]right time now
[Em]Time away from her[F#m]e
Has never felt so [Em]long
Find your souve[F#m]nir
[A]And make your way back ho[D]me
**Chorus :**
(i[D] see) I see stormy weather (weather)
This could be the p[G]lace, the place
(b[D]ettеr) better late than nеver (never)
This is just a t[G]aste, a taste
Working the [D]floor on the weekend
[D]No one can spin it like we can
No [Em]time to explain
You put a [F#m]face to the name
The [D]weight of the evening
[D]Christ, I’ve been taking a beating
I can be your [Em]good time lover
Your [F#m]right now man
[Em]Time away from her[F#m]e
Has never felt so [Em]long
Quiet in the [F#m]air
Never too far [Em]gone
Chasing through the [F#m]night
Out there on your [Em]own
Find your souve[F#m]nir
[A]And make your way bac[D]k home
**Interlude :** {D} {G}
**Chorus :**
(i[D] see) I see stormy weather (weather)
This could be the p[G]lace, the place
(b[D]ettеr) better late than nеver (never)
This is just a t[G]aste
It’s the right time no[D]w
[Em]If you[F] want,
You can [F]tell everyone I’m the pr[C][G]oblem
But I [Em]won’t s[F]it and watch
While you [F]sink to the bo[C][G]ttom
And it [Em]kills me[F]
[F]Knowing what it was and what it wi[C]ll [G]be
[G]Maybe we’ll be better as a me[Em][F]mory
[F]Even if it means that you’ll forge[C]t [G]me
**Chorus :**
I t[Em]hink I n[F]eed to let you go,
To let you go [C] (aa[G]h aah)
I t[Em]hink I n[F]eed to let you go,
To let you go [C] (aa[G]h aah)
It doesn’t h[Em]ave to be for[F]ever,
But it h[F]as to be right now,
Right n[C]ow o[G]oh
I t[Em]hink I n[F]eed to let you go,
To let you go [C] (aa[G]h aah)
I’ll be [Em][F]there
If you get sick of playing the [C][G]victim
And I [Em]swear [F] we can talk
When you’re ready to [C]listen [G] (ooh )
And it [Em]kills me[F]
[F]Knowing what it was and what it wi[C]ll [G]be
(aah )
[G]Maybe we’ll be better as a me[Em][F]mory
[F]Even if it means that you’ll forge[C]t [G]me
**Chorus :**
I t[Em]hink I n[F]eed to let you go,
To let you go [C] (aa[G]h aah)
I t[Em]hink I n[F]eed to let you go,
(I think I need )
To let you go [C] (aa[G]h aah)
It doesn’t h[Em]ave to be for[F]ever,
But it h[F]as to be right now,
Right n[C]ow o[G]oh
I t[Em]hink I n[F]eed to let you go,
To let you go [C] (aa[G]h aah)
**Outro :** {Em} {F} {C} {G}