Verse 1:
C#m
You’re not running just enough of a wreck
A B
To hold the hurt heart everybody expects
C#m
And I know you wrote a history of making a mess
A B
Misunderstood’s an understatement at best
Pre-Chorus:
C#m A
How long, how long will you demand my sympathy?
B A B
We all know hurt so why do you feel the need to?
A B
Put on a pretty face, give them a pretty taste
G#m F#m
No one’s buying it anyway
Chorus:
C#m
You’re so tired trying to rewind
A E
the mess you’ve made of your own mind
G#m
(Woah) But the pieces won’t pick up themselves,
B
you know
C#m A
You can fight just like you’ve been taught
E
It won’t undo the life you’ve got
G#m B
(Woah) ‘Cause the pieces won’t pick up themselves,
B
you know
C#m A B
Verse 2:
C#m
You’re not running just enough of a wreck
A B
To hold the hurt heart everybody expects
C#m
And I know you wrote a history of making a mess
A B
Misunderstood’s an understatement at best
Pre-Chorus:
C#m
You say you try,
A
You’re after something better
B
It doesn’t show,
A B
You’re still not put together
A B
Put on a pretty face, give them a pretty taste
G#m F#m
No one’s buying it anyway
Chorus:
C#m A
You’re so tired trying to rewind the mess
E
you’ve made of your own mind
G#m
(Woah) But the pieces won’t pick up
B
themselves, you know
C#m A
You can fight just like you’ve been taught
E
It won’t undo the life you’ve got
G#m
(Woah) ‘Cause the pieces won’t pick up
B
themselves, you know
C#m A B
Bridge:
C#m A C#m B G#m A
Everybody knows liars never make it for long
C#m B A B
I am getting close, I can see just what’s going on
D#m C#m B A B
Everybody knows, everybody knows (Woah)
C#m A C#m B G#m A
I remember what you were before you gave it away
C#m
You’ve never been the type to watch
B A B
the pieces fall where they may
B
And now you’ve let it go
D#m C#m B A B
But I know you know (Woah)
C#m A E
G#m ~
But the pieces won’t pick up themselves, you know
Chorus:
C#m A
You’re so tired trying to rewind the mess
E
you’ve made of your own mind
G#m
(Woah) But the pieces won’t pick up
B
themselves, you know
C#m A
You can fight just like you’ve been taught
E
It won’t undo the life you’ve got
G#m
(Woah) ‘Cause the pieces won’t pick up
B
themselves, you know
