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| I've sp | ent all my l | ife just c | arrying | on |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And for | every right t | hing I've done t | en have been w | rong |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And It's | not that I'm b | ragging for the s | ake of a s | ong |
| Em | C | G | |
| But l | ife looks much b | etter in pers | pective |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And your | eyes look at m | e from n | ear and from f | ar |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| Ten thousand m | iles and you're s | till where you | are |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| Another brass r | ail in an | other old b | ar |
| Em | C | G | |
| I'm | better at d | reaming than l | iving |
| Chorus: |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| For e | very hell | o there's a t | housand good b | yes |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And l | eaving is h | arder when I l | ook in your e | yes |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| You've g | ot to belie | ve me I'm n | ot telling l | ies |
| Em | C | G | Em | |
| That for | every hell | o there's a t | housand good b | yes |
| C | G | D | Em | C | G | D |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| The y | ears slip aw | ay like the s | pring melts the | snow |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And I'm o | lder and w | iser than y | ou'll ever k | now |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And | if you beli | eve that then it's t | ime I should | go |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| 'Cause I'm j | ust as confu | sed and more tw | isted |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And th | ings keep on ch | anging for b | etter or w | orse |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And rh | ymes just get h | arder with e | very new v | erse |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And to | say that I l | ove you sounds w | ay too perve | rse |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| 'Cause I'm | getting on that b | us in the m | orning |
| Chorus |
| Em C G D 2x |
| Em | C | G |
| D | C | |
| I could give it a | ll to you |
| D | C | D | |
| But I can't contr | ol the things that I | do |
| C | |
| And I don't know | what to say |
| D | C | D | |
| 'Cause the s | un's coming up and I k | now I c | an't stay |
| Chorus (x2) |
| So goodbye |
| And goodbye |
| Em | |
| Yeah goodb | ye |
| C | G | D | C |