Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: C#m E I flew too close to the sun A B Fell back to Earth like a stone C#m E I got too high on myself A Too young and stupid to tell Pre-Chorus: A B A B I was bound to make a mess of things G#m C#m Mixin' fireworks and gasoline A B Now I'm out to make you fall with me
Chorus: A I let you down B C#m I've been clumsy with your heart again E A I guess you figured me out B C#m Now here's a taste of my own medicine E (I let you down) Verse 2: C#m E I'm at the end of the lifeline A B The catch of a lifetime C#m E Oh we were destined for danger A Familiar strangers Pre-Chorus: A B A B I was bound to make a mess of things G#m C#m Mixin' fireworks and gasoline A B Now I'm out to make you fall with me Chorus: A I let you down B C#m I've been clumsy with your heart again E A I guess you figured me out B C#m E Now here's a taste of my own medicine A B And for all this pain, that I can't explain C#m E There's a black flag wavin' tonight A You know I let you down B C#m E I've been clumsy with your heart again Bridge: C#m E Turn the desert onto blast A Droppin' bombs on future's past B Nothing left for us, shadows dancin' in the ash C#m E Turn the desert onto blast A Droppin' bombs on future's past B Nothing left for us, shadows dancin' in the ash C#m E Turn the desert onto blast A Droppin' bombs on future's past B Nothing left for us, shadows dancin' in the ash C#m E Turn the desert onto blast A Droppin' bombs on future's past N.C. Nothing left Chorus: A I let you down B C#m I've been clumsy with your heart again E A I guess you figured me out B C#m E Now here's a taste of my own medicine A B And for all this pain, that I can't explain C#m E There's a black flag wavin' tonight A You know I let you down B C#m E I've been clumsy with your heart again Outro: C#m E Turn the desert onto blast A Droppin' bombs on future's past B Nothing left for us, shadows dancin' in the ash C#m E Turn the desert onto blast A Droppin' bombs on future's past B Nothing left for us, shadows dancin' in the ash