Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Key: Bbm
Intro:
Am Am/G Am/F
Dm F
Verse 1:
Am
He said you’ll never get there if you keep going like this
F C
6 months of worry packed into my nervousness and I cried
Am F Am F
Hand over hand, hand on my thigh
Am F Am F
2010, 2009
Chorus:
C G
He saw that I was scared
Am F
I guess he tried to help
C G
I took the turns too wide
Am F
Of course I blame myself
Dm F
Not used to trying, one little slip
G F C
A dagger through the heart of a teenage perfectionist
Verse 2:
Am
I wonder if he realized when he reached onto my side
F C
That I was frozen in a moment I’d replay inside my mind
N.C.
So many times
Am F Am F
Hand over hand, hand on my thigh
Am F Am F
2010, 2009
Chorus:
C G
He called me beautiful
Am F
I was learning how to drive
C G
Devastated if I couldn't
Am F
Get it right on the first try
Dm F
Not used to trying, one little slip
G F C
A dagger through the heart of a teenage perfectionist
Bridge:
Am F
Amadd9 F
Am F
Amadd9 F
G F
Nothing good ever happens
Dm G
Behind the high school
Chorus:
C G
If I had done it right
Am F
If I wouldn't have cried
C G
Of course it's my mistake
Am F
That keeps me up at night
Dm F
Not used to trying, one little slip
Dm F
A moment in time, a fifteen year hit
G F C
A dagger through the heart of a teenage perfectionist
Outro:
D
Looking down at my orange pants
F
I thought of how I’d picked them out that
Ab
Morning to match my
Bb
Wallet with the flowers
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Song History
Published: September 20, 2025
Last Updated: March 5, 2026