Telling Myself chords by Joshua Bassett

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

(F#F#) = Optional

Verse 1:
B minorBm
Started out, started out so simple
    A augmentedA
We were running 'round, running 'round like children
    G+G
How did we allow, we allow this story
  D MajorD    F#F#
To fall so south?

B minorBm
What were we, what were we both thinking?
    A augmentedA
We were so naive, so naive believing
    G+G
We were still happy, still happy
       D MajorD    F#F# N.C.
How could I ignore my doubts?

Pre-Chorus:

I keep on telling myself
B minorBm
We had something

But did we stay together
G+G
Longer than we should?
            A augmentedA
Were we just playing pretend

Because we could?
          E MajorE
Was it really that good?


Chorus:

I keep on telling myself
B minorBm
It's not what it was
           G+G
Did we just want to believe

That this was love?
            A augmentedA
Was it really worth the trouble

That it caused?
          E MajorE
Look where we ended up

Post-Chorus:
          B minorBm
I keep on telling myself
          G+G
I keep on telling myself
          A augmentedA
I keep on telling myself
          E MajorE
I keep on telling myself, ooh


Verse 2:
B minorBm
Don't pretend, don't pretend you're all of a sudden
A augmentedA
Innocent, innocent, my darling
     G+G
How could you forget, you forget the first half of
  D MajorD   (F#F#)
The story now?


Pre-Chorus:
N.C.
 I keep on telling myself
B minorBm
We had something

But did we stay together
G+G
Longer than we should?
            A augmentedA
Were we just playing pretend

Because we could?
          E MajorE
Was it really that good?

I keep on telling myself


Bridge:
  G+G
And now that you're gone
 D MajorD        F#F#
I see it all clearly
  G+G
And don't get me wrong
 D MajorD         F#F#
I wouldn't change a thing

I keep on telling my


Pre-Chorus:
N.C.
 I keep on telling myself
B minorBm
We had something

But did we stay together
G+G
Longer than we should?
            A augmentedA
Were we just playing pretend

Because we could?
          E MajorE
Was it really that good?


Chorus:
N.C.
 I keep on telling myself
B minorBm
It's not what it was
           G+G
Did we just want to believe

That this was love?
            A augmentedA
Was it really worth the trouble

That it caused?
          E MajorE
Look where we ended up


Outro:
          B minorBm
I keep on telling myself
          G+G
I keep on telling myself
          A augmentedA
I keep on telling myself
          E MajorE
I keep on telling myself, ooh