Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Intro:
Em C G
G Am Em
Em C G
G
Intro:
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B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---0--0--2--2--0-2--|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Em C G
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B|------3--------------------------------------|
G|---------4----0--0--2/4--2--------0-0-----0--|
D|------------5---------------0--0-------0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
G Am Em
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D|------------5---------------0--0--2-2--0--2--|
A|---------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
Am Em
Yeah, I was all alone,
Em
Walking in the streetlight through the rain,
C G
Yeah, I'll be sleeping on my own.
G
(Ooh ooh oooh ooh),
Am Em
You had a certain tone,
Em
A cease and desist,
Em
Yeah, I remember I missed,
C G
To be living on my own.
G
(Ooh ooh oooh ooh),
Em
Now tell me what to do,
Em
Tell me how to help,
C G
How easy is it ever to open up to you?
Pre-Chorus 1:
Am Em
I was never there,
Em
I was never more,
Em C G Am Em
I was never more than a victim of collateral consequence to you.
Verse 2:
Em Em C G
Tell me you want me
I want you too,
G G
I tell you I want you, I tell you I need you,
Am C
But I have to.
Chorus:
C Em
I have to draw the line,
G B
I'm all the way down over here,
C
Just got to hold on,
D Em
A failure by design,
D/F# G
I wanted a way out,
B
Out of here.
Verse 3:
N.C.
Screaming on the phone,
Em
I got to admit that I was longing to live,
C G
I might be better off alone,
G G
But I don't know for sure.
Pre-Chorus 2:
Em
You were never there,
Em
You were never more,
C G G Am
You were never more than a gifted deliberate consequence you lose
Bridge:
D B
I can't deal with this proximity.
Chorus:
C Em
I have to draw the line,
G B
I'm all the way down over here,
C
Just got to hold on,
D Em
A failure by design,
D/F# G
I wanted a way out,
B
Out of here.
Verse 4:
Em
Tell me you want me, tell me you need me,
C G
I want you too,
G G
I tell you I want you, I tell you I need you,
Am Em
But I have to ,
Em
Tell me you want me, tell me you need me,
C G
I want you too,
G G
I'll tell you I want you, I'll tell you I need you,
Am C
But I have to.
Outro:
C Em
I have to draw the line,
G B
I'm all the way down over here,
C
Just got to hold on,
D Em
A failure by design,
D/F# G
I wanted a way out,
B
Out of here.
Song History
Published: January 4, 2026
Last Updated: January 4, 2026