Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Eb
Tuning: D A D F# A D
Verse 1:
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A |-------0------0----------0-----0-----------0------0------------0------0----|
F#|-------0------0----------0-----0-----------5------5------------5------5----|
D |-----0------0------0---0-----0------0----0------0------0-----0------0------|
A |---7------9------9----4-----5-----0----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------5-----5------5-----5------5--------|
Why do I keep coming back to this
It's like a book I can't quite figure out
So I read it in pieces
Sometimes it hurts gotta set it down for a bit
Chorus:
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------0------0------------0------0------------0------0-----------0------0--------|
F#|------2------2------------2------2------------5------5-----------5------5--------|
D |----0------0------0-----0------0-------0----0------0------0----0------0------0---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--2------2------2-----2------2-------2----5------5------5----5------5------5-----|
But I always come back to this
Interlude:
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------0------0-------------------------------0------0-----------0------0--------|
F#|------0------0-------------------------------5------5-----------5------5--------|
D |----0------0------0------0----0---0---0----0------0------0----0------0------0---|
A |-----------------------7----9---4---5-------------------------------------------|
D |-0-------0------0------------------------5------5------5----5------5------5-----|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------0------0--------------------------0------0----------0------0---------|
F#|------0------0--------------------------5------5----------5------5---------|
D |----0------0------0-----0---0---0-----0------0------0---0------0------0----|
A |--7------9------9-----4---5---0--------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------5-------5------5---5------5------5------|
Oh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Verse 2:
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A |-------0------0----------0-----0-----------0------0------------0------0----|
F#|-------0------0----------0-----0-----------5------5------------5------5----|
D |-----0------0------0---0-----0------0----0------0------0-----0------0------|
A |---7------9------9----4-----5-----0----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------5-----5------5-----5------5--------|
Why do I keep running into this
Every time I make wrong turn I end up on your doorstep
Sometimes it hurts gotta step away for a bit
Chorus:
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------0------0------------0------0------------0------0-----------0------0--------|
F#|------2------2------------2------2------------5------5-----------5------5--------|
D |----0------0------0-----0------0-------0----0------0------0----0------0------0---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--2------2------2-----2------2-------2----5------5------5----5------5------5-----|
But I always come back to this
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----0-----0------------0------0------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0------------0------0------------------------------------------|
D |---0-----0------0-----0------0------0-------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-0------0-----0-----0------0------0---------------------------------------|
Bridge:
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------0------0------------0------0------------0------0-----------0------0--------|
F#|------2------2------------2------2------------5------5-----------5------5--------|
D |----0------0------0-----0------0-------0----0------0------0----0------0------0---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--2------2------2-----2------2-------2----5------5------5----5------5------5-----|
I always come back to this
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----0------0-----------0------0-------------------------------------------|
F#|-----7------7-----------7------7-------------------------------------------|
D |---0------0------0----0------0------0--------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-7------7------7----7------7------7----------------------------------------|
And maybe I'm stupid
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A |-----0-----0----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0------0---------|
F#|-----5-----5----------5-----5-----------7-----7-----------7------7---------|
D |---0-----0-----0----0-----0------0----0-----0------0----0------0------0----|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-----5-----5----5-----5------5----7-----7------7----7------7------7------|
For thinking the world might end
And maybe I'm stupid
For thinking you'd be with me when it did
And maybe you'd be better off
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------0------0------------0------0------------0------0-----------0------0--------|
F#|------2------2------------2------2------------5------5-----------5------5--------|
D |----0------0------0-----0------0-------0----0------0------0----0------0------0---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--2------2------2-----2------2-------2----5------5------5----5------5------5-----|
If you never saw me again
D |----------------------------------------|
A |-----0------0-----------0------0--------|
F#|-----4------4-----------4------4--------|
D |---0------0------0----0------0-------0--|
A |----------------------------------------|
D |-5------5------5----5------5-------5----|
Again
Intrumental:
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A |-----0-----0------------0------0------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0------------0------0------------------------------------------|
D |---0-----0------0-----0------0------0-------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-0------0-----0-----0------0------0---------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A |-------0------0----------0-----0-----------0------0------------0-----------|
F#|-------0------0----------0-----0-----------5------5------------5-----------|
D |-----0------0------0---0-----0------0----0------0------0-----0------0------|
A |---7------9------9----4-----5-----0----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------5-----5------5-----5------5--------|
But goddamn I keep coming back to this
I've tried to understand but I can't make it make sense
Maybe it's time to just kinda go with it
Outro:
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A |------0------0------------0------0------------0------0-----------0------0--------|
F#|------2------2------------2------2------------5------5-----------5------5--------|
D |----0------0------0-----0------0-------0----0------0------0----0------0------0---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--2------2------2-----2------2-------2----5------5------5----5------5------5-----|
Cuz even if it's not now
I will end up here somehow
It's physics or it's fate and I can't stop it
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------0------0----------0------0--------|
F#|-------10--------10------------8------8-----------0------0----------0------0--------|
D |-------10--------10------------8------8---------0------0-----0----0------0------0---|
A |----10--------10-------10----8------8------8----------------------------------------|
D |-10--------10-------10-----8------8------8----0------0-----0----0------0------0-----|
I always come back to this
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
A |-----0------0------------0------0------------0------0-------------------------0---|
F#|-----2------2------------2------2------------5------5-------------------------0---|
D |---0------0------0-----0------0------0-----0------0-------0-------------------0---|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
D |-2------2------2----2-------2------2-----5------5------5-----5----------------0---|
Oh I always come back to this
Other versions of this song
- Physics Or Fate (Chords)
Song History
Published: March 28, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025