I'm Trying Not Friends chords by Maisie Peters

NOTE: the Bridge follows the chord progression shown but gradually builds in volume,
so the first few lines can be played as N.C if you want to

Verse 1:
B
London 2020
           E
Boy and a girl broke up, yeah, it's two a penny
            G#m
And I been tryna make a big step forward
F#
Saw you, it was awkward



E

Nothing like I thought would happen happened
B                        E
I was so in love, and that don't come off in the wash

Kinda hope it does, though
               G#m
'Cause you're seeing someone pretty and I hate her guts
F#              E
So I'll be telling you she's nice on the bus home


Chorus:
    B
We were bad but we're gonna be good
     E
It didn't work like I thought it would
     G#m             F#
And I resent you just a little if I'm honest
       E
But one of us has gotta try to keep a promise
   B
And I swore that I'd swallow my pride
    E
And you swore you would do better this time
        G#m          F#          E
Well I might be bitter and twisted and broken and petty and lying
            B
But at least I'm trying
B
(At least I'm trying)

At least I'm trying


Verse 2:
B
Three shots, lemon drops
            E
One for being lost and alone in your early twenties
                G#m
One for being obsessed with someone who puts you secondary
F#              E
One for calling guys with guitars in a cemetery

Just me? Okay
B                       E
If I'm being frank, I want a "sorry" but I'll settle for a handshake
              G#m           F#
'Cause I'm a baby but I'm gonna be the bigger man, babe
           E
So many blank slates I could build a whole fucking house


Chorus:
    B
We were bad but we're gonna be good
     E
It didn't work like I thought it would
     G#m             F#
And I resent you just a little if I'm honest
       E
But one of us has gotta try to keep a promise
   B
And I swore that I'd swallow my pride
    E
And you swore you would do better this time
        G#m          F#          E
Well I might be bitter and twisted and broken and petty and lying
            B
But at least I'm trying

At least I'm trying


Bridge:
  B
Not friends

No, we're somewhere in between
       E                           G#m
'Cause you're awful and I miss you and I killed you in my dream last night
   F#
Even then you didn't care
    E
It's a low when even in my dreams you still don't want me there
  B
Got friends, got at least a healthy five
      E
Yeah, some people think I'm funny, baby, don't look so surprised (Some people think I'm funny!)
  G#m       F#
We think that your girlfriend is a bore
     E
But we're nice to her in public cause we're grown up and mature
  B
Not friends
                       E
'Cause when I asked you on the train why you hurt me and you couldn't really actually explain
 G#m      F#
I cried, then I told you it was cool
     E
God, you haven't changed at all!


Chorus:
    B
We were bad but we're gonna be good
     E
It didn't work like I thought it would
     G#m             F#
And I resent you just a little if I'm honest
       E
But one of us has gotta try to keep a promise
   B
And I swore that I'd swallow my pride
    E
And you swore you would do better this time
        G#m          F#          E
Well I might be bitter and twisted and broken and petty and lying
         G#m          F#            E
And you might be awful like all of the time, yeah, it's almost inspiring
           B
But at least I'm trying
B
At least I'm trying
B
At least I'm trying