I'm Trying Not Friends chords by Maisie Peters

Chords with lyrics

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


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

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

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

At least I'm trying


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

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

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

At least I'm trying


Bridge:
  BB
Not friends

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


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