Chords with lyrics
Key: Am
Verse 1 - Single Strums:
C Am G
I notice red flags and stop signs before I see green lights
Am Em Am D
I try to slow down and think twice when it's alright
Am C
Finding new reasons it won't ever work
Am G
Avoiding the hurt so I always leave first
Am Em Am D
I never get past the start cause I break my own heart every time
♫ Chorus:
G ↓
It's always almost
↓ ↓ Em ↓ ↓
Always getting so close
↓ C ↓ ↓ ↓
I always have so much I wanna say
D ↓ ↓
But I don't
↓ G ↓
It's always my fault
↓ ↓ Em ↓ ↓
I never get to fall in love
↓ C ↓ ↓ ↓
By the time that I get brave enough
D ↓ ↓ ↓ Em
I miss out and it's too late for us
↓ D ↓ C
Could've been, should've been something good
D
But I guess we'll never know
♫ Verse 2:
C ↓ ↓ ↓ G ↓
I do my best to pretend that we're friends and nothing else
↓ ↓ Em ↓ ↓ ↓ (G ↓ ↓
I don't wanna be selfish so I hold back
↓) C ↓ D
Cause you look so happy with her on your shoulder
↓ B ↓ G
Maybe we'll try this again when we're older
↓ C ↓ ↓
Promise I'll be right there when it's over
↓ Cm
But right now
♫ Chorus:
G ↓
It's always almost
↓ ↓ Em ↓ ↓
Always getting so close
↓ C ↓ ↓ ↓
I always have so much I wanna say
D ↓ ↓
But I don't
↓ G ↓
It's always my fault
↓ ↓ Em ↓ ↓
I never get to fall in love
↓ C ↓ ↓ ↓
By the time that I get brave enough
D ↓ ↓ ↓ Em
I miss out and it's too late for us
↓ D ↓ C
Could've been, should've been something good
D
But I guess we'll never know
G
It's always
♫ Bridge:
Em ↓
I'll always hold out for us
↓ ↓ C ↓
Hope that some day it's enough
↓ ↓ D ↓ ↓ ↓ G
You'll always be the one that got away
♫ Chorus:
G ↓
It's always almost
↓ ↓ Em ↓ ↓
Always getting so close
↓ C ↓ ↓ ↓
I always have so much I wanna say
D ↓ ↓
But I don't
↓ G ↓
It's always my fault
↓ ↓ Em ↓ ↓
I never get to fall in love
↓ C ↓ ↓ ↓
By the time that I get brave enough
D ↓ ↓ ↓ Em
I miss out and it's too late for us
↓ D ↓ C
Could've been, should've been something good
D
But I guess we'll never know
Outro - Single Strums:
Em
I'll always hold out for us
C
Hope that some day it's enough
D G
You'll always be the one that got away