Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
F# minorF#m
Verse 1:
F# minorF#m G+G
I think I knew when I was riding high
G+G E MajorE
Up on your handlebars I thought I was
F# minorF#m
going to die
BB A augmentedA
But you taught me how to fall
BB F# minorF#m
Before you taught me anything at all
Chorus:
G+G E MajorE
If I ever lose my mind
F#F# E MajorE
(Book me a ticket to the other side)
G+G F#F#
If I ever lose my breath
E MajorE F#F#
(Tell them I have gone to rest)
Verse 2:
F# minorF#m E MajorE
If there is anyone who could bring me
G+G
back to the ground
F# minorF#m E MajorE
When I drift into the void you always
G+G
pull me out
BB A augmentedA
And I don’t know if I tell you enough
BB F# minorF#m
But you’re the best thing that I've got
Chorus:
G+G E MajorE
If I ever lose my mind
F#F# E MajorE
(Book me a ticket to the other side)
G+G F#F#
If I ever lose my breath
E MajorE F#F#
(Tell them I have gone to rest)
Post-Chorus:
F# minorF#m
And when I can't do this no more
Won’t you help lift me off the floor?
G+G
If I ever am unkind
E MajorE G+G
Give me a piece of your mind
Bridge:
G+G
And when I'm tired
F#F#
And I've lost my fire
E MajorE
I know I threw a fit
F#F#
But you never made me pay for it
G+G
And when I'm found out
F#F#
And I'm full of self doubt
E MajorE
You believed in me
F# minorF#m
When it would have been so easy to leave
Chorus:
G+G E MajorE
If I ever lose my mind
G+G F# minorF#m
If I ever lose my mind
Outro:
N. C.
I think I knew when I was riding high