This song is mostly barre chords; I used the ~ symbol in places where the
chord should be held. Also there is a short riff that appears a few times
in the song, which I've labeled E* and played like this:
E*:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1111------------1111---------------------------------|
D|---2222------------2222---------------------------------|
A|---2222--2-4-2-----2222--2-4-2--------------------------|
E|-0-0000--------4-0-0000--------4------------------------|
Intro/Chorus:
E~ A~ B~ E~
Would it kill you just to let it all work out?
A~ B~ E~
Tryin' so hard just to break it down.
A~ B~ C#m~ B~
I somehow didn't see it till just now, till now.
E,E,E,E
Verse:
E
Spent that summer feelin' sorry
A
Like I thought I'd never get.
E
To September, so I loved her
A
And intend to wait for it.
F#m C#m Abm A E*
Oh, things were shaping up to take a while.
F#m C#m Abm A E*
All that waiting, not a single smile.
F#m Abm A B
Oh, and it's so hard.
Verse:
E
To spend all winter,
A
Wantin' summer like you couldn't bear the cold.
E
Six months later,
A
It's a bummer, like it instantly got old.
F#m C#m Abm A E*
Oh, things were playing out just like I thought.
F#m C#m Abm A E*
No sense staying, bent over what's not.
F#m Abm A B
Oh, is it so hard?
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9/12\9\7/9--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
E A B E
Would it kill you just to let it all work out?
A B E
Tryin' so hard just to break it down.
A B C#m B
I somehow didn't see it till just now, till now.
(slightly different from the E*)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1111-------------1111--------------------------------|
D|---2222-------------2222--------------------------------|
A|---2222-4-2-4-2-----2222-4-2-4-2------------------------|
E|-0-0000---------4-0-0000---------4----------------------|
E,E,E,E x2
Verse:
E
One day you knew,
A
You were letting every worthwhile breath.
E
Just pass right through you,
A
With each one you drew nearer to death.
Bridge:
C#m Abm F#m
I've got so much on my plate.
C#m Abm F#m Abm A B
Sometimes I try not to let it bog me down, I know.
F#m Abm A B
Oh, everybody told me so, whoa!
E A B E
Would it kill you just to let it all work out?
A B E
Tryin' so hard just to break it down.
A B C#m B
I somehow didn't see it till just now, till now.
E A B E
Would it kill you just to let it all work out?
A B E
Tryin' so hard just to break it down.
A B C#m B
I somehow didn't see it till just now, oh, no whoa!
Outro:
e|---0000-------------0000-----------|----0---0~--0~------|
B|---0000-------------0000-----------|----0---2~--0~------|
G|---1111-------------1111-----------|----1---2~--1~------|
D|---2222-------------2222-----------|x2--2---2~--2~------|
A|---2222-4-2-4-2-----2222-4-2-4-2---|----2---0~--2~------|
E|-0-0000---------4-0-0000---------4-|----0-------0~------|
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