Intro: Gm Dm Eb Bb Verse 1: Gm Dm I knew a guy, let's call him Jeff Eb Bb He had a wife that up and left Gm Dm Last Thursday night, she saw his texts Eb Bb And she was mortified Gm Dm It wasn't right, though he confessed Eb Bb That, just one time, he called his ex Gm Dm Eb Bb She didn't buy it or accept when Jeff apologized Cm Bb Eb F Now he's all alone Chorus: Gm Dm Something funny that I've learned Eb Bb Is just how quickly fate can turn Gm Dm Eb F How one simple mistake can take you out -Out, out, out- Gm Dm Something funny that I've found Eb Bb Is just how quickly worlds burn down Cm Bb Eb Make one wrong turn and you can't turn around -'Round, 'round, 'round- F Gm Dm Eb Bb One wrong turn can burn things to the ground Verse 2: Gm Dm I knew a girl, let's call hеr Jess Eb Bb She took a drive to buy a drеss Gm Dm Eb But missed the light as it turned red and ran into traffic Gm Dm She took a right, if she turned left Eb Bb She'd be alive, would not be dead Cm Dm She'd have arrived, but now, instead Eb Bb The end is tragic Chorus: Gm Dm Something funny that I've learned Eb Bb Is just how quickly fate can turn Gm Dm Eb F How one simple mistake can take you out -Out, out, out- Gm Dm Something funny that I've found Eb Bb Is just how quickly worlds burn down Cm Bb Eb Make one wrong turn and you can't turn around -'Round, 'round, 'round- F One wrong turn can burn things to the ground Bridge: Eb But the thing you didn't see comin' F Is that Jeff was Jess' husband Gm Dm And the ex he had to call is no longer into boys at all Eb It's all one big misunderstanding F Like dominos crash-landing Gm Dm Once the first one falls, they all come tumbling down Eb Bb And now he's all alone Chorus: Gm Dm Something funny that I've learned Eb Bb Is just how quickly fate can turn Gm Dm Eb F How one simple mistake can take you out -Out, out, out- Gm Dm Something funny that I've found Eb Bb Is just how quickly worlds burn down Cm Bb Eb Make one wrong turn and you can't turn around -'Round, 'round, 'round- F Gm Dm Eb Bb One wrong turn can burn things to the ground Outro: Gm Dm Eb Bb -x4- Cm Bb Eb Bb
I find it easy to play +1 and swapping the E with an E7, and for the bulk of the song, I pluck the G string then the E and A string together.
So it would go like:
Am(G-AE-AE) G(G-AE-AE) F(G-AE-AE-AE-AE)
C(G-AE-AE-AE-AE) E7(G-AE-AE-AE-AE)
And repeat
I cant stand the e chord. By far the hardest
+1 is super easy and sounds great! I play E minor instead of just E.
transpose it to +1, use E7 instead of E, and the strumming pattern i use is D-DU-UDU but only use a D-DU on some quicker parts. for example
Am(D-DU) G(D-DU) F(D-DU-UDU)
I want you by my side
C(D-DU-UDU) E(D-DU-UDU)
so that i never feel alone again
Am(D-DU) G(D-DU) F(D-DU-UDU)
They’ve always been so kind
C(D-DU-UDU) E(D-DU-UDU)
But now they’ve brought you away from here
(and so on)
and then for the chorus i use the full strumming pattern for every chord besides Am and use D-DU for Am only
hope i helped!
Great song – I find -4 is much easier to play.
Transpose it down to -4 fit an easier version
+1 is much easier
I just transposed it -1. its knda hard but not as hardx
I think this sounds perfect +4
Oops, I meant +3 lol