Intro:
   Em F (x8)
   Em   C

Verse 1:
Em         F        Em          F             Em
Everything you ever told me could have been a lie
   F         Em       F      Em F Em (x4)
We may never have been in love
Em             F             Em                F        Em
Stuck on thinking that there is always something to lose
    F    Em    F    Em F (x4)
Or a hit from above
    F    Em    F   C
Or a hit from above

    Em    F  Em     F     Em
I don't need what I'm holding
F        Em      F  Em F (x4)
What I'm holding on
Em F (x8)
I wish I didn't know

Pre-chorus:
    Fm
But meanwhile...

Chorus:
Am     Em  F  C   G         F
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Am     Em  F C  G          F
Expectation is taking its toll
Am     Em  F C  G          F
Expectation is taking its toll
       Am          Em       F       C                 Em
'Cause everything you ever told me could have been a lie
   F          Em       F    Em
We may never have been in love

Interlude: Em C (x4)

Verse 2:
    Gm          C    Gm C
And then I would escape...
Gm         C      Gm    C            Gm       C     Gm C
I'll never, ever have to see another disappointed face
Gm      C   Gm C
No one to please...
Gm           C   (x2) Gm   C     Gm
Every now and then, it feels like
Gm                  Am  Gm      C             Gm C   (x8)
In all of the universe, there is nobody for me
Em F (x8)
I told myself I wouldn't care, no I wouldn't care
Em F (x8)
But when she said she'd come 'round

I combed my hair, yes I checked my hair

Interlude: Em C (x4)

Pre-chorus:
      Fm       C  Fm      C  Fm
Oh and meanwhile, meanwhile, meanwhile...

Chorus:
(N.C. for the first two lines)
Am      Em  F  C   G         F
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Am      Em  F C  G         F
Expectation is taking its toll
Am    Em  F  C   G         F
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Am    Em  F  C  G          F
Expectation is taking its toll
Am    Em  F  C   G            F
Fluctuation does make me feel old
Am    Em  F  C   G         F
Expectation is taking its toll
Am7  Em7 Fmaj7 C  G       Fmaj7
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Am7 Em7 Fmaj7 C G         Fmaj7
Expectation is taking its toll
Am7 Em7 Fmaj7 C  G        Fmaj7
Fluctuations are aching my soul

Outro: Am

Solo: G A Bb A Bb C Bb C D G F E D)
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