Intro: E Esus4 E Esus4
 
Verse 1:
E
 I've been having a hard time adjusting
A
 I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting
E
 I didn't know if you'd care if I came back
E   
 I have a lot of regrets about that
Dbm
 Pulled the car off the road to the lookout
A
 Could've followed my fears all the way down
B
 And maybe I don't quite know what to say
        B
But I'm here in your doorway
 
Chorus:
              Dbm              A              E
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
              E                A              B     E
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
 
Verse 2:
E
 They told me all of my cages were mental
A
 So I got wasted like all my potential
E
 And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad
E   
I have a lot of regrets about that
Dbm                                             A
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
                                             B
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
                                         B
Pouring out my heart to a stranger but I didn't pour the whiskey
 
Chorus:
              Dbm              A              E
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
              E                A              B
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
 
Post-Chorus:
             E A E E   
At least I'm trying
 
Bridge:
         Dbm                                            A
And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound
                                                       B
It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you
                                                       B
You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town
 
Chorus:
                  Dbm              A              E
And I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
 
-And maybe I don't quite know what to say-
              E                A              B
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
 
Outro:
             E
At least I'm trying