Intro:
B C# Ebm B C# Ebm(hold)
verse 1:
B C#
He sees them both
Ebm C# Ebm Ebm C# Ebm
everyday now
B
He watched the
C# Ebm C# Ebm
story unfold
C# Ebm B
In the grass
C#
underneath the trees
Ebm
inside a red SUV
B C#
two silhouettes and
Ebm
no second guessing
Refrain 1:
B F# C# Ebm
Is someone
B F#
trying to test me?
C# Ebm
he thought to himself
B
Once upon a time
I was an innocent
C#
little kid and I
Ebm
felt like I knew
B
everything now
everything is
C# Ebm
against me
Chorus 1:
F#
Just raise your
guard and say keep
B
your heart You can't
get burned if you
put out the spark
Ebm
I feel I just cant
win let myself down
B
again Just raise
your guard and say
B(hold)
keep your heart
verse 2:
B C#
Those five weeks
Ebm C# Ebm Ebm
felt like forever
C# Ebm B
He waited this whole
C# Ebm C# Ebm Ebm
time to see her again
C# Ebm B
and Of course wouldn't
C# Ebm
you know this happened
B
two summers ago she
C#
showed up with her
Ebm
cool new boyfriend?
Show up motherfucker
Refrain 2:
B F# C# Ebm
It's starting
B F#
to annoy him
C# Ebm
he thought to himself
B
Once upon a time
I was an innocent
C#
little kid and I
Ebm
felt like I knew
B
everything now
everything is
C# Ebm
against me
Chorus 2:
F#
Just raise your
guard and say keep
B
your heart You can't
get burned if you
put out the spark
Ebm
I feel I just cant
win let myself down
B
again Just raise
your guard and say
Ebm(hold)
keep your heart
Bridge:
Ebm
So I said it straight
C#
But she'll never know
F#
If we doubt today
B
You have me at hello
Ebm
I swear I love you
C#
I know I've thrown
that world around
F#
But I mean it
Well fuck I
B
fucking mean it
F#
Raise your guard
Raise your guard
B C#
Say keep your heart
Ebm
And I can't win
B
I can't win
Chorus 3:
F#
You need your space
again It's not the
right time or place
B
again you lied right
to my face again in
your basement we were
Ebm
wasted I always try
to talk at the worst
times you dated many
boys I'm the worst
B
kind But Every word
I write it the worst
line so if I hurt
her feelings
she hurt mine
Outro:
Ebm
Raise your guard
C#/F
Raise your guard
safekeep your heart
F#
You can't get
burned if you put
out the spark
Ebm
Raise your guard
C#/F
Raise your guard
safekeep your heart
F#(hold)
You can't get
burned if you put
out the spark