For the last line of the pre-chorus, check the chords guide above on how to play G, A, C. These chords are exactly how Ed plays it live. And it sounds awesome because it kind of builds up the chorus. 🙂
I put it as G* A* C* so you have know when to play these modified chords.
Verse IG I wanna be drunk when I wake up
G On the right
F#/Dside of the
Em7wrong bed
And never an excuse I made up
Em7 Tell you the truth I hate What
Cadd9 didn't kill me
It
Cadd9never made me stronger at
Gall...
Cadd9.........
G....
F#/D....
G Love will scar your make-up, lip sticks to me
So
F#/Dnow I maybe lean
Em7back there
I'm sat here
Em7wishing I was sober
Cadd9I know I'll never
Cadd9hold you like I used to
G......
Cadd9.........
G....
F#/D....
Pre-ChorusBut a
Em7house gets cold when you
Cadd9 cut the heating
GWithout you to hold
Dsus4 I'll be freezing
Em7 Can't rely on my
Cadd9heart to beat in
'
GCause you take parts of it
Dsus4every evening
Em7Take words out of my mou
Cadd9th just from breathing
GReplace with phrases li
Dsus4ke when you're leaving
G*me.
Should
A*I, should
C*I?
ChorusMaybe I'll get
Emdrunk a
Ggain
I'll be
Em drunk a
Ggain
I'll be
Em drunk a
Ggain
To feel a little
Cadd9love....
Dsus4.....
Verse IIG I wanna hold your heart in both hands
G Not watch it fizzle at the
F#/Dbottom of a Coke can
Em7And I got no plans for the weekend
Em7So should we speak then
Keep it between friends
Cadd9 Though I know you'll never love me like you used to
G......
Cadd9.........
G....
F#/D....
G There may be other people like us
G Who see the flicker of the
F#/Dclipper when they light up
Em7Flames just create us but burns don't heal like be
Cadd9fore
And you don't hold me anym
Gore...
Cadd9.........
G....
F#/D....
Pre-ChorusOn
Em7cold days cold plays
Cadd9out like the band's name
G I know I can't heal
Dsus4things with a hand shake
Em7 You know I can't change
Cadd9 as I began saying
G You cut me wide
Dsus4open like landscape
Em7 Open bottles of
Cadd9beer but never champagne
GTo applaud you with the
Dsus4sound that my hands make
G*.
Should
A*I, should
C*I?
ChorusMaybe I'll get
Emdrunk a
Ggain
I'll be
Em drunk a
Ggain
I'll be
Em drunk a
Ggain
To feel a little
Cadd9love....
Dsus4.....
BridgeEm All by my
Gself
I'm here again
Em All by my
Gself
You know I'll never change
Em All by my
Gself
Cadd9 All by my
Emself
I'm just
Em drunk a
Ggain
I'll be
Em drunk a
Ggain
I'll be
Em drunk a
Ggain
To feel a little
Cadd9love....
Dsus4.....