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Chords:

D   G/D   C/D   A/D   G 

Intro: D, G/D, C/D, A/D

Version 1:

         D                      G/D      C/D       A/D
When you try your best, but you don’t succeed
  	 D                      G/D          C/D   A/D
When you get what you want, but not what you need
	 D                  G/D         C/D        A/D
When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep
              D     G/D       C/D      A/D
Stuck in re - ver - er - er - erse.

Version 2:

         D                    G/D       C/D       A/D
When the tears come streaming down your face
         D                  G/D       C/D       A/D
When you lose something you can’t replace
         D                    G/D      C/D      A/D
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
             D    G/D       C/D      A/D
Could it be  wo - oo - oo - orse?

Chorus:

G              A/D           G
   Lights will gu - ide you home
G            A/D       G
   And ig - nite your bones
G             A/D        D
   And I will try to fix you

Instrumental:       

D, G/D, C/D, A/D  x 2 

Version 3:

    D                G/D     C/D     A/D
And high up above or down below
            D              G/D    C/D    A/D
When you’re too in love to let it go
       D                      G/D     C/D     A/D
If you never try, then you’ll never know
                 D     G/D        C/D        A/D
Just what you’re wor - or - or - orth

Chorus:

G              A/D           G
   Lights will gu - ide you home
G            A/D       G
   And ig - nite your bones
G             A/D        D
   And I will try to fix you

Instrumental Bridge:

[Strum “D” fast about 12 times as it sounds in the song
and then hammer on the little E
string with your pinky on fret 6 for about 5 quick strums
and repeat.
Its not perfect,
but its a way to keep strumming cords
while adding in the catchy little solo in the
background. ]

Vocal Bridge:

D  G   D   A/D   (x4)

D                G
  Tears stream,    down your face
D                         A/D
  When you lose something you cannot replace
D                G
  Tears stream,    down your face
    D      A/D
And I………

D                G
   Tears stream,   down your face
D                          A/D
   I promise you that I’ll learn from my mistakes
D                G
   Tears stream,   down your face
    D      A/D
And I………

Outro Chorus:

G              A/D           G
   Lights will gu - ide you home
G            A/D       G
   And ig - nite your bones
G             A/D        D
   And I will try to fix you