Intro: Am G C (x2)
Verso 1:
Am G C
We used to make such a great team
Am G C F
but I was looking for love and we were eighteen
Am G C G/B F G
I didn't know what I wanted but I wanted you
Verso 2:
Am G C
We spent that summer in daydreams
Am G C F
I know that some days they weren't what they seemed but
Am G C G/B F G
I still believed in the things that we did in your room
F C G
When you're young it's so easy
F C G
until reality calls
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
Instrumental: Am G C (x2)
Verso 3:
Am G C
You used to make such a big deal
Am G C F
said I was taking my chances on the unreal
Am G C G/B F G
but I had nothing to say and I had nothing to lose
Verso 4:
Am G C
We spent that night on your back porch
Am G C F
kicking the dirt at our feet we said our last words
Am G C G/B F G
I didn't know what you wanted but I wanted you
F C G
When you're young it's so easy
F C G
until reality calls
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G
every love is the first time
F C G
until the crack in the wall
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
Instrumental: Am G C (4x)
Verso 5:
Am G C
We used to make such a great team
Am G C F
but I was looking for love and we were eighteen
Am G C G/B F G
You didn't know what you wanted but I wanted you
F C G
When you're young it's so easy
F C G
until reality calls
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G
When you're young it's so easy
F C G
until the crack in the wall
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
Outro
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G F
it's the rise and the fall