Intro 
C* G* F* Em* 
Verse 
C* G*   F*       Em* 
I tried letting you back in 
C* G*   F*      E* 
I tried a second chance 
C* G*   F*            Em* 
I tried forgetting your past 
C* G*   F*    E* 
I tried never looking back 
C* G F* Fm* Em Dm Dm C 
I tried 
Eb                Gm 
What if I stopped trying 
Eb             Gm 
What if I just looked away 
Eb                  Gm 
What if I stopped trying 
Eb                Gm 
Turned my back and ran away 
Gm 
Ran away 
Bridge 
    F 
And oh 
                     Gm                      F 
And I can’t deny the way you make me feel 
                Gm                 Eb 
And when talk I know It’s something real 
F 
When I see your face 
  Gm                                    Eb 
I can’t erase the memories that fill my head 
                      F   Gm 
And I can’t deny but I’ll try 
Pre-Chorus (The chords are played very short and staccato) 
Gm 
What if what if,I just stopped attempting 
F 
Just let it all go and try to to be your friend and 
Gm 
Never looked back on what ,we ,once 
Eb 
had 
Gm 
So I’ll take the smiles the joy all the laughter 
F 
The memories we made ,the before and the after 
Gm 
Would it be okay if I took one last 
Eb 
glance 
Eb                Gm 
What if I stopped trying 
Eb            Gm 
What if I just looked away 
Eb                Gm 
What if I stopped trying 
Eb                 Gm 
Turned my back and ran away 
Gm 
Ran away 
Bb 
I’ll run away 
Eb 
From you