Intro: Em D/F# G Am G B
verse 1:
Em
The ballast has come
D
down it's left me
G/B C
aimless and afraid
G/B
That's not how I was
C(hold) C Em
made My head
D
inside my knees if
G/B
I can't think than
C G/B
I can't breathe I
C
just want to leave
D
this place at last
Refrain 1:
G
When you live you
D/F#
gotta live large
Am
Let the world
C
know who is in
charge There will
Em D/F#
never be a better
C
time than now
Never better than
G
now never better
C
than now There
Em
will never be
D
a better time
C(hold) C Em D/F# G Am G B
than now
verse 2:
Em
I finally changed my
D G/B
number keep the calls
C
from coming in I'm
G/B C(hold) C
just not interested
Em
The medicine is not
D
working but I'm
G/B C
feeling the effects
G/B
From all the side
C
effects warned
D
on the box
(Repeat Refrain 1)
Never better than
G
now never better
C
than now There
Em
will never be
D
a better time
C
than now
Bridge:
D/F#
I've left here
G
wondering Was
D/F#
there poison in
G
the sting that
Em
pierced my heart
Cause I feel
D
momentarily
C
paralyzed?
D/F#
But I get back
G
on the horse and
D/F#
correct my current
G
course Cause I have
Em D
run aground yes I
C
have let you down
Em
Cause I have run
D
aground yes I
C
have let you down
Refrain 2:
G(hold)
When you talk you
D/F#(hold)
gotta talk fast
Am(hold)
Your next breath
may be your last
Em(hold)
The road has
been winding
C
down for a while
Never better than
G
now never better
C
than now There
Em
will never be
D
a better time
C
than now
Never better than
G
now never better
C
than now There
Em
will never be
D
a better time
C Em(hold) D(hold) C(hold)
than now