Verse 1: D#m0 8When I was younger I wish B1 9that I would have known better 10Better love makes a fat romance 11lasts for more than a shoe F#2 12shine I'm bolder took all D#m3 13the words of my mother B4 14Saying it could be worse 15Could be born with that disease 16Instead of catching it first 17 18Pre-Verse: F#5 19So let's go back to the first time A#m6 20That I met you in your Chevy B7 21With your hands stretched and me C#8 22crying screaming "mercy mercy" F#9 23But I know that I was put here D#m10 24To fight vikings in the cold war B11 25with my arms out in the front C#12 26singing "tear me tear me" 27 28 29Chorus: B13 30These things take time love F#14 31These things take backbone D#m15 32And they'll tell you 33what you want to hear 34They say it gets C#16 35better better B17 36But you better know how F#18 37to point out the liars D#m19 38You've got to win 39your wars make sure 40You're not fighting C#20 41for nothing nothing 42Are you fighting for B21 B22 - hold - 43nothing nothing 44 45 46Verse 2: D#m23 47It feels like this world has B24 48been growing slowly upside down 49Maybe I should move to China 50straighten this mess out D#m25 51Maybe I'll be a poet watch B26 52all the sky for falling words 53Write about my grandma's curtains 54Or the lady who put the 55chinese buffet in her purse 56 57 58Pre-Verse: D#m27 59I've got my mouth it's a weapon A#m28 60It's bombshell it's a cannon B29 61I've got my words I won't C#30 62give them mercy mercy 63 64 65Chorus: B31 66These things take time love F#32 67These things take backbone D#m33 68And they'll tell you 69what you want to hear 70They say it gets C#34 71better better B35 72But you better know how F#36 73to point out the liars D#m37 74You've got to win 75your wars make sure 76You're not fighting C#38 77for nothing nothing 78Are you fighting for B39 B40 - hold - 79nothing nothing 80 81 Solo: D#m41 - C#42 - B43 - A#44 - x2 -, B45 - C#46 82 83 84Bridge: D#m47 - hold - 85I've got my words F#48 - hold - 86I hope they hurt you B49 - hold - 87I hope they scar you 88I hope they will hear you D#m50 89I hope they cut you open 90make you seal the warn A#m51 91For all the wrong F#52 92reasons make you see 93that some things were A#m53 94worth bruising for F#54 95Make you see that your A#m55 96name is your honor code F#56 97Make you see that your A#m57 98hands you're accounted for F#58 99They can choose where your A#m59 100sweat and you blood will F#60 101go Make you see your life's A#m61 102not to be lived alone F#62 103Run the strip through your hair C#63 104You're worth nothing nothing 105 106 107Chorus 2: B64 108These things take time love F#65 109These things take backbone D#m66 110And they'll tell you 111what you want to hear 112They say it gets C#67 113better better B68 114But you better know how F#69 115to point out the liars D#m70 116You've got to win 117your wars make sure 118You're not fighting C#71 119for nothing nothing 120Are you fighting for B72 121These things take time love F#73 122These things take backbone D#m74 123And they'll tell you 124what you want to hear 125They say it gets C#75 126better better B76 127But you better know how F#77 128to point out the liars D#m78 129You've got to win 130your wars make sure 131You're not fighting C#79 132for nothing nothing 133Are you fighting for B80 - hold - Bm81 - hold - 134nothing nothing