Originally in F#, I play in A
Intro
| A |
Vox on the 3 on “once”
| A |
| Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago |
| E |
| I was in your sights, you got me alone |
| F#m | D | |
| You f | ound me, you found me, you | found me-e-e-e-e-e |
| A | |
| I g | uess you didn’t care, and I guess liked that |
| E | |
| And | when I fell hard, you took a step back |
| F#m | D | |
| With | out me, without me, with | out me-e-e-e-e-e |
| A | E | F#m |
| And he’s long | gone, when he’s next to | me and I |
| D | |
| Realize | the blame is on me |
Let ring
| F#m | D | E | |
| ‘Cause | I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
| A | E | F#m | |
| So | shame on m | e now-o | w |
| F#m | D | E |
| Flew me to | places I’d never be | en |
| A | E | |
| ‘Till you | put me | down, oh |
Band enters
| F#m | D | E |
| I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
| A | E | F#m | |
| So | shame on | me now- | ow |
| D | E | |
| Flew me to | places I never bee | n |
Hard stop on “lyin’”, V is implied
| A | E | F#m | |
| Now I’m | lyin’ on the | cold hard g | round |
Vox on the high 6 of the major key on the first “oh”... that’s a D# in the original key (!!!)
All the “troubles” are 2 1 of the major key
| F#m | D | E | A | E |
| Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
| F#m | D | E | A | E |
| Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
| A |
| No apologies, he’ll never see you cry |
| E | |
| Pre | tends he doesn’t know, that he’s the reason why |
| F#m | D | |
| You’re | drowning, you’re drowning, you’re | drowning-e-e-e-ing |
| A | |
| And I | heard you moved on, from whispers on the street |
| E | |
| A | new notch in your belt, is all I’ll ever be |
| F#m | D | |
| And | now I see, now I see, | now I see-e-e-e-e |
| A | E | F#m |
| He was long | gone, when he met | me |
| D | |
| And I realiz | e, the joke is on me, yeah |
| F#m | D | E |
| I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
| A | E | F#m | |
| So | shame on m | e now-o | w |
| F#m | D | E |
| Flew me to | places I never be | en |
| A | E | |
| ‘Till you | put me | down, oh |
| F#m | D | E |
| I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
| A | E | F#m | |
| So | shame on | me now- | ow |
| D | E | |
| Flew me to | places I’d never bee | n |
No hard stop this time
| A | E | F#m | |
| Now I’m | lyin’ on the c | old hard g | round |
| F#m | D | E | A | E |
| Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
| F#m | D | E | A | E |
| Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
Let ring
Vox on 5 1 1 of the chord on “saddest fear”
| D | F#m | |
| And the | saddest fear, comes | creepin’ in |
| D | |
| That you | never loved me, or her |
This line is a measure of 6/4
| E | |
| Or | anyone, or anything, yeah yeah |
| F#m | D | E |
| I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
| A | E | F#m | |
| So | shame on m | e now-o | w |
| F#m | D | E |
| Flew me to | places I never be | en (never been) |
| A | E | |
| ‘Till you | put me | down, oh |
| F#m | D | E |
| I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in (you were right there) |
| A | E | F#m | |
| So | shame on | me now- | ow |
| D | E | |
| Flew me to | places I’d never bee | n (oooh) |
| A | E | F#m | |
| Now I’m | lyin’ on the c | old hard g | round |
| F#m | D | E | A | E |
| Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
| F#m | D | E | A | E |
| Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
| F#m | D | E | A | E |
| I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in (trouble, t | rouble, t | rouble) |
Hard stop just before the last chord, V is implied
| F#m | D | E | A | E |
| I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in (trouble, t | rouble, t | rouble) |