Key: E
Introduction:
B E
I lost a friend
E C#m
Like keys in a sofa
G#m
Like a wallet in the backseat
F#
Like ice in the summer heat
E
I lost a friend
C#m
Like sleep on a red-eye
G#m
Like money on a bad bet
Like time worrying about
B F# E
Every bad thing that hasn' t happened yet
E C#m
I know I' ll be alright, but I' m not tonight
G#m F#
I' ll be lying awake counting all the mistakes I' ve made
E
Replaying fights
C#m G#m
I know I' ll be alright, but I' m not tonight
B
I lost a friend, I lost a friend
E C#m
I lost my mind, and nobody believes me
G#m
Say, "I know that he don' t need me
B E
' Cause he made a little too much money to be 20 and sad"
C#m
And I' ll be fine without him
G#m
But all I do is write about him
B E Em
How the hell did I lose a friend I never had?
B
Never had
E
I' m on the mend
C#m
Like I' m wearing a neck brace
G#m
Like I' m sleeping in my own place
F#
Like I' m pulling all the stitches out of my own face
E
I' m on the mend
C#m
Like I' m icing a new sprain
G#m
Like I' m walking on a new cane
Like it' s been a couple days
B E
Since I slipped and said something sorta like your name
E C#m
I know I' ll be alright, but I' m not tonight
G#m F#
I' ll be lying awake counting all the mistakes I' ve made
E
Replaying fights
C#m G#m
I know I' ll be alright, but I' m not tonight
B
I' m on the mend, but I lost a friend
E C#m
I lost my mind, and nobody believes me
G#m
Say, "I know that he don' t need me
B E
' Cause he made a little too much money to be 20 and sad"
C#m
And I' ll be fine without him
G#m
But all I do is write about him
B E
How the hell did I lose a friend I never had?
E C#m G#m
I' d apologize if I thought it might make a difference
B
Or make you listen
E C#m
I' d apologise if it was black and white
G#m
But life is different
B E
Just try to listen to me now
C#m G#m
I know I' ll be alright, but I' m not tonight
B
I lost a friend, I lost a friend
E C#m
I lost my mind, and nobody believes me
G#m
Say, "I know that he don' t need me
B E
' Cause he made a little too much money to be 20 and sad"
C#m
And I' ll be fine without him
G#m
But all I do is write about him
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How the hell did I lose a friend I never had?
B
Never had