Key: E
Introduction:
E B F#m
E BA G#mA B
E B F#mA
C#m
It's a contradiction
B
wrapped up in a cliche
E A
It's the old catch 22
C#m
They'll gently nudge
you back into the
F#m E
margins It's Do as
A
I say not as I do
B A G#m F#mE
Whoa
B
You're on the
ropes again it's
A G#m F#m E
time to make a play
B A G#m F#mE
Whoa
F#m
Dig deep and find
the strength There's
A B
just no other way
E B F#m
I know it seems like
no one is in your
E B
corner I know you've
A G#m
thought of throwing
A B E
in the towel It's hard
B
to take it when you're
F#m
hit below the belt again
E B A
but I know you don't
G#m A
want to go back to the
B F#m
beginning Keep your
A(hºld) B(hºld)
chin up when they try
E B F#mE BA G#mA B
and bring you down
C#m
Well I've been called
a lot worse than a
B E
cliche And I've seen
A
a lot since I was 22
C#m
Don't ever let yourself
F#m
fall in the margins
E
Doesn't matter what
B
you say but what you do
(Repeat Refrain)
E B F#m
I know it seems like
no one is in your
E B
corner I know you've
A G#m
thought of throwing
A B E
in the towel It's hard
B
to take it when you're
F#m
hit below the belt again
E B A
but I know you don't
G#m A
want to go back to the
B F#m
beginning Keep your
A(hold) B(hold)
E C#mA F#mE C#mA
and bring you down
(Repeat Refrain)
E B F#m
I know it seems like
no one is in your
E B
corner I know you've
A G#m
thought of throwing
A B E
in the towel It's hard
B
to take it when you're
F#m
hit below the belt again
E B A
but I know you don't
G#m A
want to go back to the
B F#m
beginning Keep your
B(hºld)
chin up when they try
E B F#m
and bring you down
E BA G#mA B
E B F#mA
E B
A
Keep your chin up
B
when they try
E
and bring you down