Tom: Am
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I remember watching my dad lose a part of himself and break
Am G C Dm
Then, I watched, as my mother carried on with the back-up plan
Am G Fsus2 C
So, I followed, and I mistook an important lesson for a
D7sus4 Fsus2 C/G C
soul mate; and then I did it again and again
[Chorus]
Am F C C
Oh, I was a fool; got fooled again. Are you ashamed of this fool man?
Am F C E7 E
No! I'm not a fool? Why feel ashamed when I stood back up on weak legs legs?
F G C G/B Am7 Gsus2
Consequences of my own choices: oh, my ol - dest
F F G G
friend; we'll try again, but let's not rush in my oldest friend
[Break]
C C F F
C C G E7
[Verse 2]
Am G C Fsus2
I remember thinking that I got it right this time and that
Am G C Dm
and, again, I had to tear down the walls that they helped me build
Am G Fsus2 C
and I believed that these old boards wouldn’t hold up when you said, “I’ll
D7sus4 Fsus2 C/G C
help you. Let’s build them together again.”
[Bridge]
Em F C Dm
Is love always doomed to fail?
Em Dm Fsus2 C
Is there poison in my blood? No-oo-oh-oh
C/G Am C F
My soul's got cavities, but I see you’ve got them too; so let’s
F G C C
line them up and see if the light shines through
[Chorus]
Am F C C
Oh, look at us fools falling again; trying to climb when we can’t stand
Am F C E7 E
No! We are not fools. It’s not the same when we both started this lame.
F G C G/B Am7 Gsus2
Consequences of hopeless romance: here we are a-
F F G G
-gain. Now take a deep breath; there's no time for rest my oldest friend
[Break]
C C F F
C C G E7
F G C E7
F G C C
[Bridge]
Em F C Dm
No, I’ve never failed at lo-ove
Em Dm Fsus2 C
I've only learned more about whats in - side
C/G Am C F
And what gives me purpose now is not by happenstance
F G C C
It's your laugh; your smile; now can I have this dance
[Chorus]
Am F C C
No, we are not fools; never again. We've both just been futher down this
Am F C E7 E
road, and falling down is part of the game and getting back up’s how we play
F G C G/B Am7 Gsus2
Consequences of my own choices: my old ne - me -
F F G G
-sis. Well now you can rest, but I won't forget my oldest friend
[Break]
C C F F
C C G E7
[Chorus]
F G C G/B Am7 Gsus2
Consequences of my own choices: oh, my ol- dest
F F G G
friend. I'll never forget
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