Verse 1:
B E
I lost a friend
E Dbm
Like keys in a sofa
Abm
Like a wallet in the backseat
Gb
Like ice in the summer heat
E
I lost a friend
Dbm
Like sleep on a red-eye
Abm
Like money on a bad bet
Like time worrying about
B Gb E
Every bad thing that hasn't happened yet
Pre-Chorus:
E Dbm
I know I'll be alright, but I'm not tonight
Abm Gb
I'll be lying awake counting all the mistakes I've made
E
Replaying fights
Dbm Abm
I know I'll be alright, but I'm not tonight
B
I lost a friend, I lost a friend
Chorus:
E Dbm
I lost my mind, and nobody believes me
Abm
Say, "I know that he don't need me
B E
'Cause he made a little too much money to be 20 and sad"
Dbm
And I'll be fine without him
Abm
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
Verse 2:
E
I'm on the mend
Dbm
Like I'm wearing a neck brace
Abm
Like I'm sleeping in my own place
Gb
Like I'm pulling all the stitches out of my own face
E
I'm on the mend
Dbm
Like I'm icing a new sprain
Abm
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
Pre-Chorus:
E Dbm
I know I'll be alright, but I'm not tonight
Abm Gb
I'll be lying awake counting all the mistakes I've made
E
Replaying fights
Dbm Abm
I know I'll be alright, but I'm not tonight
B
I'm on the mend, but I lost a friend
Chorus:
E Dbm
I lost my mind, and nobody believes me
Abm
Say, "I know that he don't need me
B E
'Cause he made a little too much money to be 20 and sad"
Dbm
And I'll be fine without him
Abm
But all I do is write about him
B E
How the hell did I lose a friend I never had?
Bridge:
E Dbm Abm
I'd apologize if I thought it might make a difference
B
Or make you listen
E Dbm
I'd apologise if it was black and white
Abm
But life is different
B E
Just try to listen to me now
Pre-Chorus:
Dbm Abm
I know I'll be alright, but I'm not tonight
B
I lost a friend, I lost a friend
Chorus:
E Dbm
I lost my mind, and nobody believes me
Abm
Say, "I know that he don't need me
B E
'Cause he made a little too much money to be 20 and sad"
Dbm
And I'll be fine without him
Abm
But all I do is write about him
B E Eadd9
How the hell did I lose a friend I never had?
B
Never had