Tuning: standard [E A D G B e]
Timing: 4/4
[Chords]
D: x x 0 1 2 1
F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2
Bm: x 2 4 4 3 2
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
[Verse]
D F#m
This one's for the songs
Bm
I wrote then I for-got
E
I tried again, but they always came out wrong
D F#m
And I like to pre-tend
Bm
That they'll be heard a-gain
E
Even if it's by some other writer's pen
[Chorus]
D F#m
To the songs I didn't write
Bm
I'm staying up all night
E
Trying to get 'em right
D F#m
I just forgot the words
Bm
The melody and verse
E
The way it helped the hurt
D F#m
(no, no) x2
[Verse]
D F#m
This one's for the birds
Bm
Whose songs I never heard
E
I never saw them perch next to me
D F#m
If I get the chance some day
Bm
Wonder if they'd fly a-way
E
I wonder if they'd stay
[Chorus]
D F#m
To the songs I didn't write
Bm
I'm staying up all night
E
Trying to get 'em right
D F#m
I just forgot the words
Bm
The melody and verse
E
The way it helped the hurt
D F#m
(no, no) x2
[Verse]
D F#m
This one's for the nights
Bm
When we felt most a-live
E
When we agreed that we would do it right
D F#m
I know we stayed up late
Bm
And I know we made it great
E
But I don't remember anybody's names
[Chorus]
D F#m
To the songs I didn't write
Bm
I'm staying up all night
E
Trying to get 'em right
D F#m
I just forgot the words
Bm
The melody and verse
E
The way it helped the hurt
D F#m
(ooh-oo, oh no, no) x2
[Outro]
D F#m
This one's for the songs