This the way Steve plays it on acoustic guitar. Here's a video of me playing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tNy41FhPiQ
Tuning: HALF STEP DOWN
E5 079900
B 799800
A 577600
E 022100
A* x02200
C#m x44650
Esus4 022200
[Verse 1]
E5 B
One day its here and then its gone
A
How are you still holding on
E
How are you still holding on
E5 B
You've felt this way for far too long
A
Waiting for a change to come
E
You know you're not the only one
[Chorus]
A* E
Life passes you by
A*
Don't be wasting your time
E
On your own
[Verse 2]
E5 B
You always try to see yourself
A
Through the eyes of someone else
E
Through the eyes of someone else
E5 B
Too shy to say that you need help
A
You and everybody else
E
You and everybody else
[Chorus]
E5 A* E
Life passes you by
A*
Don't be wasting your time
E
On your own
[Bridge]
C#m A
As your heart gets bigger
E
And you try to figure out
B
What's it all about
C#m A
And your skin gets thicker
E
As you try to figure out
B
What's it all about
[Instrumental]
E5 B A E
[Chorus]
E5 A* E
Life passes you by
A*
Don't be wasting your time
E
On your own
E5 B
One day its here and then its gone
A
How are you still holding on
E Esus4 E
How are you still holding on