E
Last year, I drank a lot
Asus
I drank 'til I fell down
E
Last year, I smoked a lot
Asus
'Til my lungs turned brown
F#
Last year, I crawled in circles
Asus B
This year, I'm climbing up clouds, clouds
C# Asus B
I don't know where I went wrong
C# Asus B Asus
I was lost, now I'm found, now you're gone, gone
E B
'Cause I'm not a saint but I can paint myself into a better picture
C# Asus
One day, you'll see me in a big, golden frame and it'll hit you
E Asus
Last year, I promised myself I'd stop writing songs about girls
But you're a woman
E
Last year, I let you down
Asus
And I know I should have been around instead of drinking in town
F#
Last year, I was a little boy
Asus B
Now I feel like a young man, so many plans
C# Asus B
I don't know where I went wrong
C# Asus B Asus
I was lost, now I'm found, now you're gone, gone
Two, three, four
E B
'Cause I'm not a saint but I can paint myself into a better picture
C# Asus
One day, you'll see me in a big, golden frame and it'll hit you
E B
So let's call it even, we've got something to believe in and you know this
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You know this is true
C#
I'm talking to you so don't cut me out
Asus
I know you've got doubts but don't be too hasty and waste me like I'm wasting myself
E
I'm sorry for last year
C/G D
I understand you and I read you like a book
E
And I know why you think that you've got to do this
C/G D
You think these are all just empty words made pretty with my guitar
E
Thinking that there's no way that I could ever prove this
C/G D
You're holding on to the past but it won't last
C# Asus
'Cause I know that I can make you laugh and smile
E
And I know that I can make all this pain worthwhile
C# Asus
We'll take it slow but if you want to move fast, I'm at your pace
F# Asus
And I know this sounds crazy but you know you amaze me
C/G D
I'll never be lazy unless it's to be lazy with you
C# Asus B
I don't know where I went wrong
C# Asus B Asus
I was lost, now I'm found, now you're gone, gone
E B
'Cause I'm not a saint but I can paint myself into a better picture
C# Asus
One day, you'll see me in a big, golden frame and it'll hit you
E B
So let's call it even, we've got something to believe in and you know this
You know this is true
C#
I'm talking to you so don't cut me out
Asus
I know you've got doubts but don't be too hasty and waste me like I'm wasting myself
E
I'm sorry for last year
Asus
Guess I'll see you around
C#
You don't know how much I'm going to prove myself to you
B E
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