Intro: Em C G D 
 
 
Em	  C 
I tried to be perfect 
	   G	     
But nothing was worth it 
           D		    Em 
I don?t believe it makes me real 
                  C 
I thought it?d be easy 
	 G 
But no one believes me 
        D		     C 
I meant all the things that I said 
 
          C		 G 
If you believe it?s in my soul 
        D		    C 
I?d say all the words that I know 
        C  	            G 
Just to see if it would show 
         D   	 C		 
That I?m trying to let you know 
		Em		 
That I?m better off on my own 
 
 
Guitar solo: 
Em C G D 
 
 
Em	     C		 
This place is so empty 
                   G 
My thoughts are so tempting 
	D	 Em 
I don?t know how it got so bad 
	     C 
Sometimes it?s so crazy 
	    G 
That nothing can save me 
	D	      C 
But it?s the only thing that I have 
 
 
          C		 G 
If you believe it?s in my soul 
        D		    C 
I?d say all the words that I know 
        C  	            G 
Just to see if it would show 
         D   	 C		 
That I?m trying to let you know 
		G		 
That I?m better off on my own 
 
 
Guitar Solo: 
G D Em C (x2) 
(On my own!) 
Em C G D (x2) 
Bm.............. 
 
 
Em	  C 
I tried to be perfect 
	   G  
It just wasn?t worth it 
	  D          Em 
Nothing could ever be so wrong 
	   C 
It?s hard to believe me 
	  G 
It never gets easy 
           D	            C 
I guess I knew that all along 
 
 
          C		 G 
If you believe it?s in my soul 
        D		    C 
I?d say all the words that I know 
        C  	            G 
Just to see if it would show 
         D   	 C		 
That I?m trying to let you know 
		G		 
That I?m better off on my own