G         Cm/G           G
This is a life of extremes
                Cm           G
Both sides are slippery and enticing
              Cm/G
These are my places off the rails
 
( G  Cm )
 
G             Cm/G               G
This loose recollection of the falling
          Cm               G
Barely remember who I failed
            Cm/G                 G
I was just trying to keep it together
 
( Cm  C ) 

[Refrão]

            Em7                 C
This is the first wave of my white flag
            G                    D
This is the sound of me hitting bottom
            Em7                           C
This is my surrender if that's what you call it
         G     D/F#       C
And the anatomy of my crash
 
    G  Cm/G    G
And I keep on smiling
Cm       G
Keep on moving
Cm/G         G
Can't stand still
 
( Cm/G ) 

G          Cm/G              G
Me the ceiling-less great achiever
          Cm              G
Me the notorious perfect mother
            Cm/G          G
Lord to the ends of overwhelm
 
( Cm  C )
 
[Refrão]

            Em7                 C
This is the first wave of my white flag
            G                    D
This is the sound of me hitting bottom
            Em7                           C
This is my surrender if that's what you call it
         G     D/F#       C
And the anatomy of my crash
 
    G  Cm/G    G
And I keep on smiling
Cm      G
Keep on moving
Cm/G         G
Can't stand still
 
( Cm )
 
G           Cm/G         G
Such pretty forks in the road
         Cm                   G
On this continuum I've been bouncing
              Cm/G            G
Life-flashing promise before my eyes
 
( Cm  C )
 
[Refrão]

            Em7                 C
This is the first wave of my white flag
            G                    D
This is the sound of me hitting bottom
            Em7                           C
This is my surrender if that's what you call it
         G     D/F#       C
And the anatomy of my crash
 
    G  Cm/G    G
And I keep on smiling
Cm    G
Keep on moving
Cm/G         G
Can't stand still
 
( Cm/G  G )
 
Cm           G
Can't stand still