F#
Everything that I

Ever start seems to

Have its day, then it

Falls apart like it's

Almost good and it's

Almost right but I

Miss the mark and I

Lose the fight


[Pre-Chorus 1]
G#m           F#        B
So, why-y-y do I-I-I even try-y-y


[Chorus]
    C#               B   F#
To keep my head held high
           B   F#
Arms open wide
                  B   F#
Heart full, clear eyes
      D#m        B
If I live, if I die

The damage is done
                 F#
Why even try-y-y?


[Verse 2]
F#
People say some things

Never change

The way they are is the

Way they stay

Wouldn't I like to
                                   D#m
Disagree but I'm dancing with the fire
         B                 F#
And the fire keeps burning me


[Pre-Chorus 1]
G#m           F#        B
So, why-y-y do I-I-I even try


[Chorus]

    C#               B   F#
To keep my head held high
           B   F#
Arms open wide
                  B   F#
Heart full, clear eyes
      D#m        B
If I live, if I die

The damage is done
                 F#
Why even try-y-y?


[Bridge]
B                             F#
Everyone scared that they're not enough
B                          F#
I'm just afraid that it's permanent
           D#m       B
That I'm permanently broken
D#m         B       C#        F#
Permanently broken, ooh-ooh


[Verse 3]
F#
Fragile hearts in these

Fragile times

Often break before they

Ever find that there's

Hope inside of this shadowland
               D#m               B              F#
Written in the sky and stone and printed on our hands


[Pre-Chorus 2]
G#m          F#            B
So why-y-y do I-I-I always
                           C#
Measure the truth with the
                           D#m
Weight of a lie? Nothing's
                             B
Broken inside of me for good
                              F#
I'm healing in time the way I should


[Chorus 2]
                   C#               B   F#
I can see it if I keep my head held high
          B   F#
Arms open wide
                  B   F#
Heart full, clear eyes
         D#m            B
All the doubts, all the lies
        C#                           B   F#          B   F#
Are too heavy to hold so why even try-y-y? (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)


[Outro]
                B                           F#
Whoo! You don't have to do this all on your own (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
             D#m           B
This fragile life that you hold (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
                                          F#
Is too heavy to carry alone so why even try? (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
    B            F#
Mmm, all of the doubts, all of the lies (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
B          F#                D#m                      B
All of the fears, all of the tears tears that you've cried
                         D#m (N.C.)
Are too heavy to carry alone
               F (N.C.)
So why even try?