A  G  D  A         X2

[Verse 1]
A          G                 D                      A
Oh, you never learned the 'Whens' and 'Wheres' and 'Whys'
A       G                 D        A            G
And I still believe that you were dying to be everything
    D                A
To everyone and for all time
A        G              D         A
Ah, the golden boy did you stop trying?

[Bridge 1]

 A  G  D  A 

[Verse 2] 
A       G                 D                       A
Did it turn out stale, or did it simply lose its wonder?
  A        G              D        A
Could you hold it up from out and under?
A          G               D                 A
Does the distance seem to dim-dumb-dim your memory?
A          G       D                 A
Does the distance seem to fell the hunger?

[Chorus]
            A                            G
So, you're left with your thoughts and where do you go
 D                    A
Out the window or an open door
      A                            G
And once you believed they could keep you awake
 D         A
It's so deceiving
         A                     G
So, you talk to yourself and what do you know
    D                    A
You answer back with a, "Don't say so"
     A                       G
And once you believed you had something to say
D
It's so.....

[Solo chords] 

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[Verse 3] 
 A       G                D               A
So, you never learned the way to hold a crowd
A       G                            A           G
And it turns out now that you were dying to be everything
   D                 A
To everyone and for all time
A        G              D         A
Ah, the golden boy did you stop trying?

[Chorus]
            A                            G
So, you're left with your thoughts and where do you go
 D                    A
Out the window or an open door
      A                            G
And once you believed they could keep you awake
 D         A
It's so deceiving
         A                     G
So, you talk to yourself and what do you know
    D                    A
You answer back with a, "Don't say so"
     A                       G
And once you believed you had something to say
D
It's so.....