Intro: (C)  (Em7)  (D)  (G)  (C)  (Em7)  (D)  (G) 
  
(C) There are (Em7) nights I've (D) owned this (G) town 
(C) Most nights it owns (D) me 
(C) Play my gui(Em7)tar til (D) it draws (G) blood 
(C) It still won't let me (D) be 
(Em7) People think you (D) know what you're (C) talking a(G)bout 
(Em7) All because you (D) wrote some (C) song 
(Em7) I ain't no (D) smarter than the (C) rest of these (G) clowns 
Just (Em7) making it (D) up as (C) I go a(G)long 
 
(C)  (Em7)  (D)  (G)  
 
(C) I had (Em7) dreams at (D) twenty (G) one 
(C) I traded for a (D) car 
(C) The car is (Em7) gone and the (D) dreams are (G) too 
(C) But, I've still got your (D) heart 
(Em7) You always (D) saw right through the (C) smoke and (G) mirrors 
(Em7) Nothing fooled (D) you for (C) long 
You know the (Em7) wizard's just a (D) man 
Behind the (C) curtain shifting (G) gears 
Still (Em7) making it (D) up as (C) I go a(G)long 
 
  (C) I've worn this (Em7) mask before 
  Til I (D) don't know who I (G) am 
  (F) I love the (Em7) cards life's dealt me 
  But, I (C) sure don't know how to (D) play out my hand 
 
(C) There are (Em7) nights I've (D) owned your (G) love 
(C) Most nights it owns (D) me 
(C) There are (Em7) nights I've (D) tried to es(G)cape it 
(C) And it still won't let me (D) be 
(Em7) People think you (D) know what (C) true love's a(G)bout 
(Em7) All because you (D) wrote some (C) song 
(Em7) There's more to (D) love than just (C) writing it (G) down 
We'll (Em7) make it all (D) up 
As (C) we go a(G)long 
Girl we're (Em7) making it (D) up 
As (C) we go a(G)long 
(Em7) Making it (D) up 
As (C) I go a(G)long