Something To Smile About

Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Ab I spoke to depression for a year and a half, Db and it's only response was a smile and a laugh, Ab and in the end the thing that got me through, Db was the hatred that I had for you Bbm I’m tired of spending Db I’m tired of spending Ab I’m tired of spending everyday, Db thinking about the things that I can’t change, Ab what’s done is done so let it be, Db Bbm Db and hope that when I’m gone you’ll remember me Ab Db Ab Db Ab You came so close to dragging my dreams, Db to a place where they don’t mean anything, Ab no matter the hell life puts me through, Db Ab it’ll never be a fraction of how bad it was with you Db Ab If things weren't so bad with you Db Bbm I’m tired of spending Db I’m tired of spending Ab Ab I’m tired of spending everyday, Db thinking about the things that I can’t change, Ab what’s done is done so let it be, Db Bbm Db and hope that when I’m gone you’ll remember me Bbm Db Ab And if you ever begin to forget, Bbm Db Ab just hear this song and know that you’re not missed (INTERLUDE/SOLO-PART) Ab Db Ab Db Bbm Db Ab I’m tired of spending everyday, Db thinking about the things that I can’t change, Ab what’s done is done so let it be, Db Bbm Db and hope that when I’m gone you’ll remember me Ab Db Ab You'll remember me Db Bbm Db Bbm Db Ab That you'll remember me ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Things You Do ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard Ab Eb Bbm Db Ab Eb Bbm Db Ab Eb I want to make people sick and jealous, Fm Db I want to be young and reckless, Ab Eb I want to be so infectious, Fm make their skin crawl, Db Ab Eb honestly it’s unusual, Fm Db how you could ever be Ab Eb so fucking beautiful, Fm Db Ab Eb I’ll spend my days and nights, Fm Db Making sure I do this right, Ab Eb Fm I’ll put up the biggest fight Db Bbm Db Eb just not to lose you Ab Eb I feel as if, Bbm Db I can suddenly lift, Ab Eb all the weight up off of my shoulders, Bbm Db pray tonight is never over Ab Eb Bbm Db I like the things you do, Ab Eb Bbm Db the thought of me and you Ab I want to run on the streets of Georgia, Eb I won’t stop till the early mornin’, Fm I don’t care if it’s fucking pouring, Db as long as I’ve got you, Ab let’s hope tomorrow never comes, Eb and tell the sky it can keep the sun, Fm nothing can take me, Db nothing can break me down Bbm Db Eb as long as I’ve got you Ab Eb I feel as if, Bbm Db I can suddenly lift, Ab Eb all the weight up off of my shoulders, Bbm Db pray tonight is never over Ab Eb Bbm Db I like the things you do, Ab Eb Bbm Db the thought of me and you Ab Ab Ab Eb Bbm Db I like the things you do, Ab Eb Bbm Db the thought of me and you (BUILD-UP) Ab Eb Bbm Db I love the things you do, Ab Eb Bbm Db the thought of me and you Ab Eb Bbm Db I love the things you do, Ab Eb Bbm Db the thought of me and you Ab Eb I feel as if, Bbm Db I can suddenly lift, Ab Eb all the weight up off of my shoulders, Bbm Db pray tonight is never over Ab Eb Bbm Db I like the things you do, Ab Eb Bbm Db the thought of me and you Ab Eb Bbm Db Ab Eb Bbm Db Ab Eb Bbm Db Ab Eb Bbm Db ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Back To Then ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard F# B F# B F# Back in school, B F# I could never really pay attention actin’ a fool, B whenever I was told to listen, F# B I’m dreaming about the days, F# B before we stopped believing C# F# B C# Take me back I’m talking way back F# C# I want to go back to then, I want to go back to then B so take me back and let me see, B all the things life used to be, F# C# I want to go back to then, I want to go back to then B So take me back to living free B a calm collected younger me F# F# No money to spend, B as a kid it never really mattered, F# chilling with my friends, B we would skate ‘till the morning after, F# we were dreaming, B F# B not a worry in the world, we had no reason C# F# B Take me back I’m talking way back C# F# Take me back, B I want to go F# C# I want to go back to then, I want to go back to then B so take me back and let me see, B all the things life used to be, F# C# I want to go back to then, I want to go back to then B So take me back to living free B a calm collected younger me F# B Nowadays I stress about the small things, F# B when in the end I’m sure I'll be okay, F# B it just makes it hard when every one of my dreams, F# B somehow still feel so damn far away F# C# B C# F# C# I remember a time when everything was just fine, B C# before I had to figure it all out F# C# I remember a time when everything was just fine, B C# before I had to figure it all out F# C# B F# C# I want to go back to then, I want to go back to then B so take me back and let me see, B all the things life used to be, F# C# I want to go back to then, I want to go back to then B So take me back to living free B a calm collected younger me F# C# B F# C# I remember a time when everything was just fine, B F# before I had to figure it all out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Closer Look ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard B C# D#m B C# D#m B C# D#m Something happened today, I had a revelation, B C# D#m I realized you haven’t crossed my mind, B D#m F# it strikes me as odd how your glorification B D#m F# implies that you’re one of a kind B C# D#m B C# D#m B D#m F# You’re all I despise wrapped into one, B D#m F# you play the victim while holding the gun, B D#m F# but last time I checked I haven’t lost sleep, B D#m F# over the fact the way you act just makes no sense to me B Push the world away, C# D#m C# I hope you feel strong, B when you leave this place C# D#m C# they won’t remember you’re gone B C# D#m We’re all the same, we all feel pain, B C# D#m this life can sometimes bring, B C# D#m maybe one day, you’ll finally see, B you’re no different than me C# D#m no different than me B D#m F# Your head’s in a place, where sky and clouds meet, B D#m F# you wear a crown of ego and every word you speak, B D#m F# is all about the latest trends and how you’re so against it, B D#m F# to act that way is so cliche’, and your neck deep in it B C# D#m We’re all the same, we all feel pain, B C# D#m this life can sometimes bring, B C# D#m maybe one day, you’ll finally see, B you’re no different than me C# D#m no different than me B C# D#m You’re no different than me B C# D#m You’re no different than me B C# D#m ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Tendencies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard B D#m C# B D#m C# B D#m C# B D#m C# B D#m I’ve been waking up every day at eight, C# B just to sit around and think about the things I hate, D#m C# where did things go so wrong with me B D#m C# Dissecting my brain’s like dissecting a train, B D#m C# where each piece holds a different issue B Bury me D#m C# under the weight B of all this misery, D#m C# I feel the same B I fell the same D#m C# B 11:30 came it was already too late, D#m C# B for my memories and it’ll never be the same, D#m C# B as the days back in two thousand three, D#m C# all that’s left are regrets B D#m C# B Bury me D#m C# under the weight B of all this misery, D#m C# I feel the same B I fell the same D#m C# I feel the same B I fell the same D#m C# I feel the same (INTERLUDE/SOLO-PART) B D#m C# B D#m C# B D#m C# B D#m C# B D#m As the leaves die C# B and fall from the trees, D#m C# I’m asking myself why, B we’ve got tendencies D#m C# to desert everything, B on that day you left I swore D#m C# that I would never be the same B Bury me D#m C# under the weight B of all this misery, D#m C# I feel the same B I fell the same D#m C# I feel the same B I fell the same D#m C# B D#m C# B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Ups And Downs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard F# C# G# F# C# G# F# How did I wind up C# G# in this predicament, F# feel like all my bones and ligaments, C# G# are broken and ripped to shreds, F# C# and all the shit inside my head has me, G# F# cold and alone, it’s not the first time I’ve felt far, C# G# I’ve felt far from home, F# and these shoes, C# maybe they’ll finally G# F# take me somewhere new, C# G# miles away from anything that’s F# C# G# F# That's been bringing me down C# G# That's been bringing me down F# I’ve seen these ups and downs, C# F# and how I’ve really grown to hate this town, C# F# flat on my back cause there’s a kink in my neck, C# G# from the way that I slept, F# it’s been a long one, C# G# these ups and downs F# F# C# This road will leave you stranded if you let it, G# F# you’ll get lost inside the genetics of poetics, C# wondering when and where, G# F# exactly how you said it, C# you’ll become so cold and G# F# numb and infected, C# this road wasn’t G# F# C# intended for a passerby, G# so if you intend on veering, F# C# G# let it pass you by F# I’ve seen these ups and downs, C# F# and how I’ve really grown to hate this town, C# F# flat on my back cause there’s a kink in my neck, C# G# from the way that I slept, F# it’s been a long one, C# G# these ups and downs (BUILD-UP) F# C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# I’ve given everything, tossed and turned every dream, F# C# G# dragged myself through misery, maybe this will save them, F# C# G# and I desperately hope, these words keep you afloat, F# because I’m drifting, C# G# F# and this life is all I know C# G# F# C# G# F# And this life is all I know C# G# F# C# G# F# I’ve seen these ups and downs, C# F# and how I’ve really grown to hate this town, C# F# flat on my back cause there’s a kink in my neck, C# G# from the way that I slept, F# it’s been a long one, C# G# these ups and downs F# C# G# F# I’ve seen these ups and downs C# G# F# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Sanity (Growing Up) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard D/Eb: X-5-8-7-X-X

VERSE

Eb F I was at that point where love and me Gm Dm Were nothing more than enemies Eb F I was the stereotype of a person in my position Gm Dm The epitome of one's history turning a heart cold

PRE-CHORUS

Eb Cm Bb You single-handedly helped me find my sanity Eb Cm Bb And all the things I've never had F

CHORUS

Eb Bb You make growing up F Gm seem not so bad Eb Bb And for the first time in my life F I can overlook the past Eb Bb You make growing up F Gm seem not so bad Eb Bb F And I can finally close my eyes

VERSE

Eb F You'll never know how much it means (how much it means) Gm Dm To know I'd be heard if I were to scream Eb F Safe from those feelings that used to take hold Gm Dm Now I'm the epitome of one's misery finally letting go

PRE-CHORUS

Eb Cm Bb You single-handedly helped me find my sanity Eb Cm Bb And all the things I've never had

CHORUS

Eb Bb You make growing up F Gm seem not so bad Eb Bb And for the first time in my life F I can overlook the past Eb Bb You make growing up F Gm seem not so bad Eb Bb F And I can finally close my eyes Fm

BREAK

D/Eb Eb Bb F D/Eb Eb Bb F D/Eb Eb Tonight I'll close my eyes Bb F and finally get some sleep D/Eb Eb Yeah, tonight I'll close my eyes Bb F and finally get some sleep (BUILD-UP) D/Eb Eb I gave up on make believe Bb F thought no one was made for me D/Eb Eb But things you would say to me, Bb F they threw it all away D/Eb Eb And took me to a place Bb F where the look upon my face D/Eb Eb Was no longer bitter, Bb F I'm no longer bitter Eb

CHORUS

Eb Bb Yeah You make growing up F Gm seem not so bad Eb Bb And for the first time in my life F I can overlook the past Eb Bb You make growing up F Gm seem not so bad Eb Bb F And I can finally close my eyes

POST-CHORUS

Eb Bb F Gm Yeah we're growing up Eb Bb F Yeah we're growing up Eb Bb F Gm Yeah we're growing up Eb Bb F And we can finally close our eyes

OUTRO

Eb Cm Bb Eb Cm Bb Eb Cm Bb Eb Cm Bb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Convince Me ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard

INTRO

Db Gb Bbm Db Gb Bbm Db Gb Bbm Ab (INTRO-VERSE) Db Ab Can’t find it in me Gb Db to have any envy Db Ab of things that I used Db to believe, Db Ab a grudge isn’t held, Bbm Db my faith simply failed, Db Ab Gb some things just are what they seem

VERSE

Db Ab Bbm Not sure on the day that I lost my faith, Db Ab Bbm these hands that stayed glued now separate, Db Ab Bbm not sure on the day that I last prayed, Db Ab Bbm Gb if I did would it even matter anyways Gb Would you hear me

CHORUS

Db Gb Make me a believer, Bbm a million views that point to you, Db Gb my trust is growing weaker, Bbm and honestly I’m so confused, Db Gb give me one reason, Bbm something to believe in, Db Gb Bbm make me a believer

INTERLUDE

Db Ab Bbm

VERSE

Db Ab Bbm Hid behind those pages, those scriptures that I read, Db Ab Bbm ignored all of the questions I had inside my head, Db Ab Bbm forget about the answers I’d desperately seek, Db Ab Bbm in fear of what they may think of me

CHORUS

Db Gb Make me a believer, Bbm a million views that point to you, Db Gb my trust is growing weaker, Bbm and honestly I’m so confused, Db Gb give me one reason, Bbm something to believe in, Db Gb Bbm Ab make me a believer

BRIDGE

Db Ab Tired of all these questions, I knew what this would bring, Bbm Gb judgement from my loved ones that they would cast on me, Db Ab sorry if this hurts you, it wasn’t my intention, Bbm Gb so please just let it go (BUILD-UP) Db Gb Bbm Sorry if this hurts you, Db Gb Bbm sorry if this hurts

CHORUS

Db Gb Make me a believer, Bbm a million views that point to you, Db Gb my trust is growing weaker, Bbm and honestly I’m so confused, Db Gb give me one reason, Bbm something to believe in, Db Gb Bbm Ab Gb make me a believer

OUTRO

Db Ab Bbm Gb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. So Much Worse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard

INTRO

Ab5 C5 Bb5 Eb5 Ab5 C5 Bb5 Eb5 Ab5 C5 Bb5 Eb5 Ab5 C5 Bb5

VERSE

Ab5 C5 Bb5 Nearly every word, in every verse, Eb5 Ab5 C5 Bb5 that I’ve ever rehearsed, it somehow tells, Eb5 of Ab5 C5 A depressing story of how Bb5 Eb5 my life is boring, Ab5 C5 Bb5 yeah I’m guilty myself, Eb5 but we all Ab5 C5 Bb5 Eb5 do it all the time, Ab5 C5 we speak of our lives Bb5 Eb5 and how nothing goes right, Ab5 C5 when in reality, Bb5 Eb5 we need to pay attention Ab5 C5 Bb5 to the things that matter most

CHORUS

C5 Ab5 Think twice about your life, Bb5 and for once just focus on the good times C5 Ab5 From the start we’re all cursed, Bb5 but things could be so much worse

VERSE

C5 Seems to me how it Ab5 C5 Bb5 Eb5 works gets progressively worse, Ab5 C5 Bb5 while we drown ourselves and dwell, Eb5 on Ab5 C5 all the problems forming and Bb5 Eb5 how the weather’s storming, Ab5 C5 Bb5 and that’s where we fail, Eb5 Ab5 C5 to appreciate the things we have, Ab5 C5 instead we focus on what seems so bad, Ab5 C5 G5 Ab5 I know it’s hard because I’ve been there too, Ab5 C5 Bb5 if you relate to this I relate to you

CHORUS

C5 Ab5 Think twice about your life, Bb5 Eb5 and for once just focus on the good times Bb5 C5 Ab5 From the start we’re all cursed, Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 but things could be so much worse C5

BRIDGE

C5 Ab5 I’m screaming at the top of my lungs, Bb5 Eb5 “what the f**k has the world become?” Bb5 C5 Ab5 We complain until our tongues go numb, Bb5 what happened to everyone? Ab5 C5 I need this, disappointment Ab5 C5 to be dismissed, Ab5 C5 I can’t believe that I constantly G5 Ab5 Bb5 let myself fall, over and over C5 (BUILD-UP) C5 Ab5 So think twice about your life, Bb5 and for once just focus on the good times C5 Ab5 From the start we’re all cursed, Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 but things could be so much worse

CHORUS

C5 Ab5 Think twice about your life, Bb5 Eb5 and for once just focus on the good times Bb5 C5 Ab5 From the start we’re all cursed, Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 but things could be so much worse

OUTRO

C5 Ab5 I told myself that I would never go back, Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 to the times when things were so bad, C5 Ab5 all alone just feeling so sad, Bb5 I’ll never go back Bb5 C5 I'll never go back ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Turnaround ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard A#/B: X-1-4-3-X-X

INTRO

G#m F# E G#m F# E G#m F# E G#m F# E

VERSE

G#m F# I left a letter on the E dresser saying “I’ll be home soon”, G#m F# this repetition has E you sitting all alone in our room, G#m A#/B but understand I’m B like a bottle at sea, G#m F# like a vessel with a message E waiting for the world to read

CHORUS

G#m F#

Turnaround

E I feel like I could use a change, G#m F#

Turnaround

E I’d finally have a chance to breathe G#m F# Everything I’ve ever known E I’ve sacrificed with hopes I’d find a G#m F# E

Turnaround

INTERLUDE

G#m F# E G#m F# E

VERSE

G#m F# A million things to say E but somehow only a few words fit, G#m F# I want to make a change, E instead I’ve ripped this notebook to shit G#m A#/B cause I’ve been trying B to find the perfect sentence, G#m F# that’ll finally make a difference, E may their eyes and ears be open

CHORUS

G#m F#

Turnaround

E I feel like I could use a change, G#m F#

Turnaround

E I’d finally have a chance to breathe G#m F# Everything I’ve ever known E I’ve sacrificed with hopes I’d find a G#m F# E

Turnaround

E

BREAK

E C#m G#m E C#m G#m E C#m If only I could show you, G#m that you open up my mind, E C#m dig your nails into the back of G#m my brain and separate the spine, E C#m you’d see that I only G#m want what’s best, E C#m I want to be the voice that G#m makes it’s way right inside their chest E

CHORUS

G#m F#

Turnaround

E I feel like I could use a change, G#m F#

Turnaround

E I’d finally have a chance to breathe G#m F# Everything I’ve ever known E I’ve sacrificed with hopes I’d find a G#m F# E

Turnaround

POST-CHORUS

E C#m I want to be the voice that G#m makes it’s way E C#m G#m right inside their chest

OUTRO

E C#m G#m E C#m G#m E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Better Than This ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard

INTRO

E I think about you all the time, G#m pray to God that you’ll be fine, A you’re better than this

INTERLUDE

E G#m A

VERSE

E Dillusioned with ambition from a cloud of your prescriptions, G#m A your brain it makes the distance while your feet just stand in place, E so basically the faith in me that somehow still transcends, G#m A into you and only through my hope that you can change, E I pray to whoever listens, that lonely chair that you sit in, G#m A hits you like a ton of bricks, and I can finally stop

PRE-CHORUS

B C#m A being worried sick of it all B C#m A And did you know that

CHORUS

E B I think about you all the time, G#m pray to God that you’ll be fine, A you’re better than this E you're better than this G#m A

VERSE

E You stay secluded in your shadow’s silhouette, G#m A it’s a shade that you made, through years of your regrets, E always these questions that ring inside my head, G#m A “what’s the last promise that you’ve made, and the last promise that you’ve kept?”

PRE-CHORUS

B C#m I reminisce on how as kids A we’d sit and talk for days, B C#m we told each other we’d be brothers, A and everything would be okay

CHORUS

E B I think about you all the time, G#m pray to God that you’ll be fine, A you’re better than this E B At least I hope so G#m A At least I hope so

BREAK

E A E A E If only you could see, A the man behind those bones, E then maybe you would speak A to the kids you left alone (BUILD-UP) B C#m If only you could see, A the man behind those bones, B C#m then maybe you would speak A to the kids you left alone B C#m I think about you A all the time, B C#m pray to God that A you’ll be fine

CHORUS

E B I think about you all the time, G#m pray to God that you’ll be fine, A you’re better than this E B At least I hope so G#m A At least I hope so E G#m A

OUTRO

E I think about you all the time, G#m pray to God that you’ll be fine, A you’re better than this ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Dissipate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *No Capo* Tuning: E A D G B E Standard

INTRO

B D#m

VERSE

B I scribbled down my thoughts today D#m to try and make the pain dissipate away, B but every word in this song A#m F# only tells of things gone wrong D#m again, B I feel so far away

CHORUS

B G#m I tried to count my blessings, D#m C# count my blessings B G#m but my head just killed the best things, D#m C# killed the best things B G#m tell me how to make it D#m C# all just dissipate, dissipate B G#m tell me how to make it D#m C# all just dissipate, dissipate D#m

VERSE

B I tried to tell myself today, C# everything was gonna be okay, D#m but I lied, (it’s just another lie, it’s just another lie) (it’s just another lie, it’s just another lie) B and I’d scribble down every word if you’d promise me C# D#m that it’d make the hurt just die, (give me another try, give me another try) (give me another try, give me another try) B D#m could you make it fade, make it fade away

CHORUS

B G#m I tried to count my blessings, D#m C# count my blessings B G#m but my head just killed the best things, D#m C# killed the best things B G#m tell me how to make it D#m C# all just dissipate, dissipate B G#m tell me how to make it D#m D#m all just dissipate, dissipate

INTERLUDE

B D#m B D#m B D#m B D#m B C# D#m B C# D#m (PRE-OUTRO) B C# D#m I’ve been trying to find my way B C# D#m I’ve been trying to find my way

OUTRO

B I scribbled down my thoughts today, to try and make the pain dissipate away __________________________ Hope you enjoyed this one! Stay KingerZ -Matt