Stronger by Kelly Clarkson
2011
Tracklist:
1. Mr Know It All
2. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
3. Dark Side
4. Honestly
5. You Love Me
6. Einstein
7. Standing In Front Of You
8. I Forgive You
9. Hello
10. The War Is Over
11. Let Me Down
12. You Can't Win
13. Breaking Your Own Heart
14. Don't You Wanna Stay (feat Jason Aldean) (not included yet)
15. Alone
16. Don't Be A Girl About It
17. The Sun Will Rise (feat Kara Dioguardi)
18. Why Don't You Try? (Itunes Bonus Track)
1. Mr Know It All (Kelly Clarkson)
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd Fret
Chords:
D: xx0232
A: x02220
G: 320033
Dsus2: xx0230
Bm: x24432
Intro: Dsus2 D x4
D
Mr know it all
Well ya think you know it all
A
But ya don't know a thing at all
Ain't it something y'all
G
When somebody tells you something bout you
Think that they know you more than you do
D
So you take it down another pill to swallow
D
Mr bring me down
Well ya like to bring me down don't ya
A
But I ain't laying down, baby
I ain't going down
G
Can't nobody tell me how it's gonna be
Nobody gonna make a fool out of me
D
Baby you should know that I lead not follow
D
Oh you think that you know me, know me
A
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
G
Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
D
You don't know a thing about me
D
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
A
Acting like you own me lately
G
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
D
You don't know a thing about me
D
Mr play your games
Only got yourself to blame
A
When you want me back again
But I ain't falling back again
G
Cause I'm living my truth without your lies
Let's be clear baby this is goodbye
D
I ain't coming back tomorrow
D
Oh you think that you know me, know me
A
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
G
Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
D
You don't know a thing about me
D
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
A
Acting like you own me lately
G
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
D
You don't know a thing about me
Bm A
So what, you've got the world at your feet
G
And you know everything about everything
But you don't
Bm A G
You still think I'm coming back but baby you'll see
D
Oh you think that you know me, know me
A
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
G
Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
D
You don't know a thing about me
D
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
A
Acting like you own me lately
G
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
D
You don't know a thing about me
D
Mr know it all
Well ya think you know it all
A
But ya don't know a thing at all
G
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
D
You don't know a thing about me
2. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Am: x02210
F: 133211
C: x32010
G: 320033 or 320003
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331
Intro: Am F C G
Am F
You know the bed feels warmer
C G
Sleeping here alone
Am F
You know I dream in colour
C G
And do the things I want
Am
You think you got the best of me
F
Think you've had the last laugh
C G
Bet you think that everything good is gone
Am
Think you left me broken down
F
Think that I'll come running back
C G
Baby you don't know me 'cause you're dead wrong
Am
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
F
Stand a little taller
C
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
G Am
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
F
Footsteps even lighter
C
Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone
G Am F
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger
C
Just me, myself and I
G Am
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
F
Stand a little taller
C G
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
Am F C G
You heard that I was starting over with someone new
Am F C G
They told you I was moving on over you
Am
You didn't think that I'd come back
F
I'd come back swinging
C G
You tried to break me, but you see
Am
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
F
Stand a little taller
C
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
G Am
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
F
Footsteps even lighter
C
Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone
G Am F
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger
C
Just me, myself and I
G Am
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
F
Stand a little taller
C G
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
Dm
Thanks to you I got a new thing started
Bb
Thanks to you I'm not a broken hearted
Am
Thanks to you I'm finally thinking bout me
F Am F
You know in the end the day you left was just my beginning
C G
In the end...
Am
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
F
Stand a little taller
C
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
G Am
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
F
Footsteps even lighter
C
Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone
G Am F
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger
C
Just me, myself and I
G Am
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
F
Stand a little taller
C G
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
Am F C G
End on Am
3. Dark Side
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
C: x32010
F: 133211 or x33211
Fm: 133111
Am: x02210
G: 320003 or 320033
Intro: C Fm x2
C Fm
There's a place that I know
C Fm
It's not pretty there and few have ever gone
Am
If I show it to you now
Fm
Will it make you run away
C
Or will you stay
Fm
Even if it hurts
C
Even if I try to push you out
Fm
Will you return?
Am
And remind me who I really am
Fm (G)
Please remind me who I really am
Am F
Everybody's got a dark side
C
Do you love me?
G
Can you love mine?
Am F
Nobody's a picture perfect
C
But we're worth it
G
You know that we're worth it
Am
Will you love me?
Fm
Even with my dark side?
C
Like a diamond
Fm
From black dust
C
It's hard to know
what can become
Fm
If you give up
Am
So don't give up on me
Fm (G)
Please remind me who I really am
Am F
Everybody's got a dark side
C
Do you love me?
G
Can you love mine?
Am F
Nobody's a picture perfect
C
But we're worth it
G
You know that we're worth it
Am
Will you love me?
F
Even with my dark side?
C
Don't run away
F
Don't run away
Am
Just tell me that you will stay
F
Promise me you will stay
C
Don't run away
F
Don't run away
Am
Just promise me you will stay
F
Promise me you will stay
Am Fm
Will you love me? ohh
Am F
Everybody's got a dark side
C
Do you love me?
G
Can you love mine?
Am F
Nobody's a picture perfect
C
But we're worth it
G
You know that we're worth it
Am
Will you love me?
Fm
Even with my dark side?
C Fm
Don't run away, don't run away
C Fm
Don't run away, promise you'll stay
End on C
4. Honestly by Kelly Clarkson
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
G: 320033 or 320003
Dm: xx0231
Intro: Am Em x2
Am Em
Could you love somebody like that?
Am Em
Could you attract someone like that?
Am Em
Could you go where people can't see
Am Em
Someone like me, could you do that?
Would you
Am
Face me
Em G
Make me listen to the truth
Dm
Even if it breaks me
You can
Am Em
Judge me, love me
G
If you're hating me
Dm
Do it honestly
Am Em
All I see are stepford-like lives
Am
Needles and knives
Em
Beautiful lies
Am Em
Bringing out the green in your eyes
Am Em
A perfect disguise for envy and pride
Would you
Am
Face me
Em G
Make me listen to the truth
Dm
Even if it breaks me
You can
Am Em
Judge me, love me
G
If you're hating me
Dm Am Em Dm
Do it honestly
Am
You can tell me
Em
You can tell me
You can tell me
Dm
You can tell me
You can tell me
Am
Face me
Em G
Make me listen to the truth
Dm
Even if it breaks me
You can
Am Em
Judge me, love me
G
If you're hating me
Would you
Am
Face me
Em G
Make me listen to the truth
Dm
Even if it breaks me
You can
Am Em
Judge me, love me
G
If you're hating me
Dm Am Em G Dm
Do it honestly
Am
You can tell me
Em
You can tell me
You can tell me
G
You can tell me
Dm
Do it honestly
Am
You can tell me
Em
You can tell me
You can tell me
G
You can tell me
Dm
You can
Am Em G Dm
End on Am
5. You Love Me
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
Chords:
C: x03201
Em: x22000
D: xx0232
Intro: C Em D
C Em
Thick skin, soft touch
D
Heart of gold but it's na-na-na-not enough
C Em
Forgiving arms, the higher road
D
Working hard but it's na-na-na-not enough
C Em D
You said I'm not good enough, I'm not good enough
C
But what you really mean is you're not good enough
Em D
You're not good enough
You can't deliver so you turn it around
C
You didn't let me down
Em
You didn't tear me apart
D
You just opened my eyes
While breaking my heart
C
You didn't do it for me
Em
I'm not as dumb as you think
D
You just made me cry
C
While claiming that you love me
Em D
You love me, you love me
You said you loved me but that
C Em D
I'm not good enough, I'm not good enough
C
Stronghold,
Em
But fun ride
D
But rollercoasters aren't just na-na-na-not enough
C
I keep it in
Em
You wear me out
D
This kind of love is na-na-na-not enough
C Em D
You said I'm just a sinking ship, I'm just a sinking ship
But what that really means
C Em D
Is you can't handle this, you can't handle this
You couldn't win so you turn it around
C
You didn't let me down
Em
You didn't tear me apart
D
You just opened my eyes
While breaking my heart
C
You didn't do it for me
Em
I'm not as dumb as you think
D
You just made me cry
C
While claiming that you love me
Em D
You love me, you love me
You said you loved me but that
C Em D
I'm not good enough, I'm not good enough
C
Your love feels different
D
It's like a blow to the head with your compliments
C
Your love hurts deeper
D
It's like a brick in the sea and I'm drowning with it
C
You didn't let me down
Em
You didn't tear me apart
D
You just opened my eyes
While breaking my heart
C
You didn't do it for me
Em
I'm not as dumb as you think
D
You just made me cry
C
While claiming that you love me
Em D
You love me, you love me
You said you loved me but that
C Em D
I'm not good enough, I'm not good enough
C Em
So understand it means nothing when you say you love me, you love me
D
When you say you love me
C
When you say you love me
Em D
You love me, you love me
C
You didn't let me down
Em
You didn't tear me apart
D
You just opened my eyes
While breaking my heart
C
You didn't do it for me
Em
I'm not as dumb as you think
D
You just made me cry
C
While claiming that you love me
Em D
You love me, you love me
You know the truth is that
C Em D
You're not good enough, you're not good enough
End on C
6. Einstein
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331
F: 133211 or x33211
C: x32010
(To make it easier put a capo on the 6th fret and replace the chords above by Am, F, C and G)
Intro: Dm Bb F C x2
Dm
Simple math
Bb F C
Our love divided by the square root of pride
Dm Bb
Multiply your lies plus time
F C
I'm going out of my mind
Dm Bb
It was heavy
F C
When I finally figured
Dm Bb F C
It out alone
Dm Bb F C
I didn't get it the first time
Dm Bb F C
But don't think I've been so blind
Dm Bb
And I may not be Einstein but I know
F C
Dumb plus dumb equals you
Dm Bb F C
Dumb plus dumb equals you
Dm Bb F C
Dumb plus dumb equals you
Dm Bb F C
Even had the nerve to flirt with her in front of my face
Dm Bb F C
Here's your keys, your bags, your clothes and now get out of my place
Dm Bb
You say I'm crazy
F
And that we're happy
C Dm Bb F C
Is that supposed to comfort me?
Dm Bb F C
I didn't get it the first time
Dm Bb F C
But don't think I've been so blind
Dm Bb
And I may not be Einstein but I know
F C
Dumb plus dumb equals you
Dm Bb F C
Dumb plus dumb equals you
Dm Bb F C
Dumb plus dumb equals you
Dm Bb C
All of your promises, flushed
Dm Bb C
A thousand apologies, just
Dm Bb C
Take out the pain and then it leaves us
Dm Bb C
With nothing at all, no nothing at all
Dm Bb F C
You can stop wasting my time
Dm Bb F C
Without you I'm just fine
Dm Bb
Why did it take me so long to figure out
F C Dm Bb
Dumb plus dumb equals you,
F C
Equals you
Dm Bb F C
I didn't get it the first time
Dm Bb F C
But don't think I've been so blind
Dm Bb
And I may not be Einstein but I know
F C Dm Bb
Dumb plus dumb equals you
F C
Equals you
Dm
Simple math
Bb F C
Our love divided by the square root of pride
Dm Bb
Multiply your lies plus time
F C
I'm going out of my mind
Dm Bb
And I may not be Einstein but I know
F C Dm Bb
Dumb plus dumb equals you
F C
Equals you
End on Dm
7. Standing In Front Of You
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
C: x32010
Em: x22000
F: 132211 or x33211
G: 320033 or 320003
Dm: xx0231
Am: x02210
Intro: C Em F G x2
C
You say it's easier
Em
Alone and undisturbed
F
You said yes and danced before
G
And got your feelings hurt
C
You say most days your good
Em
It's not so bad this room
F
Watching the rain today
G Dm
Even though it's clear and sunny
G Dm
And you fight it so hard
G
How to tell if it's real or not
C
Take a breath and listen (listen)
Em
Open up stop wishin' (wishin')
F
All that you've been missin' (missin')
G
Standing in front of you
C
Everything you're fearin' (fearin')
Em
All the walls you're buildin' (buildin')
F
Take a chance you're reason (reason)
G
Standing in front of you
C
Standing in front of you
Em
Standing in front of you
F G
Standing in front of you
C
You start to sway again
Em
Feelin' good in your skin
F
You start to remember when
G
You didnt have to try
C
And then the glitter turns to dust
Em F G
The color fades enough to make out pictures of a fire
Dm
That burns like love
G Dm
You can close your eyes don't worry
G
I'll still be here in the morning
C
Take a breath and listen (listen)
Em
Open up stop wishin' (wishin')
F
All that you've been missin' (missin')
G
Standing in front of you
C
Everything you're fearin' (fearin')
Em
All the walls you're buildin' (buildin')
F
Take a chance you're reason (reason)
G
Standing in front of you
C
Standing in front of you
Em
Standing in front of you
F G
Standing in front of you
Am
And they wont break us
C
And they cant get through
G
Cause I'm gunna be here
D
Standing in front of you
C
Take a breath and listen (listen)
Em
Open up stop wishin' (wishin')
F
All that you've been missin' (missin')
G
Standing in front of you
C
Everything you're fearin' (fearin')
Em
All the walls you're buildin' (buildin')
F
Take a chance you're reason (reason)
G
Standing in front of you
C
Standing in front of you
Em
Standing in front of you
F G
Standing in front of you
End on G
8. I Forgive You
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
G: 320033 or 320003
C: x32010
Em: x22000
D: xx0232
Intro: G
G (played throughout the whole verse)
I forgive you, I forgive me
Now when do I start to feel again
I forgive you, I forgive me
Now when do I start to feel again
C G
Cause the lights are on
C G
But I'm never home
Em C D
But I'll be back with a brand new attitude
Cause I forgive you
G
I forgive you
D
We were just a couple of kids
Trying to figure out how to live
Em
Doing it our way
No shame, no blame
C
Cause the damage is done
D
And, and I forgive you
G
I forgive you
D
We were busy living the dream
Em
Never noticed the glass ceiling falling on us
No shame, no blame
C
Cause the damage is done
D
And, and I forgive you
G (played throughout the whole verse)
I forgive you, I forgive me
Now do I start to feel again
If I hate you, what does that do
So I breathe in and I count to 10
C G
Cause the lights are on
C G
And I'm coming home
Em
Yes I am back
C D
With a new heart in my hand
Cause I forgive you
G
I forgive you
D
We were just a couple of kids
Trying to figure out how to live
Em
Doing it our way
No shame, no blame
C
Cause the damage is done
D
And, and I forgive you
G
I forgive you
D
We were busy living the dream
Em
Never noticed the glass ceiling falling on us
No shame, no blame
C
Cause the damage is done
D
And, and I forgive you
G
I forgive you
D
For every time that I cried
Em
Over some stupid thing you did to hurt me
C D
That's alright, yeah I forgive yooooooooouuuuuuuu
G
I forgive you
D
We were just a couple of kids
Trying to figure out how to live
Em
Doing it our way
No shame, no blame
C
Cause the damage is done
D
And, and I forgive you
G
I forgive you
D
We were just a couple of kids
Trying to figure out how to live
Em
Doing it our way
No shame, no blame
C
Cause the damage is done
D
And, and I forgive you
G
I forgive you
D
We were busy living the dream
Em
Never noticed the glass ceiling falling on us
No shame, no blame
C
Cause the damage is done
D G
And, and I forgive you
9. Hello
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Dm: xx0231
Bb: x13331
C: x32010
(To make it easier put a capo on the 6th fret and replace the chords above by Am, F and G)
Intro: Dm Bb C x4
Dm Bb C
Yes I stumbled into the night
Dm Bb C
We're touching but I feel like you're still out of reach
Dm Bb C
The people here are buzzing like a bug on a light
Dm Bb C
I'm feeling like I always see them, but they can't see me
Bb C
Sentimental feelings
Bb C
Never get me anywhere
Bb C
My heart continues beating
Bb C
Is there anybody, anybody?
Dm Bb
Hello, Hello
C
Is anybody listening?
Dm Bb C
Let go As everyone lets go of me
Dm Bb C Dm Bb C
Oh oh, won't somebody show me that I'm not alone, not alone
Dm Bb C
Yeah I'm coming through this desert of stone
Dm Bb C
These faces on the statues that I used to know
Dm Bb C
Wishing I was more than what my story has told
Dm Bb C
Or hoping that I'm dreaming in the day and this isn't happening
Bb C
Gotta keep it altogether
Bb C
Longing for a hand to hold
Bb C
Keep clear on the shadows
Bb C
Is there anybody, anybody?
Dm Bb
Hello, Hello
C
Is anybody listening?
Dm Bb C
Let go As everyone lets go of me
Dm Bb C Dm Bb C
Oh oh, won't somebody show me that I'm not alone, not alone
C Dm Bb C
Holding on to the memories of when I, I didn't know
C Dm Bb C
Ignorance isn't wise but it beats being alone
Dm Bb C x2
Dm Bb
Hello, Hello
C
Is anybody listening?
Dm Bb C
Let go As everyone lets go of me
Dm Bb C Dm Bb C
Oh oh, won't somebody show me that I'm not alone, not alone
Dm Bb
Hello, Hello
C
Is anybody listening?
Dm Bb C
Let go As everyone lets go of me
Dm Bb C Dm Bb C
Oh oh, won't somebody show me that I'm not alone, not alone
End on Dm
10. The War Is Over
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
E: 022100
B: x24442
C#m: x46654
A: x02220
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kelly_clarkson/stronger_crd.html ]
(To make it easier put a capo on the 4th fret and replace the chords above by D, A, Bm and G)
Intro: E B C#m A
E B
I watch the days rush by me like a river
C#m A
I shouldn't wait, but I'm scared to touch the water
E B
I let the phone ring, why won't you believe me
C#m A
I wait for silence, takes a lot not to answer
E B
All I have to say is
C#m A
You don't deserve me, you don't deserve me
E B
I'm finally walking away
C#m A
Cause you don't deserve me, and you're not worthy
E B
And I won't let you pull me in
C#m
Because I know you're gonna win
A
But the war is over
E B
And I won't fight you anymore
C#m
I have never been so sure
A
Cause the war is over
E B
I used to let you paint a pretty pictures
C#m A
You got me caught up with your "you're my girl forever"
E B
So I forgive you, it felt good when you hold me
C#m
Yeah you owned me
A
Now you wish you had really known me
E B
All I have to say is
C#m A
You don't deserve me, you don't deserve me
E B C#m
I'm finally walking away, cause you only hurt me
A
And you're not worthy
E B
And I won't let you pull me in
C#m
Because I know you're gonna win
A
But the war is over
E B
And I won't fight you anymore
C#m
I have never been so sure
A
Cause the war is over
E B
This is not my surrender
C#m A
I'm not running for cover
E B
I'm right here, I know you see me
C#m A
But your words no longer defeat me
E B
In the night when you're lonely
C#m A
You remember how much you miss me
E B
So you call, well I swear
C#m A
You can try a million times, you'll get the same message
E B
All I have to say is
C#m A
You don't deserve me, you don't deserve me
E B C#m
I'm finally walking away, cause you only hurt me
A
And you're not worthy
E B
And I won't let you pull me in
C#m
Because I know you're gonna win
A
But the war is over
E
The war is over
B
The war is over
C#m
The war is over
A
The war is over
E
The war is over
B
The war is over
C#m
The war is over
A E
The war is over
11. Let Me Down
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Em: x22000
C: x32010
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
Intro: Em x2
Em
I think I might be a fortune teller
C
I read your face just like a letter
G
The funny thing about forever
D
Is it comes with a side of never never
Em
I cant buy into what you're selling
C
And no its not that I don't want it
G
Believe me I love to close my eyes
D
Enjoy the ride but you've made a bad decision and I
Em C
I know, I know, I know,
G D
I know, I know, I know
C
You're only gonna let me down
G Em D
When it counts, you countdown
C
You're only gonna turn me out
G Em D
As I burn, you burn out
C G
You're only gonna make me feel so crazy
Em D
But when I think we could be something
C G Em
You go and let me down, let me down
D Em C G D
Oh
Em
I am too smart to let you in here
C
But i'm just dumb enough to linger
G
I wanna think that you'll be different
D
Smoking mirrors are so clever clever
Em
I picked him and things went so bad
C
Then what you say won't actually happen
G
I've been dying to open my eyes
D
See you try instead of always leaving me out to dry
Em C D
I know, I know
C
You're only gonna let me down
G Em D
When it counts, you countdown
C
You're only gonna turn me out
G Em D
As I burn, you burn out
C G
You're only gonna make me feel so crazy
Em D
But when I think we could be something
C G Em
You go and let me down, let me down
D
Oh
Em C
I need to be there when you say you're gonna be
G D
I care too much and you care enough to leave
Em C
I want some place to rest my head without worrying
G
It's not fair (it's not fair) it's not fair (it's not fair)
D
It's not fair to me cause i know by now
C
You're only gonna let me down
G Em D
When it counts, you countdown
C
You're only gonna turn me out
G Em D
As I burn, you burn out
C G
You're only gonna make me feel so crazy
Em D
But when I think we could be something
C G Em D
You go and let me down, let me down
C
You're only gonna let me down
G Em D
When it counts, you countdown
C
You're only gonna turn me out
G Em D
As I burn, you burn out
C G
You're only gonna make me feel so crazy
Em D
But when I think we could be something
C G Em
You go and let me down, let me down
D
Oh
Em C G D x4
End on Em
12. You Can't Win
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
Em: x22000
C: x32010
Am: x02210
Intro: G D Em C x2
G D
If you go, they'll say you're following
Em C
If you don't, then you're too good for them
G D
If you smile, you must be ignorant
Em C
If you don't, what's your problem?
G D
If you're down, so ungrateful
Em C
And if you're happy, why so selfish?
G
And, you can't win
C
No, you can't win, no
G D
The one who doesn't quite fit in
Am
Underdressed under your skin
C
Oh, a walking disaster
G D
Everytime you try to fly
Am
You end up falling out of line, oh
C
You can't can't win, no
G D
If you're thin, poor little walking disease
Em C
If you're not, they're all screaming obese
G D
If you're straight, why aren't you married yet?
Em C
If you're gay, why aren't you waving a flag?
G D
If it's wrong, you're knowing it
Em C
If it's right, you'll always miss
G
You can't win, no
C
You can't win, no
G D
The one who doesn't quite fit in
Am
Underdressed under your skin
C
Oh, a walking disaster
G D
Everytime you try to fly
Am
You end up falling out of line, oh
C
You can't can't win, no
Em C Am D
And you try, you try so hard
Em C Am D
But it's wearing on your heart
Em D
And you play, you play the game
Am D
But you pay, you pay for it
Em D
You can't win, no
Am D
You can't win no
G D
If you speak, you'll only piss 'em off
Em C
If you don't, you're another robot
G D
If you stop, they'll just say you quit
Em C
If you don't, you might lose your shit
G D
You can't win, no
Em C
You can't win, no
G C
You can't win, nooo
G D
The one who doesn't quite fit in
Am
Underdressed under your skin
C
Oh, a walking disaster
G D
Everytime you try to fly
Am
You end up falling out of line, oh
C
You can't can't win, no
G D
The one who doesn't quite fit in
Am
Underdressed under your skin
C
Oh, a walking disaster
G D
Everytime you try to fly
Am
You end up falling out of line, oh
C
You can't can't win, no
G D Am C x2
End on G
13. Breaking Your Own Heart
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
E: 079900
B: 799800
A: 577600
C#m: x46654
F#m: 244222
(To make it easier put a capo on the 2n fret and replace the chords above by D, A, G, Bm and Em)
Intro: E B A x2
E B A
Shaking your head like it's all wrong
E B A
Before you're here you're already gone
F#m B A
And even with the light all around you
F#m B A
You're all alone in the dark
E
You're breaking your own heart
B A
Taking it too far down a lonely road
E
You say it's just one love
B A
But when it's close enough you just let it go
F#m C#m
The very thing you've been the most afraid of
A
You've been doing it from the start
E B A
Breaking your own heart
E B A
Too many tears, too many falls
E B A
It's easy to hear behind these walls
F#m B A
But you don't have to walk in the shadows
F#m B A
Life is so hard
E
You're breaking your own heart
B A
Taking it too far down a lonely road
E
You say it's just one love
B A
But when it's close enough you just let it go
F#m C#m
The very thing you've been the most afraid of
A
You've been doing it from the start
E B A E B A
Breaking your own heart
E B A E
You're breaking your own heart
E B A
It's not too late, I'm still right here
E A A
If only yBu'd let go of your fears
E
You're breaking your own heart
B A
Taking your own heart down a lonely road
E
You say it's just one love
B A
But when it's close enough you just let it go
F#m C#m
The very thing you've been the most afraid of
A E B A
You've been doing it from the start, breaking your own heart
E B A E
You're breaking your own heart
End on E
14. Don't You Wanna Stay (feat Jason Aldean) (not included yet)
15. Alone
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
Em: x22000
C: x32010
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
Bm: x23442
Intro: Em C G D C Em G D x3
Em C
When we're driving in your car
G D
It's like I'm on my own, yeah
Em C
I can't ask you how you are
G D
You're always on the phone, yeah
Em C
And when we kiss I feel so empty
G D Em
I really wish you knew what's been on my mind
C
You're gonna miss me, so get ready
G D
I'm about to tell you why
Em C
Cause when I'm with you I'm aloooooooooone
G D
No matter what you say
C Em G D
I hope you know, woah
Em C
That I'm alooooooooooone
G D
You say you're gonna change
C Em G D
But I know you won't, woah oh
Em C
When you look me in the eye
G D
It's like you're far away, yeah
Em C
Some pretty legs go walking by
G D
Your gaze is wandering, yeah
Em C
It's such a shame that you don't notice
G D Em
The way that everybody's looking at me
Get off the train
C
This love is hopeless
G D
Feeling like I'm gonna sink
Em C
Cause when I'm with you I'm aloooooooooone
G D
No matter what you say
C Em G D
I hope you know, woah
Em C
That I'm alooooooooooone
G D
You say you're gonna change
C Em G D
But I know you won't, woah oh
Bm C
But here's something you don't know about me
G
When you pushed me out
D
I found something better, you'll see
Bm C
While you were paying no attention to me
G D
I found somebody who can treat me right
Em C
When I'm with him I'm not aloooooooone
G D
Gets better everyday
C Em G D
I hope you know, oh
Em C
I'm not aloooooooone
G D
And it's never gonna change
C Em G
I hope you know
D Em C
When I'm with you I'm alooooooone
G D
No matter what you say
C Em G D
I hope you know, woah
Em C
That I'm alooooooooooone
G D
You say you're gonna change
C Em G D
But I know you won't, woah oh
Em C G D C Em G D
I'm not alone
Em C G D C Em G D
I'm not alone
Em C G D
End on Em
17. Don't Be A Girl About It
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
Em: x22000
C: x32010
Intro: G D Em C x2
G D Em C
Any chance you get to play the warn out pity card
G D Em C
Any opportunity to push my buttons hard
G D Em C
It's getting old, your "poor me" thoughts
G D Em C
Believe me, boy, when I say "so what"
G D Em C G D Em C
This broken record thing has got to stop
G D Em C G D Em C
I'm losing interest in your pillow talk
G D
And uuhuuhuuh it's not looking good
Em C
And uuhuuhuuh I'm not in the mood
G D
And uuhuuhuuh I can't get through
Em C
To you huuhuuh uuhuuhuuh
G
Don't be a girl about it
D
'Cause I didn't say yes
Em
Don't be a girl about it
C
'Cause I wouldn't pretend
G
Don't be a girl about it
D
Now you're whining again
Em
Don't be a girl about it
C
You're such a girl about it
G D Em C
G D Em C
Now you're up in arms because I say we're not working out
G D Em C
You wonder if I loved you from the start, well I tell you what
G D Em C
I knew a guy who changed my world
G D Em C
And then he grew into a little girl
G D Em C G D Em C
This metamorphosis is just too much
G D Em C G D Em C
You're crossing lines that I just can't let go on
G D
And uuhuuhuuh it's not looking good
Em C
And uuhuuhuuh I'm not in the mood
G D
And uuhuuhuuh I can't get through
Em C
To you huuhuuh uuhuuhuuh
G
Don't be a girl about it
D
'Cause I didn't say yes
Em
Don't be a girl about it
C
'Cause I wouldn't pretend
G
Don't be a girl about it
D
Now you're whining again
Em
Don't be a girl about it
C
You're such a girl about it
G D Em C
And uuhuuhuuh I'm sleeping with the enemy ohoh
G D Em C
And uuhuuhuuh I'm counting sheep while you're in love
Em D G C
I guess it's true that love can grow in different directions
Em D G C
I chose the high road and you chose to be a girl
Em D
I know you're mad at me now
G C
It's all my fault somehow
Em D
Here comes my favorite part
G C
You're so misunderstood
G D
And uuhuuhuuh it's not looking good
Em C
And uuhuuhuuh I'm not in the mood
G D
And uuhuuhuuh I can't get through
Em C
To you huuhuuh uuhuuhuuh
G
Don't be a girl about it
D
'Cause I didn't say yes
Em
Don't be a girl about it
C
'Cause I wouldn't pretend
G
Don't be a girl about it
D
Now you're whining again
Em
Don't be a girl about it
C
You're such a girl about it
G D Em C
And uuhuuhuuh I'm sleeping with the enemy ohoh
G D Em C
And uuhuuhuuh I'm counting sheep while you're in love
G
Don't be a girl about it
D
'Cause I didn't say yes
Em
Don't be a girl about it
C
'Cause I wouldn't pretend
G
Don't be a girl about it
D
Now you're whining again
Em
Don't be a girl about it
C
You're such a girl about it
G
Don't be a girl about it
17. The Sun Will Rise (feat Kara Dioguardi)/ Based on the EP version
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
C: x32010
Bm: x24432
Em: x22000
Intro: G D C D x2
G D C
I can see the wait there in your eyes
D G
I can feel the thought in your sigh
D C D
Your knuckles are bruised from a losing fight
G D C
One way down a dead end street
D G
Broken glass underneath your feet
D C D
You think the day won't break the sunless night
G D
The sun will riiiiiiiiiiise
C D
The sun will riiiiiiiiiiise
G D
When you've lost your liiiiiiiiiiights
C D
The sun will riiiiiiiiiiise
G D
It'll be alright
C D
It'll be alright
G D C
I've been stuck in a storm before
D G
Felt the wind raging at my door
D C D
Couldn't move, couldn't breathe, Couldn't find a way out
G D C D G
Somehow the clouds disappeared, Somehow I made it here
D C D
Maybe just so you could hear me say
G D
The sun will riiiiiiiiiiise
C D
The sun will riiiiiiiiiiise
G D
When you've lost your liiiiiiiiiiights
C D
The sun will riiiiiiiiiiise
G D
It'll be alriiiiiiiight
C D
It'll be alriiiiiiiight
G D
It'll be alriiiiiiiight
C
It'll be alriiiiiiiight
Bm C
Although you can't see it
D Em
So hard to believe it
Bm C D
Sometimes you just need a little faith
Bm C
There's an answer to your prayer
D Em C
And I swear that there'll come a day yeahh
G D
The sun will riiiiiiisee
C D
The sun will riiiiiiisee
G D
The sun will riiiiiiisee
C D
The sun will riiiiiiisee Yeahhh
G D
The sun will riiiiiiise
C D
The sun will riiiiiiise
G D
The sun will riiiiiiise
C D
The sun will riiiiiiise
G D
It'll be alriiiiiight
C D
It'll be alriiiiiight
G D
It'll be alriiiiiight
C D
It'll be alriiiiiight
G
The sun will riiisee
18. Why Don't You Try? (Itunes Bonus Track)
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
Em: x22000
F: 133211 or x33211
Am: x02210
C: x32010
E: 022100
Intro: G D Em F x2
G D
I Am A woman
Em
Cut in two
F
By ambitious pride
G D
Stuck in my ways
Em
Between you
F
And my other life
Am C
Now I have been around enough to know when love has ended
Am D
But I believe that you and I deserve to be extended
G D
So why don't you try
Em
To make me stay
F
When it's time to go
G D
Why don't you try
Em
To stand in my way
F
Cause we both know
G
I can't stop myself
D
Our empty house
Em
You occupy
F
When I'm far away
G D Em
Heavier hearts won't justify
F
Why I'm gone today
Am C
Now I have hung a cloud above our lives from always leaving
Am D
Figured you would at least make me give a better reason
G D
So why don't you try
Em
To make me stay
F
When it's time to go
G D
Why don't you try
Em
To stand in my way
F
Cause we both know
G
I can't stop myself
Instrumental part: G D Em F x2
(I have no idea how this part is really played in the recording so I just put that
chord progression instead)
Am D
In the early mornings when I'm up before dawn
Am D
You say "why don't you stay" but you keep sleeping on
G F E
Maybe you're just used to me being gone
Am D
Cause if you know that I don't want to go
G D Em
So why don't you try
F
When it's time to go
G D
Why don't you try
Em
To stand in my way
F
Cause we both know
G
I can't stop myself
D
Why don't you
Em
Why don't you try
F
When it's time to go, oh
G
Cause I don't want to have to go
D
And be the one to leave you holding on alone
Em
But this, this is my goodbye
F
So why don't you try
G D Em F x2
End on G
