Intro Am ( with pull offs and hammer ons on the D string) 
C                       Am 
I wish I had more nice things to say, 
Em                        F7M    G 
but I was raised not to lie. 
C                           Am 
I'm either honest or I'm an optimist, 
Em                         F7M 
but never both at the same time. 
G                      Am 
And everyone knows the deal, 
F7M                 C 
gotta take what you can. 
Em                      Am 
'cause anything I don't steal, 
     F7M                      G 
just winds up in someone else's hands. 
 
C                           Am 
There's only so much good a man can take, 
Em                       F7M    G 
when he ain't so good himself. 
C                       Am 
You remind me of what I could have been, 
Em                           F7M 
but that reminder ain't much help. 
Dm                         Am      C 
So it's better if you were on your way 
   Dm                          Am    E7 
if you were somewhere far from me. 
Dm                 Am         C 
So you can dream I turned out well, 
    F7M               G 
and I, I can just go to sleep. 
 
The woo's C , Am , Em , F7M , Am , 
Em , F7M , G x2 
 
C                       Am 
I wish I had more nice things to say, 
Em                      F7M   G 
but I was raised not to lie. 
C                           Am 
I'm either honest or I'm an optimist, 
Em                         F7M 
but never both at the same time.