Intro:
Eb, Gb (2x)
Verse 1:
x Eb5Gb5
I've got a bad feeling
Eb5Gb5
that I went and got dirt on your name
Eb5Gb5
and you swear you heard them say
Eb5Gb5
"that is the guy who makes the biggest mistakes", oh.
Eb5Gb5Eb5
He said, she said, that I'm a joke.
Gb5
The kind of hoax that leaves a lump in your throat.
Eb5Gb5
From what I hear I still maintain some class
Eb5Gb5
and if you let me be your first
I swear I'll be your last
Ab5Bb5Gb5
and all the rumors that you may have heard
Ab5Bb5Gb5
have left a mark and striped you of your worth.
Chorus:
x Bbm5Gb5
And I never meant to go.
Ab5BbmGb5Db5Ab5BbmGb5
I'm leaving you the only... way... I... know.
BbmGb
No, I never meant to go.
Ab5BbmGb5Db5Ab5BbmGb5
I'm leaving you the only... way... I... know.
Eb5, Gb5Verse 2:
x Eb5Gb5
You've got a gut feeling
Eb5Gb5
that I went and got dirt on your name and
Eb5Gb5
you swear you heard them say
Eb5Gb5
that giving up will be your biggest mistake. Whoa!
Eb5Gb5
I've got a spot for blondes and green eyes.
Eb5Gb5Eb5
I am falling faster and it frames no surprise.
Gb5
Shallow is as shallow does,
Eb5Gb5
and if you let me have my way
I swear I'll tear you apart,
Ab5Bb5Gb5
and all I've got is what I bare in these arms.
Ab5Bb5Gb5Eb5Gb5
The saddest part is that is not enough
x Eb5Gb5
And everybody knows
Chorus:
x Bbm5Gb5
And I never meant to go.
Ab5BbmGb5Db5Ab5BbmGb5
I'm leaving you the only... way... I... know.
BbmGb
No, I never meant to go.
Ab5BbmGb5Db5Ab5BbmGb5
I'm leaving you the only... way... I... know...
Interlude:
Ab5, Gb5, Eb5Bridge:
Ab5
And all I've got is what you don't
Gb5
wanna know where I will go.
Eb5
The saddest part is I am not with you.
Eb5, Gb5Chorus:
x Bbm5Gb5
And I never meant to go.
Ab5BbmGb5Db5Ab5BbmGb5
I'm leaving you the only... way... I... know.
BbmGb
No, I never meant to go.
Ab5BbmGb5Db5Ab5BbmGb5
I'm leaving you the only... way... I... know...
Outtro:
Ab5Bb5Gb5
You're a champion itching for comeback
Ab5Bb5Gb5
But you're an inch, an inch away.
Ab5Bb5Gb5Ab5
You're a champion itching for a comeback
Bb5Gb5
so stay.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.