Every Avenue - Tell Me Im A Wreck

F
i could have been easier on you
C Dm
i could have been all you held on to
C B flat C
i know it wasn’t fair , i tried my best to care
F
about you
F
i know i could have been a better man
C Dm
but i always had to have the upper hand
C B flat C
i’m struggling to see the better side of me

pre – chorus
Dm C
but i cant take all your jabs and taunts
B flat C
your pointing out my every fault
Dm C
and you wonder why i walked away

chorus
F C
when you tell me i’m a wreck , you say that i’m a mess
Dm B flat
how could you expect anything less
F C B flat
you latched on to me then cried i strung you along
F C
i told you when you asked , i knew this wouldnt last
Dm B flat
at least i could be honest about that
F C B flat
and now you’re telling everyone how i only did you wrong

i guess you never knew me at all

F C

verse 2
F
remember on my 21st birthday
C Dm
you took me where we went on our first date
C B flat C
we stayed till closing time , after four glasses of wine
F
you started with a pointless argument
C Dm
said that i forgot to compliment
C B flat C
the dress you wore that night , that i’ve seen a thousand times

pre chorus
Dm C
but i think we just want different things
B flat C
i want space , you want a diamond ring
Dm C
whatever made you think we were meant to be?

chorus
F C
when you tell me i’m a wreck , you say that i’m a mess
Dm B flat
how could you expect anything less
F C B flat
you latched on to me then cried i strung you along
F C
i told you when you asked , i knew this wouldnt last
Dm B flat
at least i could be honest about that
F C B flat
and now you’re telling everyone how i only did you wrong

i guess you never knew me at all
bridge

F C Dm B flat

chorus
F C
when you tell me i’m a wreck , you say that i’m a mess
Dm B flat
how could you expect anything less

F C
when you tell me i’m a wreck , you say that i’m a mess
Dm B flat
how could you expect anything less
F C B flat
you latched on to me then cried i strung you along
F C
i told you when you asked , i knew this wouldnt last
Dm B flat
at least i could be honest about that
F C B flat
and now you’re telling everyone how i only did you wrong
F C B flat
but still i see you standing there waiting around for me to fall
F C B flat
girl you must be crazy still believing you and me belong

i guess you never knew me at all