Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better

standard tuning
capo 2nd fret

C Bm
they say an end can be a start

G
feels like i’ve been buried yet i’m still alive
C
it’s like a bad day that never ends
i feel the chaos around me

Bm Em
a thing i don’t try to deny
i’d better learn to accept that
Em Em/D# E7 G
there are things in my life that i can’t control

Am7 D
they say love ain’t nothing but a sore
G G/F# Em
i don’t even know what love is
Am7 D
too many tears have had to fall
G G/F# Em
don’t you know i’m so tired of it all
i have known terror dizzy spells
finding out the secrets words won’t tell
whatever it is it can’t be named
there’s a part of my world that’ s fading away

you know i don’t want to be clever
to be brilliant or superior
true like ice , true like fire
now i know that a breeze can blow me away
now i know there’s much more dignity
in defeat than in the brightest victory
i’m losing my balance on the tight rope
tell me please , tell me please , tell me please . . .

Am7 D G G/F# Em
if i ever feel better
remind me to spend some good time with you
you can give me your number
when it’s all over i’ll let you know

C
hang on to the good days
Bm
i can lean on my friends
G
they help me going through hard times
C
but i’m feeding the enemy
Bm
i’m in league with the foe
Em Em
blame me for what’s happening
Em/D# E7 G
i can’t try , i can’t try , i can’t try . . .

Am7 D G ( G/F# ) Em
no one knows the hard times i went through
if happiness came i miss the call
the stormy days ain’t over
i’ve tried and lost know i think that i pay the cost
now i’ve watched all my castles fall
they were made of dust , after all
someday all this mess will make me laugh
i can’t ewait , i can’t wait , i can’t wait . . .

Am7 D G ( G/F# ) Em
if i ever feel better
remind me to spend some good time with you
you can give me your number
when it’s all over i’ll let you know
if i ever feel better
remind me to spend some good time with you
you can give me your number
when it’s all over i’ll let you know

C Bm
it’s like somebody took my place
G
i ain’t even playing my own game
the rules have changed well i didn’t know
there are things in my life i can’t control
C Bm
i feel the chaos around me
Em
a thing i don’t try to deny
i’d better learn to accept that
Em Em/D# Em7 G
there’s a part of my life that will go away

Am7 D G
dark is the night , cold is the ground
G G/F# Em
in the circular solitude of my heart
as one who strives a hill to climb
i Am sure i’ll come through i don’t know how
they say an end can be a start
feels like i’ve been buried yet i’m still alive

i’m losing my balance on the tight rope
tell me please , tell me please , tell me please . . .

if i ever feel better
remind me to spend some good time with you
you can give me your number
when it’s all over i’ll let you know

if i ever feel better
remind me to spend some good time with you
you can give me your number
when it’s all over i’ll let you know

if i ever feel better
remind me to spend some good time with you
you can give me your number
when it’s all over i’ll let you know