INTRO Dm VERSE Dm Left you, falling on the floor Dm Headed for the door Dm Went straight to Philadelphia Dm Oh no, what have I begun? Dm Called my mother, said I love her Dm Had another and another one Dm Questions, questions, suddenly suggestions Dm Where was anyone at the start of this thing? Dm Hold the cold up over your shoulder Dm All I needs a place to grieve Pre-Chorus Bb F Oh, it's for the best you didn't listen Am Dm C It's for the best we get our distance (oh oh woah oh) Bb F It's for the best you didn't listen C It's for the best we get our distanceVERSE Dm Now I'm over my head Dm Acting like I never started over again Dm I am the city I'm from Dm Always wanting more than just a word on my arm Dm Oh, I know, I can't believe Dm That I'd let it get to me Dm Good to know I won't become Dm Everything I'm afraid of Pre-Chorus Bb F Oh, it's for the best you didn't listen Am Dm C It's for the best we get our distance (oh oh woah oh) Bb F It's for the best you didn't listen C It's for the best we get our distanceF Gm Oh lord, I feel alive Am Bb C I've gone and saved my soul F Gm If all that you read is everything you believe Am Bb C Then let go, then let go, then let goBRIDGE Bb C Mama don't cry F C Dm I was once your little baby boy Dm So full of love and light Bb C By the time I turned 25 F C I was lost among the pavement Dm C Lower than the basement Bb C And I couldn't stand and smile C F C Dm C I thought of taking my own life Bb C But mama don't cry C F C I found songs among the tragic Dm C Hung my hat on sadness Bb C Mom, I think they're trying to keep the grand romantic in me F C Dm C Now that we got bottom lines Bb C F But mom, I think I'm ready to free this grand romantic in me Instrumental Bb C F Instrumental DmF Gm Oh lord, I feel alive Am Bb C I've gone and saved my soul F Gm If all that you read is everything you believe Am Bb C Then let go, then let go, then let goF Gm Oh lord, I feel alive Am Bb C I've gone and saved my soul F Gm If all that you read is everything you believe Am Bb C Then let go, then let go, then let go F Gm Oh lord, I feel alive Am Bb C I've gone and saved my soul F Gm If all that you read is everything you believe Am Bb C Then let go, then let go, then let go