Intro
Dm F C
Whoa oh
Dm F C A#
whoa oh
[Verse 1]
Dm F
Just when you learned
C Dm
the game of life
F C
All the rules changed
A# Dm F
overnight Whoa oh oh
C Dm F C A#
go figure
Dm F C
It seems so wrong to even
Dm F
try But taking a chance
C A# Dm
never felt so right
F C Dm F C A#
Whoa oh oh go figure
[Refrain 1]
Dm
You have a dream
C
You wanna be
A#
The center of the
Am Dm
story Just when you
A#
think it's gone
C
You find a way to
C
keep it going on
[Chorus 1]
F C
Sometimes you fall
A#
before you fly
F
Sometimes you laugh
C/E Dm C
when you should cry
A# C F
Go figure When things
C
got messed up You
A#
wanted to give up
F
Nothing seemed right
C/E Dm C
but it turned out fine
A# A#
Go figure go figure
[Post Chorus]
Dm F C
Whoa oh
Dm F C A#
whoa oh
[Verse 2]
Dm F
It's so dangerous
C Dm
to play it safe
F
You get what you
C A#
want by giving it away
Dm F C Dm
Whoa oh oh go figure
F C A# Dm F
Go figure You're trying
C
so hard to be someone
Dm F C
else When all you needed
A#
to be was yourself
Dm F C Dm
Whoa oh oh go figure
Dm F C A#
Yeah yeah yeah
[Refrain 2]
Dm
Not everything
C
Is what it seems
A#
It's never just one
Am Dm
meaning When life
A#
starts making sense
C
Your world is
C
upside down again
[Chorus 2]
F C
Sometimes you fall
A#
before you fly
F
Sometimes you laugh
C/E Dm C
when you should cry
A# C F
Go figure When things
C
got messed up You
A#
wanted to give up
F
Nothing seemed right
C/E Dm C
but it turned out fine
A# A#
Go figure go figure
[Breakdown]
Dm F C
Am A/C#
Whoa oh oh go figure
Dm F C
Am A/C#
Whoa oh
[Bridge]
Dm
Did you really
F
think Your destiny
C Am A/C#
Was a one way street?
Dm
Oh You gotta be
F
Ready for anything
C Am
Just set your whole
A/C# A/C#
life free yeah
[Chorus 3]
F C
Sometimes you fall
A#
before you fly
F
Sometimes you laugh
C/E Dm C
when you should cry
A# C F
Go figure When things
C
got messed up You
A#
wanted to give up
F
Nothing seemed right
C/E Dm C
but it turned out fine
A# A#
Go figure go figure
[Chorus 4]
F C
Sometimes you fall
A#
before you fly
F
Sometimes you laugh
C/E Dm C
when you should cry
A# C F
Go figure When things
C
got messed up You
A#
wanted to give up
F
Nothing seemed right
C/E Dm C
but it turned out fine
A# A#
Go figure go figure
[Outro]
Dm F C Dm F C A# x2