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It Only Gets Much Worse

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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e|-Am5---Bm7---C3---D5---Em7---G3-|
B|-5---7---5---7---8---3-|
G|-5---7---5---7---9---4-|
D|-7---9---5---7---9---5-|
A|-7---9---3---5---7---5-|
E|-5---7---x---x---x---3-|
[INTRO]
Em G C D
Em G C D
[VERSE 1]
 GI was born Dbefore the storm
 My Emmother placed a Bmdozen thorns
 The Csorry's and the Gtake it back's
 Lay Csilent in her Dfolded hands and
 GHead to headstone DI just danced 
 OEmblivious to Bmconsequence
 As Cmorning sank inGto the ground
 The Chighest branch I Dsought it out
[PRE-CHORUS]
 EmOh, I didn't mean to let it Bmgo
 I didn't mean to bruise but I lost conCtrol
 And when she said to me it still eDchoesC  D  
[CHORUS]  
 GAll your love Dmay fCade aGway
 GAll you'll become Dmay Gall Cgo Dto Gwaste
 So EmI can't Dstand to Chear you say it Ghurts
 When it Emonly gets much DworCse
 DIt Emonly gets much DworCse
[VERSE 2]
 Oh you Gcaught me Dcome to life
 The Emmoment when your Beyes met mine
 And Cfrom your bed, Gthe sun came in
 And Cto this day it Dnever set
 But Ghere's to this DI'm used to it
 I Emstepped out for some Bmcigarettes
 The Cneon lights they Gcalled me in
 Her Ceyes like yours, Djust different
[PRE-CHORUS]
 And Emno, I didn't mean to let you Bmgo
 I didn't mean to bruise but I lost conCtrol
 What didn't mean a thing destroyed us Dboth
 CDarDling
[CHORUS]
 GAll your love Dmay fCade aGway
 GAll you'll become Dmay Call go to Gwaste
 So EmI can't Dstand to Chear you say it Ghurts
 When it Emonly gets much DworCse
 DIt Emonly gets much DworCse
[BRIDGE]
 EmI Bmcouldn't quite believe
 The Cway you used to pull me down
 And takes its DtolClD  
 EmI survived
 The Bmlaws of gravity
 These jaws of brevity
 I Amwould not let them sink their teeth into my Dsoul
 CWhoa-Doh
[CHORUS]
 GAll my love Dmay fCade aGway
 GAll I'll become Dmay Gall Cgo Dto Gwaste
 So EmI can't Dstand to Chere and say it Ghurts
 When it Emonly gets much DworCse
 DIt Emonly gets much DworCse
[CHORUS]
 GAll our love Dmay fCade aGway
 GAll we'll become Dmay Call go to Gwaste
 So EmI can't Dstand to Chear you say it Ghurts
 When it Emonly gets much DworCse
 DIt Emonly gets much DworCse

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It Only Gets Much Worse

by Nate Ruess

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am Bm C D Em G

e|-5---7---3---5---7---3-|

B|-5---7---5---7---8---3-|

G|-5---7---5---7---9---4-|

D|-7---9---5---7---9---5-|

A|-7---9---3---5---7---5-|

E|-5---7---x---x---x---3-|

[INTRO]

Em G C D

[VERSE 1]

G D

I was born before the storm

Em Bm

My mother placed a dozen thorns

C G

The sorry's and the take it back's

C D

Lay silent in her folded hands and

G D

Head to headstone I just danced

Em Bm

Oblivious to consequence

C G

As morning sank into the ground

C D

The highest branch I sought it out

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em Bm

Oh, I didn't mean to let it go

I didn't mean to bruise but I lost control

D C D

And when she said to me it still echoes

[CHORUS]

G D C G

All your love may fade away

G D G C D G

All you'll become may all go to waste

Em D C G

So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts

Em D C

When it only gets much worse

D Em D C

It only gets much worse

[VERSE 2]

G D

Oh you caught me come to life

Em B

The moment when your eyes met mine

C G

And from your bed, the sun came in

C D

And to this day it never set

G D

But here's to this I'm used to it

Em Bm

I stepped out for some cigarettes

C G

The neon lights they called me in

C D

Her eyes like yours, just different

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em Bm

And no, I didn't mean to let you go

I didn't mean to bruise but I lost control

What didn't mean a thing destroyed us both

C D

Darling

[CHORUS]

G D C G

All your love may fade away

G D C G

All you'll become may all go to waste

Em D C G

So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts

Em D C

When it only gets much worse

D Em D C

It only gets much worse

[BRIDGE]

Em Bm

I couldn't quite believe

The way you used to pull me down

D C D

And takes its toll

I survived

The laws of gravity

These jaws of brevity

Am D

I would not let them sink their teeth into my soul

C D

Whoa-oh

[CHORUS]

G D C G

All my love may fade away

G D G C D G

All I'll become may all go to waste

Em D C G

So I can't stand to here and say it hurts

Em D C

When it only gets much worse

D Em D C

It only gets much worse

[CHORUS]

G D C G

All our love may fade away

G D C G

All we'll become may all go to waste

Em D C G

So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts

Em D C

When it only gets much worse

D Em D C

It only gets much worse

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