Bm It__ starts__ with__ - one thing - I don't know why A It doesn't even matter how hard you try G keep that in mind I designed this rhyme A to explain in due time Bm All__ I__ know__ - Time is a valuable thing A Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings G Watch it count down to the end of the day A The clock ticks life away Bm It's__ so__ unreal__ - Didn't look out below A Watch the time go right out the window G Trying to hold on, but didn't even know A Wasted it all just to Bm D5 A5 Watch__ it__ go___________________________________________________ I kept everything inside and even A though I tried, it all fell apart G What it meant to me will eventually A be a memory of a time when B5 D5 I__ tried__ so__ hard___ And_ got_ so_ far__ A5 G But in the end__ It doesn't even mat__ter__ B5 D5 I__ had__ to__ fall___ to_ lose_ it_ all____ A5 G But in the end__ It doesn't even mat__ter__er_er_er__ Bm One thing - I don't know why A It doesn't even matter how hard you try G keep that in mind I designed this rhyme A to remind myself how Bm I__ tried__ so__ hard___ In spite of the way you were mocking me A Acting like I was a part of your property G Remembering all the times you fought with me A I'm surprised Bm It__ got__ so__ far__ Things aren't the way they were before A You wouldn't even recognize me anymore G Not that you knew me back then A But it all comes back to me Bm In the end_____________________________________________ You kept everything inside and even A though I tried it all fell apart G What it meant to me will eventually A be a memory of a time when B5 D5 I__ tried__ so__ hard___ And_ got_ so_ far__ A5 G But in the end__ It doesn't even mat__ter__ B5 D5 I__ had__ to__ fall___ to_ lose_ it_ all____ A5 G But in the end__ It doesn't even mat__ter__er_er_er__ Bm A G A I