INTRO (MAIN RIFF) e|-------9------9------12p9---------9----9----9------| B|---10-----10-----10------10-----9----9----9----9---| G|-11--11-----11-----11------11--9-9----9----9----9--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| verse 1 Can I ever get tired of asking for things Well everybody else does I’m not the only one suffering But I wish I was All they want is a pat on the back For putting up with me for so long So many imaginary reasons For treating everybody so wrong Pre-Chorus Stringing them along Could I have been more wrong Chorus When my friends are no longer around Reality won’t hold me All of my buddies feel run down I’m not the man I used to be MAIN RIFF verse 2 Somebody please help me get a grip Before it’s too late The smoke’s revealed a glimpse of the cliff And the floor is slipping away And I can’t blame it on the match Doesn’t help to act tough Cause there ain’t no reason to act If I lose everybody I love Pre-Chorus Stringing them along Could I have been more wrong Chorus When my friends are no longer around Reality won’t hold me All of my buddies feel run down I’m not the man I used to be KEYBOARD SOLO e|----------10-12-10-12-13-12-10---------5--7--8--7--8--10-8--10-| B|-12----13----------------------13-12---6--8--10-8--10-12-10-12-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12--10--12-10-12-10------------------------10--12---| B|---------------------13-12--13--10--12--13-----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| MAIN RIFF \ 4x / Chorus (2x) When my friends are no longer around Reality won’t hold me All of my buddies feel run down I’m not the man I used to be