Basic strumming version that doesn't require a lot of bar chords. Use a simple
4/4 time strum pattern and it sounds pretty good.
Capo 4th
The first half of the verses and the chorus play exaclty the same as the intro.
For the second half of the verse play the Am and G each with 2 beats then 4 on
the F.
Intro:
C F Am (3 beats) G (1 beat) F
Verse:
when I was young I knew everything
and she a punk who rarely ever took advice
now I'm guilt stricken sobbing with my head on the floor
stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice (no)
I can't be held responsible
'cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus:
for the life of me, I cannot remember
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
for the life of me, I cannot believe
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Bridge (each note is 2 beats):
G (hold 5 beats)
Verse:
my best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
his girl took a week's worth of valium and slept
and now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
thinks about her now and how he never really wept, he says...
I can't be held responsible
'cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus:
for the life of me, I cannot remember
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
for the life of me, I cannot believe
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Bridge (sing 'Hey yeah!' bit over this):
Em F C G (x3) G (hold 5 beats)
Verse:
we've tried to wash our hands of all of this
we never talk of our lacking relationships
and how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
we fell through the ice, when we tried not to slip, we'd say it...
I can't be held responsible
'cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus (play twice):
for the life of me, I cannot remember
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
for the life of me, I cannot believe
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Outro:
(x3)
We were mearly freshmen
G (hold and let it ring out)