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American Authors

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
F
Am×
G

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro - C 
 
C                                       
How can we make amends when we said all we said? 
F                   C 
I call and you don't pick up 
C 
How can I say instead that I hope it's for the best? 
F                                   Am 
I won't, and I won't give up 
 
              C 
I'm sorry, Mother 
             F 
I know I let you down 
              C                         
I'm sorry for how  
             F 
I up and left this town 
 
C 
How can we push aside all the bad and make it right 
F                             C 
Now you got me all choked up 
 
               Am  
I'm sorry, brother 
(C)         F 
I know I let you down 
              Am 
I'm sorry for how  
(C)          F 
I up and left this town 
C              G                F                     Am 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
            C 
I am my own man 
 
I make my own luck 
 
C - F - C - C 
 
C 
How can we both pick sides when we know nothing's right? 
F                                   C 
Open up the door that's shut 
C 
How can I have my pride and drink away my soul tonight? 
C                               Am 
Sorrow's filling up my cup 
 
              Am 
I'm sorry, Father 
(C)         F 
I know I let you down 
              Am      
I'm sorry for how  
(C)         F 
I up and left this town 
C              G                 F                    Am 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
            C 
I am my own man 
                             F  build up... 
I make my own luck 
 
N.C.                                               C 
Well some birds aren't meant to be caged 
                                                Am 
And I just can't see the light of day 
 
C 
Please forgive me 
C 
I can't remember 
C 
Please forgive me 
F 
no one is calling 
Am 
Please forgive me 
          F 
I can't believe it 
C 
No... 
 
C 
Gonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow 
F 
Even if I mess up, I won't let this ever go 
                 Am 
It's hard to stay 
                 G  F  
It's hard to stay 
                                                         C 
Cause some birds aren't meant to be caged 
 
C 
How can I set us free? 
C 
I'm what you taught me to be 
F                        C 
Shouldn't that be enough? 
C 
It's time that we make amends 
C 
Let's forget the things we said 
F                                       C 
You know we were all just talk 
 
               Am 
I'm sorry, Mother 
             F 
I know I let you down 
              Am 
I'm sorry, Father 
           F 
I didn't stick around 
C              G                 F                    G 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
             C 
I am my own man 
                       F 
I make my own luck 
C*              G*               F*                   G* 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
                  F* 
Just like my old man,  
                              build up... 
I make my own luck 
 
                                                  C 
And some birds are meant to be caged 
                                                        Am 
And some just won't see the light of day 
 
C 
Please forgive me 
C 
I can't remember 
C 
Please forgive me 
F 
No one is coming 
Am 
Please forgive me 
          F 
I can't believe it 
C 
No... 
 
C 
Gonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow 
F 
Even if I mess up, I won't let this ever go 
                 Am 
It's hard to stay 
                 G  F 
It's hard to stay 
                                                              C 
Cause some birds aren't meant to be caged 
 
C              G                 F                    G 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
             F 
I am my own man 
 
I make my own luck 
C               G                F                    G 
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much 
             F 
I am my own man 
                        C 
I make my own luck 
          
 

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Chord set

C · F · Am · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.