I Don't Like Who I Was Then — The Wonder Years
Chords and lyrics for I Don't Like Who I Was Then by The Wonder Years (key of A).
Intro
A – C# - A – B x2
Verse 1
[A]Tossed around like sea glass and You [C#]rounded out my edges.
I'll feel [A]better when the headaches go [B]away.
I got a [A]scar across my forehead, turning [C#]purple in the cold
From a [A]night at Shore Memorial.
I was [B]16 and afraid.
Turned [A]away, like I'm working [B]baby face
Out of [E9]Mid-South in [C#]the [A]80's.
I kept a blade hidden in my[B] wrist tape.
Chorus
I think I'm [E]growing into someone You could [A]trust.
I want to [E9]shoulder the weight until my [C#]back breaks,
I [B]want [B]to [A]run until my lungs give up.
If I could manage not to [E9]fuck this up.
If I could [F#maj7]manage [E7m]not to [B]fuck this up.
I think [E7m]enough is [F#maj7]enough.[A]
Verse 2
[A]Hidden in the tall grass in the[C#] naked light of day,
I put my [A]past-self in the ground.
I've been [B]dancing on the grave.
I'm not the [A]person that I was then,
I'm [C#]tearing him away.
I was [A]bitter. I was careless.
I was [B]19 and afraid
Bridge 1
[E]But You deserved more[A] from me.
[E]I don't know whE7m I would [B]saE7m those things.
[E]But You deserved more[A] from me and I'm [B]trying every day.
Chorus
I think I'm [E]growing into someone You could [A]trust.
I want to [E9]shoulder the weight until my [C#]back breaks,
I [B]want [B]to [A]run until my lungs give up.
If I could manage not to [E9]fuck this up.
If I could [F#maj7]manage [E7m]not to [B]fuck this up.
I think [E7m]enough is [F#maj7]enough.[A]
Bridge 2
(Palm muted) C#
You left me walking in circles.
You were a shot in the [A]dark.
You were the [B]baby teeth I buried.
You were the [A]sounds of distant cars.
(End palm muted) C#
You left me walking in circles.
You were a shot in the [A]dark.
You were the [B]banner that says "No One"
That I [A]tattooed across my heart.
You left me walking in [C#]circles.
You were a shot in the [A]dark.
You're scattered like [B]ashes across every song that I write.
You're where the [A]light pollution starts.
Chorus
I think I'm [E]growing into someone You could [A]trust.
I want to [E9]shoulder the weight until my [C#]back breaks,
I [B]want [B]to [A]run until my lungs give up.
If I could manage not to [E9]fuck this up.
If I could [F#maj7]manage [E7m]not to [B]fuck this up.
I think [E7m]enough is [F#maj7]enough.[A]
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