Intro: Dm C Am G x2 Verse1: Dm C Am G Don't mind if you treat me bad again Dm C Am G I don't care anymore Dm C Am G Life's too short to make trouble out of small things F C It is better this way F C I'm sort of laid back today Verse2: Dm C Am G I close my ears when words come flying out Dm C Am G I've heard them all before Dm C Am G With just a lot of hope flushing down the drain F C It is better this way F C I am going away Chorus: Am F C G I try to learn some more Am F C G Instead of dragging the both of us down Am F C G If I separate ways Dm C It's never easy this way F C It's never easy this way Verse3: Dm C Am G my palms are sweating I'm barely aware Dm C Am G when I'm turning down Dm C Am G A soulful life that is what I've been told F C Think it's better this way F C I won't regret it one day Chorus: Am F C G I try to learn some more Am F C G Instead of dragging the both of us down Am F C G If I separate ways Dm C It's never easy this way F C It's never easy this way Bridge: Am Em Talk to me, throw the ball back F I've been here before G There is no turning down Am Em Talk to me, just tell it like it is F Just two free souls going out each other at each other Verse4: We're at the crossroad, going separate ways Time to say it as it is And if we bump into each other one day We'll be better then Maybe we can start all over again