Intro: 
B C# Ebm B C# Ebm(hold) 


verse 1: 
B              C# 
  He sees them both 
     Ebm    C# Ebm Ebm C# Ebm 
everyday now 
B 
  He watched the 
 C#     Ebm C# Ebm 
story unfold 
C# Ebm B 
In the grass 
     C# 
underneath the trees 
Ebm 
   inside a red SUV 
B           C# 
  two silhouettes and 
          Ebm 
no second guessing 


Refrain 1: 
B F# C# Ebm 
           Is someone 
          B    F# 
trying to test me? 
   C#            Ebm 
he thought to himself 
B 
Once upon a time 
I was an innocent 
       C# 
little kid and I 
Ebm 
felt like I knew 
B 
everything now 
everything is 
 C#       Ebm 
against me 


Chorus 1: 
F# 
  Just raise your 
guard and say keep 
           B 
your heart You can't 
get burned if you 
put out the spark 
       Ebm 
I feel I just cant 
win let myself down 
     B 
again Just raise 
your guard and say 
               B(hold) 
keep your heart 


verse 2: 
B            C# 
  Those five weeks 
             Ebm C# Ebm Ebm  
felt like forever 
   C# Ebm B 
He waited this whole 
        C#       Ebm C# Ebm Ebm 
time to see her again 
C#  Ebm B 
and Of  course wouldn't 
C#      Ebm 
you know   this happened 
             B 
two summers ago she 
          C# 
showed up with her 
         Ebm 
cool new boyfriend? 
Show up motherfucker 


Refrain 2: 
B F# C# Ebm 
           It's starting 
     B   F# 
to annoy him 
   C#            Ebm 
he thought to himself 
B 
Once upon a time 
I was an innocent 
       C# 
little kid and I 
Ebm 
felt like I knew 
B 
everything now 
everything is 
 C#       Ebm 
against me 


Chorus 2: 
F# 
  Just raise your 
guard and say keep 
           B 
your heart You can't 
get burned if you 
put out the spark 
       Ebm 
I feel I just cant 
win let myself down 
     B 
again Just raise 
your guard and say 
               Ebm(hold)
keep your heart 


Bridge: 
              Ebm 
So I said it straight 
                 C# 
But she'll never know 
      F# 
If we doubt today 
                  B 
You have me at hello 
          Ebm 
I swear I love you 
            C# 
I know I've thrown 
that world around 
      F# 
But I mean it 
Well fuck I 
        B 
fucking mean it 
F# 
Raise your guard 
Raise your guard 
              B    C# 
Say keep your heart 
    Ebm 
And I can't win 
B 
I can't win 


Chorus 3: 
F# 
  You need your space 
again It's not the 
right time or place 
          B 
again you lied right 
to my face again in 
your basement we were 
         Ebm 
wasted I always try 
to talk at the worst 
times you dated many 
boys I'm the worst 
         B 
kind But Every word 
I write it the worst 
line so if I hurt 
her feelings 
she hurt mine 


Outro: 
Ebm 
Raise your guard 
           C#/F 
Raise your guard 
safekeep your heart 
F# 
  You can't get 
burned if you put 
out the spark 
Ebm 
Raise your guard 
           C#/F 
Raise your guard 
safekeep your heart 
F#(hold) 
  You can't get 
burned if you put 
out the spark