Ups And Downs Chords by Hattie Whitehead

[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Hello old friend, [G#m] it's been a while but [F#] I've had lots to take in
Had a lot on [G#m] my plate again, [F#] my life has been strange
It's [B] been a series [G#] of all [C#] these [B] upsets
[F#] Since we last met, [B] I've been [G#] on a [F#] rollercoaster
Slipping and sliding, [G#m] the looping loop
[F#] And your life won't settle, [G#m] how can you outskill [C#] mine?
Do you know what I need to [D#m] do?
Cause when I think I am safe, [C#] when the coast is clear
[F#] Reality strikes [B] again
[D#m] You [C#] are gone [B] and I must [C#] go [B] [F#] I'll _ _ _ [G#] go
[B] Sorry _ [F#] _ _ _ _
old friend, [B] didn't mean to [F#] neglect you
But being afraid [B] makes the music [G#] die in you
[F#] So I built these walls [B] to keep me [C#] from falling down
[B] _
[F#] It's been a difficult time for my friends and my family
We said goodbye [B] to someone [G#] too soon
[F#] I've been getting by, [B] but it [C#] takes a life out of [F#] you
I [B] _ [D#m] _
am safe [C#] and _ [F#] reality [B] strikes again
[D#m] You [F#] are gone [B] and I [F#] must go
_ [B] _ [F#] I'll _ _ go
[B] Didn't _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] know what to [B] expect, [D#m] what even was all that I [C#] have [F#] known
There's a pain in my chest, [B] and my head's [D#m] breaking down
And I don't know [C#] if it's time [F#] _ [D#m] to go _
[F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [D] _ _ For I [F#] am alone
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ I am alone
[B] I [F#] am alone
I _ _
[G#] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[G#] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _
[F#] am alone
[B] I am alone
[D#m] _ _ [C#] _ [F#]
I [B] am alone
_ [D#m] _ _ [A#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] Hello [F#] _ _ _ _
old friend, [B] it's been [G#] a while
But [F#] I've had lots to take [B] in, and a lot on [G#] my plate again
[F#] My life has been strange, [B] it's been a series [G#] of [C#] all these [B] ups and downs
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _