Chords for How Could I Ever
Tempo:
88.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
C#m
G#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B] [C#m]
Where do [E] I begin?
There [B] ain't nothing in this world to [C#m] help me win
And I keep pushing, but [E] nothing's moving
And I [B] can hear the devil calling out [C#m] my name
It gets harder when [E] I ain't sober
That's [B] why I'm drinking every day until [C#m] it's over
And my thoughts run [E] wild inside my head
[B] But I push them to the side to breathe [C#m] instead
[E] [B]
[C#] [G#] [A] And how [E] could I ever
Turn [B] these broken dreams into [G#] something real?
Please tell [Am] me [A] how [E] could I ever
Make my [B] mama proud so I don't [G#] have to tell her
That [Am] I [A] tried, [E] I tried, [B] I tried to help myself
But [C#m] I fell short
[E]
[C#] [C#m]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
When the sun goes down, no [E] use in fighting
[B] All these demons in my mind come [C#m]
uninvited
And people will [E] say they love you
[B] Till their needs are met, they'll stab you, [C#m] then deceive you
And I feel used and [E] almost empty
[B] Yeah, I'm working on my life by [C#m] earning pennies
[E]
[B] [G#]
[A] And how [E] could I ever
[B] Turn these broken dreams into [G#] something real?
Please tell [A] me how [E] could I ever
[B] Make my mama proud so I don't [G#] have to tell her
That [A] I tried, [E] I tried, [B] I tried to help myself
[C#m] But I fell short
[E] [B] [C#m]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
Where do [E] I begin?
There [B] ain't nothing in this world to [C#m] help me win
And I keep pushing, but [E] nothing's moving
And I [B] can hear the devil calling out [C#m] my name
It gets harder when [E] I ain't sober
That's [B] why I'm drinking every day until [C#m] it's over
And my thoughts run [E] wild inside my head
[B] But I push them to the side to breathe [C#m] instead
[E] [B]
[C#] [G#] [A] And how [E] could I ever
Turn [B] these broken dreams into [G#] something real?
Please tell [Am] me [A] how [E] could I ever
Make my [B] mama proud so I don't [G#] have to tell her
That [Am] I [A] tried, [E] I tried, [B] I tried to help myself
But [C#m] I fell short
[E]
[C#] [C#m]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
When the sun goes down, no [E] use in fighting
[B] All these demons in my mind come [C#m]
uninvited
And people will [E] say they love you
[B] Till their needs are met, they'll stab you, [C#m] then deceive you
And I feel used and [E] almost empty
[B] Yeah, I'm working on my life by [C#m] earning pennies
[E]
[B] [G#]
[A] And how [E] could I ever
[B] Turn these broken dreams into [G#] something real?
Please tell [A] me how [E] could I ever
[B] Make my mama proud so I don't [G#] have to tell her
That [A] I tried, [E] I tried, [B] I tried to help myself
[C#m] But I fell short
[E] [B] [C#m]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
Key:
E
B
C#m
G#
A
E
B
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
Where do [E] I begin?
There [B] ain't nothing in this world to [C#m] help me win
And I keep pushing, but [E] nothing's moving
And I [B] can hear the devil calling out [C#m] my name
It gets harder when [E] I ain't sober
That's [B] why I'm drinking every day until [C#m] it's over
And my thoughts run [E] wild inside my head
[B] But I push them to the side to breathe [C#m] instead _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] And how _ [E] could I ever
Turn [B] these broken dreams into [G#] something real?
Please tell [Am] me [A] how _ [E] could I ever
_ Make my [B] mama proud so I don't [G#] have to tell her
That [Am] I [A] tried, _ _ [E] I tried, _ [B] I tried to help myself
But [C#m] I fell short
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
When the sun goes down, no [E] use in fighting
_ [B] All these demons in my mind come [C#m] _
uninvited
And people will [E] say they love you
[B] Till their needs are met, they'll stab you, [C#m] then deceive you
And I feel _ used and [E] almost empty
[B] Yeah, I'm working on my life by [C#m] earning pennies
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [A] And how _ [E] could I ever
[B] Turn these broken dreams into [G#] something real?
Please tell [A] me how _ [E] could I ever
_ [B] Make my mama proud so I don't [G#] have to tell her
That [A] I tried, _ [E] I tried, _ [B] I tried to help myself
[C#m] But I fell short
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
Where do [E] I begin?
There [B] ain't nothing in this world to [C#m] help me win
And I keep pushing, but [E] nothing's moving
And I [B] can hear the devil calling out [C#m] my name
It gets harder when [E] I ain't sober
That's [B] why I'm drinking every day until [C#m] it's over
And my thoughts run [E] wild inside my head
[B] But I push them to the side to breathe [C#m] instead _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] And how _ [E] could I ever
Turn [B] these broken dreams into [G#] something real?
Please tell [Am] me [A] how _ [E] could I ever
_ Make my [B] mama proud so I don't [G#] have to tell her
That [Am] I [A] tried, _ _ [E] I tried, _ [B] I tried to help myself
But [C#m] I fell short
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
When the sun goes down, no [E] use in fighting
_ [B] All these demons in my mind come [C#m] _
uninvited
And people will [E] say they love you
[B] Till their needs are met, they'll stab you, [C#m] then deceive you
And I feel _ used and [E] almost empty
[B] Yeah, I'm working on my life by [C#m] earning pennies
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [A] And how _ [E] could I ever
[B] Turn these broken dreams into [G#] something real?
Please tell [A] me how _ [E] could I ever
_ [B] Make my mama proud so I don't [G#] have to tell her
That [A] I tried, _ [E] I tried, _ [B] I tried to help myself
[C#m] But I fell short
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _