Verse:
CD
Sweet life livin', pools and swimming.
BmAm7
Drinks in bars and boys in cars and
CD
rooftop sitting, scared like we're in
BmC
shooting stars and plastic cars and...
Pre-Chorus:
Am7D
That weekend up in the islands, they stop and stare.
BmC
Flashes filling the silence, our eyes will never fail.
Am7D
Waking up in the islands, 'cause I saw you there,
Bm
also tryna be...
Chorus:
C
I was just tryna to be cool,
DG
I was just tryna to be like you.
C
I'm a spark and you're a boom,
DGAm7
what am I supposed to do?
Verse 2:
CDBmAm7
Mentioning of you, love it too. An absent father pays his darling,
CD
and I want to know the truth from the life they once knew.
BmAm7
She had her heart broke, she's holding it out for.
Pre-Chorus:
Am7D
That weekend up in the islands, they stop and stare.
BmC
Flashes filling the silence, our eyes will never fail.
Am7D
Waking up in the islands, 'cause I saw you there,
Bm
also tryna be...
Chorus:
C
I was just tryna to be cool,
DG
I was just tryna to be like you.
Am7C
I'm a spark and you're a boom,
DGAm7
what am I supposed to do?
Bridge:
C
I got that feeling you smoke, I said I'll cope.
DG
But nothing is feeling right, I dream that I choke
Am7C
of love without telling you I was just tryna to be cool.
DGAm7
I was just tryna to be like you.
C | D | G | Am7 | (x2)
Chorus:
C
I was just tryna to be cool,
DG
I was just tryna to be like you.
Am7C
I'm a spark and you're a boom,
DGAm7
what am I supposed to do?
Outro:
C
They stop and stare, I said I'll cope.
DG
But nothing is feeling right, I dream that I choke
Am7C
of love without telling you I was just tryna to be cool.
DGAm7
I was just tryna to be like you.
C | D | G | Am7 | (x2)