[Verse] DF I'm not the same as I used to be.
C All the things you've G heard seem hard to believe.
E7F#Bm Haven't always been good,
never really been bad. GD Most times I've been happy; E7A yeah, sometimes I've been sad.
[Verse] DD7 Sure, I've made mistakes.
Haven't we all? C I've been loose as a Bm cannon and dumb as a wall.
AF#Bm Haven't always been sober
in counting my ducks, GD And if I look back now I've E7 ABb had my share of luck.
[Chorus] BmDGBut the change didn't come overnight.
BmI've been searching DG for you all my life. GAll the habits that D I couldn't handle,
E7AI've swept them under the rug
BbIn exchange for the G sweetest addiction: ADYou, my elusive drug.
[Verse] DD7 I'm going to stay now.
I really like it here. CG I may paint your picture,
and I might grow a beard. FF#Bm There were times I was crazy;
couldn't handle my life. GDE7 Don't think you'd have liked me. A Not at any old price.
[Chorus] BmDGBut the change didn't come overnight.
BmDGI've been searching for you all my life.
GAll the habits that D I couldn't handle, E7AI've swept them under the rug
BbIn exchange for the G sweetest addiction: ADYou, my elusive drug.
[Verse] Bb And I've taken the pills.
FDI got burnt out and chilled by the cold,
Bb But I've no regrets and, F that being said, GYou know, cheap thrills CAD can get pretty old. FCGYeah, yeah, oh yeah.
[Intrerlude] AF#BmGDE7ABb[Chorus] BmDGBut the change didn't come overnight.
BmI've been searching DG for you all my life. GDAll the habits that I couldn't handle,
E7AI've swept them under the rug
BbIn exchange for the G sweetest addiction: ADYou, my elusive drug.
[Outro] BbIn exchange for the G sweetest addiction: ADYou, my elusive drug