Intro C Em Bm
Verse 1
[Em]What if I squeeze myself into any shape and I still don't fit?[Bm]
[Em]What if I bend myself so much that I break and I can't mend it?
[D]What if I burn so bright that the fire goes out and I can't stay [Bm]lit?
What's the point i[C]n it?
[Em]I could get good at crying crocodile tears just to get [Bm]along
[Em]I could carry on telling you wanna hear 'til my voice is gone[Bm]
[D]But if I finally get to the place that I think is home and I don't be[Bm]long
What's the poi[C]nt in it? Where's the benefit? When I'm gaining all but I'm losing it
Chorus
It's not wor[Em]th having if it's too much to hold
You can dig so d[Bm7]eep that you're left with a hole
[Em]Thirsty in a desert with a bag full of gold[Bm7]
[Em]Don't wanna end up like pirate bones
[Bm7]What I thought was precious was just a pile o' stones
[Em]I might have the treasure but I'd be lying alone[Bm7]
Just a pile of pirate bones[Em]
If I fo[Bm7]rfeit my soul it ain't worth having[Em]
If it's so[Bm7]mething I stole it ain't worth having
Verse 2
[Em]What if I stake everything I am on a dream and it's counterfeit?[Bm]
[Em]If I reach the end that justifies the means could I live with i[Bm]t?
And if it's true t[D]hat having too much of any good thing could only make me si[Bm]ck
What's the point i[C]n it? Where's the benefit? When I'm gaining all but I'm losing it.
Oh, oh
Chorus
Verse 3
[Am]It's not worth that much to me if losing out [Em/G]is what it means
[D]To swim in shallow victory
[C]Is empty, empty
[Am]It's just not worth the price it's only [Em/G]a fools paradise
~B7[D][C][Bm7]
If it's draining every drop of life 'til I'm dry like pirate bones
Chorus
Verse 1
[Em]What if I squeeze myself into any shape and I still don't fit?[Bm]
[Em]What if I bend myself so much that I break and I can't mend it?
[D]What if I burn so bright that the fire goes out and I can't stay [Bm]lit?
What's the point i[C]n it?
[Em]I could get good at crying crocodile tears just to get [Bm]along
[Em]I could carry on telling you wanna hear 'til my voice is gone[Bm]
[D]But if I finally get to the place that I think is home and I don't be[Bm]long
What's the poi[C]nt in it? Where's the benefit? When I'm gaining all but I'm losing it
Chorus
It's not wor[Em]th having if it's too much to hold
You can dig so d[Bm7]eep that you're left with a hole
[Em]Thirsty in a desert with a bag full of gold[Bm7]
[Em]Don't wanna end up like pirate bones
[Bm7]What I thought was precious was just a pile o' stones
[Em]I might have the treasure but I'd be lying alone[Bm7]
Just a pile of pirate bones[Em]
If I fo[Bm7]rfeit my soul it ain't worth having[Em]
If it's so[Bm7]mething I stole it ain't worth having
Verse 2
[Em]What if I stake everything I am on a dream and it's counterfeit?[Bm]
[Em]If I reach the end that justifies the means could I live with i[Bm]t?
And if it's true t[D]hat having too much of any good thing could only make me si[Bm]ck
What's the point i[C]n it? Where's the benefit? When I'm gaining all but I'm losing it.
Oh, oh
Chorus
Verse 3
[Am]It's not worth that much to me if losing out [Em/G]is what it means
[D]To swim in shallow victory
[C]Is empty, empty
[Am]It's just not worth the price it's only [Em/G]a fools paradise
~B7[D][C][Bm7]
If it's draining every drop of life 'til I'm dry like pirate bones
Chorus
