Blink-182 – Adam’s Song
136 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[Enema of the State 1999]
Intro
Am G F Dm. F. Am G F Dm. F.
Verse 1
C F
I never thought-ttt…
Am F
I'd die alone-eee… I laughed the lou-uuu-dest…
C F
Who'd have known… I trace the cord-ddd…
Am F
back to the wall-lll… No wonder it was never
C F
plugged in at all… I took my time-eee…
Am F
I hurried up-ppp… The choice was mine-eee…
C F
I didn't think enough… I'm too depressed…
Am F
to go on… You'll be sorry when I'm
Pre Chorus 1
C Dm Am F C Dm Am F
gone…
Chorus
C Dm
I never con-nnn-quered…
Am F
Rarely came-eee… Sixteen just held such
C Dm
better days… Days when I-iii still felt
Am F
alive… We couldn't wait to get…
C Dm
out-side… The world was wide-eee…
Am F
Too late to try-yyy… The tour was o-ooo-ver…
C Dm
We'd survived… I couldn't wait-ttt… till I got
Am F
home… to pass the time-eee in my room alone…
Interlude
Am G F Dm. F. Am G F Dm. F.
Verse 2
C F
I never thought-ttt…
Am F
I'd die alone-eee… Another six months I'll be
C F
unknown… Give all my things-sss…
Am F
to all my friends-sss… You'll never step foot
C F
in my room again… You'll close it off-fff…
Am F
Board it up-ppp… Remember the time-eee
C F
that I spilled the cup… of apple juice-eee…
Am F
in the hall-lll… Please tell mom this is not her
Pre Chorus 2
C Dm Am F C Dm Am F
fault…
Chorus
C Dm
I never con-nnn-quered…
Am F
Rarely came-eee… Sixteen just held such
C Dm
better days… Days when I-iii still felt
Am F
alive… We couldn't wait to get…
C Dm
out-side… The world was wide-eee…
Am F
Too late to try-yyy… The tour was o-ooo-ver…
C Dm
We'd survived… I couldn't wait-ttt… till I got
Am F
home… to pass the time-eee in my room alone…
Solo
C F G F C F G Am. F.
C F G F C F G Am. F.
C F G F C F G Am. F.
Outro
C Dm
I never con-nnn-quered…
Am F
Rarely came-eee… Tomorrow holds such
C Dm
better days… Days when I-iii still feel
Am F
alive… When I can't wait to get
C Dm
out-side… The world is wide-eee…
Am F
the time goes by-yyy… The tour was o-ooo-ver…
C Dm
I've survived… I couldn't wait…
Am F
‘til I get home… to pass the time in my room
* C
alone…