The Freshman
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Capo 4
Intro: C F Am F
C F
When I was young I knew everything
Am F
She a punk who rarely ever took advice
C F
Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor
Am F
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice,..no
Am G F
I can't be held responsible
Am G F
'Cause she was touching her face
Am G F
I won't be held responsible
Am G F
She fell in love in the first place
C F
For the life of me I cannot remember
Am F C
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
(C) F Am
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
F
We were merely freshmen
Intro
C F
My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
Am C
His girl took a week's worth of valium and slept
C F
Now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Am F
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says
Am G F
I can't be held responsible
Am G F
'Cause she was touching her face
Am G F
I won't be held responsible
Am G F
She fell in love in the first place
C F
For the life of me I cannot remember
Am F E
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
(C) F Am
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
F
We were merely freshmen
Am G F (4x)
C F
We've tried to wash our hands of all of this
Am F
We never talk of our lacking relationships
C F
And how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
Am F
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say
Am G F
I can't be held responsible
Am G F
'Cause she was touching her face
Am G F
I won't be held responsible
Am G F
She fell in love in the first place
C F
For the life of me I cannot remember
Am F C
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
(C) F Am
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
F
We were merely freshmen
E
F Am F
We were merely freshmen
How to play The Freshman
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.