Words

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}    [Am]       [C]      [C/G]      [F]       [G]
 E|--0-------0-------0-------x-------3----|
 B|--1-------1-------1-------x-------3----|
 G|--2-------0-------0-------1-------0----|
 D|--2-------2-------2-------3-------0----|
 A|----------3-------3-------3-------2----|
 E|------------------3-------1-------3----|{eot}

^ =strum up
v =strum down

You can just play the chords, but to get it to sound like Ryan plays it, pick the
root note of each chord before strumming it.
So, follow the rhythm of the tab below throughout the verses.

{section: Intro}
x1) & Verse (x2)

{sot}         [Am]        [Am]             [C]        [C/G]        [F]
E{--------0--0------0-----0-------0--0------0--0------x-x-x-x------0-0-0-0|
B[--------1--1------1-----1-------1--1------1--1------x-x-x-x------1-1-1-1|
G[--------2--2------2-----0-------0--0------0--0------1-1-1-1------0-0-0-0|
D[--------2--2------2-------------2--2------2--2------3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2|
A[---0-----------0------2-----3-------------3--3------3-3-3-3---3---------|
E[--------------------------------------3----------1----------------------|{eot}
          v  ^                    v  ^      v  ^      v ^ ^ v      v ^ ^ v

{sot}         [Am]        [Am]             [C]            [G] x 5    [G] x 5
E[--------0--0------0-----0-------0-0-0-0------3--------3--|
B[--------1--1------1-----1-------1-1-1-1------3--------3--|
G[--------2--2------2-----0-------0-0-0-0------0--------0--|
D[--------2--2------2-------------2-2-2-2------0--------0--|
A[---0-----------0------2-----3----------------2--------2--|
E[------------------------------------------3--------3-----|{eot}
          v  ^                    v ^ ^ v

[Am]If everything you [C]want is something you co[F]uldn't [C]have
[Am]Go outside a w[C]hile, look up and c[G]ount the clouds
[Am]Can you draw a picture of the [C]backyard of the h[F]ouse   [C]
[Am]You grew up in, can you r[C]emember how it s[G]melled?

[F]Don't worry up your m[C]ind
[F]People are sick and [C]mean som[C/G]etimes
They're only [Am]words
They're only [F]words

[Am]If everybody is gr[C]ateful, how come nob[F]ody's satis[C]fied
[Am]If a tree falls in the [C]woods and there ain't no [G]one around
[Am]If you heard it you could go[C] over and whittle [F]out a wishing [C]box
[Am]You could write her name on [C]something and put it in[G]side

[F]Don't worry up your m[C]ind
[F]People are sick and [C]mean som[C/G]etimes
[F]Don't worry up your [C]mind
They're only [Am]words
It's only w[F]ords
It's only w[G]ords

{section: Outro}
use same picking pattern as intro

G--C--Am--C--F--C--

{sot}Am--C--G--(fade out/inprovise){eot}