Chord Local Man Ruins Everything by The Wonder Years

standard tuning . i know the wonder years normally plays in dflat pretty sure but this sounds great with the song . & this is my first tab , hope you enjoy it! G : 320033 C : x32033 E : 022033 D : xx0233 4/4 intro : E D G C hold it G hold it , too the fountain was off . G C this is the first time i’ve been back to the city in months . G i’m trying to hold it together but irony’s found cracks in the foundation . C hold it and you know , G i try so hard to be some great white hope E C G D G D G but i can’t shake the feeling that tonight i’m gonna end up shaking in bed alone . chorus : E D i’m not a self - help book; i’m just a fxxked up kid . G E i had to take my own advice and i did . D G now i’m waiting for it to sink in . E D G expect me standing tall , back against the wall , ’cause what i learned was E D it’s not about forcing happiness; G it’s about not letting the sadness win . C G C G C i don’t have roses in the closet G but i’ve got pictures in a drawer C it’s everything left in me G not to stare at them anymore . C G i walked upstairs and shaved my beard . C i felt like i was holding sadness here G i was holding sadness here C G C G emphasis on the highest strings , you can figure it out . chorus : E D i’m not a self - help book; i’m just a fxxked up kid . G E i had to take my own advice and i did . D G now i’m waiting for it to sink in . E D G expect me standing tall , back against the wall , ’cause what i learned was E D it’s not about forcing happiness; G it’s about not letting the sadness win . you can hold these out if you wish C i don’t have roses in the closet G but i’ve got pictures in a drawer C it’s everything left in me G not to stare at them anymore . E D i’m not a self - help book; i’m just a fxxked up kid . G i’m not a self - help book; i’m just a fxxked up kid . E D i’m not a self - help book; i’m just a fxxked up kid . G i’m not a self - help book; i’m just a fxxked up kid . outro : C G C G C hold