for the intro have a second guitarist strumming a D/G chord. if not just strum the strings open. the strumming is just up down up down or 1-2-3-4 if you count strums (300230) (xx0232) (x00233) (020230) intro bit (the 101010's are 10's) E|-------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------| A|-------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------| D|-------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------| x4 G|-------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---6-6-6-6h7h9--| B|------101010-8b---8-8-8-5---0-0-0-0------| e|-------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------| Verse 1 For the longest time I thought I'd lost the best of me But I'll be damned if I quit now and that's for sure All I ever wanted was for you to look at me And know I'm all yours Like the penguins need their wings for deep cold water dives Like the earth needs the moon to keep it on course When you touch me I know there is purpose in my life Just know I'm all yours Chorus I'm a mess, I confess that I'm nothing without you And there is nothing I can do to prove to you I'm being honest Now I see, everything and yes I've known it all along I was so lost, but I'm back and I finally know now where my heart belongs play intro bit Verse 2 I've been wondering if you could ever realize That we're growing up so fast, and it's insane My dear our hearts have gotten good at pumping cheap new lust Into our young veins Suddenly I understand everything I couldn't comprehend Chorus I'm a mess, I confess that I'm nothing without you And there is nothing I can do to prove to you I'm being honest Now I see, everything and yes I've known it all along I was so lost, but I'm back and I finally know now where my heart belongs Bridge All this time I've spent without you by my side, I dreamt about you Saw you through the windows in my mind Carved a home for you deep down inside my chest And I never want to lose such a big part of me again ... lose such a big part of me again Chorus I'm a mess, I confess that I'm nothing without you And there is nothing I can do to prove to you I'm being honest Now I see, everything; and yes I've known it all along I was so lost, but I'm back and I finally know now where my heart belongs i tried my best to tab out this song maybe now someone more experienced can retab it in better way but for now this'll have to do =D