It’s the (G)first time I ev (D)er felt this lone ly.
I (G)wish some one would cure this (Em)pain.
It’s (C)fun ny when you (Gmaj7)think it’s gon na (Em)work out,
’til you chose (C)weed o ver me.
You’re so (Em)lame.
I (G)thought you were cool un til the (Em)point,
(G)up un til the point you did n’t (Em)call me when you said you would.
(C)Fi n’ly fig ured (Gmaj7)out you’re all the (Em)same.
Al ways (C)com in’ up with (Gmaj7)some kind of sto ry.
(G)Ev ’ry time I try to (G)make you (C)smile
you’re (G)al ways feel in’ (G)sor ry for your (C)self.
(G)Ev ’ry time I try to (D)make you (Em)laugh,
you can’t, you’re too (Cmaj7)tough.
You think you’re love (C#)less
Is that too (Cmaj7)much that I’m (Gmaj7)ask in’ for?
(G)Thought you‘d come a (D)round when I ig (Em)nored you.
Sort of (G)thought you’d have the (D)de cen cy to (Em)change.
But, (C)babe, I guess you (Gmaj7)did n’t take that (Em)warn ing
’cause (C)I’m not a bout
to (Em)look at your (Gmaj9)face a gain.
(G)Can’t you see that you (G)lie to your self?
You (G)can’t see the (G)world through a (C)mir
(D5)ror.
(G)It won’t be (D)too late (Em)when the smoke clears
’cause (C#)I,
I am still (Cmaj7)here.
But (G)ev ’ry time I try to (G)make you (Cmaj7)smile
you’d (G)al ways go off feel in’ (G)sor ry for your (C)self.
(G)Ev ’ry time I try to (D)make you (Em)laugh,
you’d stand like a (Cmaj7)stone, a lone in your (C#)zone.
Is that too (Cmaj7)much that I’m (Gmaj7)ask in’ for?
(Em)Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
can’t find where I am.
(Em)Ly ing here a lone in fear.
A fraid of the dark.
No (Em)one to claim.
A lone a gain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
This page shows “Too Much To Ask” by Avril Lavigne in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 144 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.