Key: D
Introduction:
Eb
i know this sounds silly but it makes sense trust me. or correct me if u like :)
again, THIS TAB IS ALL RELATIVE TO THE TUNING
D
Clear the apartment.
A Bm A G
I plan on collapsing and I could have sworn I heard a car door slam.
D A Bm
I'm stuck at the corner of grinding teeth and stomach acid,
A G
All alone under a soft rain and streetlamp.
D
I spent my life weighed down by a stone heart,
A Bm A G
Drowning in irony and settling for anything.
D A
Somewhere down the line all the wiring went faulty.
Bm G Gb(G A1/2
I'm scared shitless of failure and I'm staring out at where I wanna be.
G Bm A
I just want to sell out my funeral.
G Bm A
I just want to be enough for everyone.
G Bm A
I just want to sell out my funeral.
G Bm A
Know that I fought until the lights were gone.
D
I'm walking through harbors and churchyards.
A
I felt the snow crack under my feet.
Bm G
I'll stay thankful for mild winters, for every shot I got at anything.
D A
I'll blame the way that I was brought up or the flaws that I was born with
Bm G
Or the mistakes that I've made they're all just fucking excuses.
Gb G A
So bury me in the memories of my friends and family.
Gb G A
I just need to know that they were proud of me.
REPEAT Chorus
D
Oh, we all wanna know.
Bm
Where'd the American dream go?
A G
Did you give up and go home?
D
Oh, when the credits roll,
Bm
I'll watch as the screen glows
A G D
The moments when I choked, all the fears that I've outgrown.
At least I hope so.
D A
I was just happy to be a contender.
Bm G
I was just aching for anything.
D A
And I used to have such steady hands
Bm G
But now I can't keep 'em from shaking.
( * *same chords as above * *)
G Gb A
But I was kind of hoping you'd stay.
G Gb A
I was kind of hoping you'd stay.
G Gb D
I was kind of hoping you'd stay.
A Bm
I need you to stay.
G
Oh, god, could you stay?
I need you.
Gb G Bm
If I'm in an airport and you're in a hospital bed,
A
Well then, what kind of man does that make me?
Gb G Bm
If I'm in an airport and you're in a hospital bed,
A
Well then, what kind of man does that make me?
Gb G D
If I'm in an airport, if I'm in an airport
A
What kind of man does that make me?
Gb G D
What kind of man does that make me?
A
What kind of man does that make me?
DA Bm Gx3
I know how it feels to be at war with a world that never loved me.
(I know how it feels to be at war with a world that never loved me)
DA Bm Gx4
Two blackbirds on a highway sign
Are laughing at me here with my wings clipped.
Bºf
And I know how it's all gonna end.
There's no triumph waiting.