Key: F
Introduction:
Dm Bb F
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
C Dm
But I like to keep some things to myself
Bb Gm
I like to keep my issues drawn
Bb C F
It's always darkest before the dawn
F
And I've been a fool and I've been blind
Bb
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
F Dm
I'm always dragging that horse around
Bb F
All of his questions, such a mournful sound
C Dm
Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
Bb Gm
So I like to keep my issues drawn
Bb C F
But it's always darkest before the dawn
F
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, oh woah
Bb
It's hard to dance
With a devil on your back
F
So shake him off, oh woah
Dm Bb F
And I am done with my graceless heart
C Dm
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
Bb Gm
'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
Bb C F
It's always darkest before the dawn
F
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, oh woah
Bb
It's hard to dance
With a devil on your back
F
So shake him off, oh woah
Dm
And it's hard to dance
Bb
With a devil on your back
F
And given half the chance
C
Would I take any of it back?
Dm Bb
It's a final mess but it's left me so empty
Gm Bb C F
It's always darkest before the dawn
F
Oh woah, oh woah
Gm
And I'm damned if I do
And I'm damned if I don't
Dm
So here's to drinks in the dark
C
At the end of my road
Gm
And I'm ready to suffer
And I'm ready to hope
Dm
It's a shot in the dark
C
Aimed right at my throat
Bb
'Cause looking for heaven,
C
Found the devil in me
Dm
Looking for heaven,
C
Found the devil in me
Gm
Well, what the hell
Am Bb C
I'm gonna let it happen to me
F
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out,
Bb
It's hard to dance
With a devil on your back
F
So shake him off, oh woah
F
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, oh woah
C
It's hard to dance
With a devil on your back
F
So shake him off, oh woah