Key: G
Introduction:
G/B
A7sus - x02030
E
Verse 1: (use same picking pattern)
G/C G/B G
Well, I can't stop staring at myself
G/C G/B G
My face reflected in this empty plate.
G/C G/B G
I can't decide if it's the devil
G/C G/B G
Or if it's just something I ate.
G/C G/B G
'Cause he's been down there all morning.
G/C G/B G
He's patiently waiting at my gate.
G/C G/B G
He's throwing rocks at my window.
G/C G/B G
Hey won't you come on out and play with me?
G/C G/B G
But everyday when I get up
G/C G/B G
I see folks trading in their crowns
G/C G/B G
for all these paper or plastic lives
G/C G/B G
An opiate for the masses hounds.
G/C G/B G
And pride, like a vestige of lives lost.
G/C G/B G
It's the stench of the old folks coming 'round.
G/C G/B G
Now with the news I heard today,
G/C G/B G
I can't tell if this world is lost or found.
C2 D2 C2
You go I'll be waiting here.
D2 C2
And I'm awake, I cannot sleep.
D2 Am7
So I'll sit upon this rock is you.
I ain't standing up for nothing.
F7M
Lack of interest leads to,
D2
Lack of knowledge leads to,
G
Lack of perspective leads to,
E7
Lack of communication leads to,
Am7
Lack of understanding leads to,
A#m7
Lack of concern leads to,
B
This complacency denotes,
C2
This approval denies
D2
Truth
But I can't stop staring at myself