Balanced On A Shelf chords by Alkaline Trio

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice

[0:13]
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE F#F#
 G# minorG#m BB F#F#


G# minorG#m             F#F#          E MajorE
  A augmentedA somewhat inviting, very different of kind of hell.
     G# minorG#m     F#F#       E MajorE
To live, without ever looking at yourself.
    G# minorG#m       E MajorE        BB       F#F#
You see life is so much simpler when it's balanced on a shelf.
      A augmentedA                F#F#   F#F#
Thats been unperfectly placed there in the sun now look at how your'e admired

    E MajorE         G# minorG#m        F#F#       E MajorE
by everyone, Who sees you now they know your name. But is it real?
       G# minorG#m      F#F#        E MajorE
All your bad habits have become your life's appeal

       BB                    E MajorE
And then it's where did you go wrong, where did you go wrong?
           BB                    E MajorE
When you're screaming where did you go wrong, where did you go wrong?
       G# minorG#m BB E MajorE F#F#  G# minorG#m    G# minorG#m BB E MajorE F#F#
Well first of a-l-l,   and worst of a---l---l.
      G# minorG#m    BB      E MajorE       F#F#    E MajorE E/F
you looked inside yourself didn't care much for what you saw
       G# minorG#m
for what you saw

 G# minorG#m BB E MajorE F#F#
 G# minorG#m BB F#F#

    G# minorG#m       F#F#       E MajorE
Can you imagine,did you ever play with dolls?
     G# minorG#m        F#F#        E MajorE
You can protect your cotton heartbeat on the skin of porcelain walls.
     G# minorG#m       E MajorE          BB        F#F#
You keep staring to your future through these marble eyes they show,
   A augmentedA             F#F#
Everything I'm never ever gonna have,
     F#F#               E MajorE
That's a giant pill, But swallow if you can.

       G# minorG#m
You'll start again,
          F#F#      E MajorE
You'll change your name and be reborn
  G# minorG#m      F#F#      E MajorE
and give in to all that has been torn

       BB                    E MajorE
And then it's where did you go wrong, where did you go wrong?
           BB                    E MajorE
When you're screaming where did you go wrong, where did you go wrong?
       G# minorG#m BB E MajorE F#F#  G# minorG#m    G# minorG#m BB E MajorE F#F#
Well first of a-l-l,   and worst of a---l---l.
      G# minorG#m    BB      E MajorE       F#F#    E MajorE E/F
you looked inside yourself didn't care much for what you saw
       G# minorG#m
for what you saw

 G# minorG#m BB E MajorE F#F#
 G# minorG#m BB F#F#
 G# minorG#m BB E MajorE F#F#
 G# minorG#m BB F#F# F#