Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe) The placement of the lyrics is not reflective of the rhythm of the song. It's just meant to provide a reference for what is sung over each part. Intro: e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3----------------| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3----------------|
Verse 1: If I could do what I want I would become an electrician e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| I'd climb inside my ears and I would rearrange the wires in my brain e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-------| A different me would be inhabiting this body e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| I'd have two cars, a garage, a job and I would go to church on Sunday e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3----------| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3----------| Verse 2: A diagram of faulty circuitry explains how I was made e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| And now the engineer is listening as I voice all my complaints e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3----| From an orchestra of shaking metal keeping me awake e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| I was just wondering if there's any way that you made a mistake e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3----------| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3----------| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------| D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----2-----------2-----2----| A|--3-----------3-------------|--3-----------3-------------| D|-----------3----------------|-----------3----------------| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------| D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----------------2-----2----| A|--3-----------3-------------|-----3--------3-------------| D|-----------3----------------|--0--------3----------------| Chorus 1: Because I miss you the way that I miss nicotine e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--0-------------------------|--0-------------------------| D|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------| D|----------------------------|--3-------------------------| If it makes me feel better, how bad could it be? e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--0-------------------------|--0-------------------------| D|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------| D|----------------------------|--3-------------------------| Well I heard there's a fix for everything e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--------2-----------2-------|--------2-----------2-------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| Then why, then why, then why, then why not me? e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--------2-----2-----2-------|--------2--2--2-------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3-------------| D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--3--3--3--3--3-------------| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------| D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----------------2-----2----| A|--3-----------3-------------|-----3--------3-------------| D|-----------3----------------|--0--------3----------------| Verse 3: The 1st of April saw the sickening repair e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| Wore my best shirt to the clinic decorated with a laminate name e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3----------| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3----------| No one is laughing from an audience of folding plastic chairs e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| And I'm not fooled when you tell me that you're glad I came e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-------| Am I honest to admit or just a hypocrite? e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| I know I should be being optimistic but I'm doubtful I can change e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3----| Grit my teeth and try to act deserving e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| When I know there is nowhere I can hide from your humiliating grace e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-------| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------| D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----2-----------2-----2----| A|--3-----------3-------------|--3-----------3-------------| D|-----------3----------------|-----------3----------------| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------| D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----------------2-----2----| A|--3-----------3-------------|-----3--------3-------------| D|-----------3----------------|--0--------3----------------| Chorus 2: Because if you swear that it's true then I have to believe e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--0-------------------------|--0-------------------------| D|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------| D|----------------------------|--3-------------------------| What I hear evangelicals say on TV e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--0-------------------------|--0-------------------------| D|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------| D|----------------------------|--3-------------------------| And if there's enough left after everyone else e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| Then why, then why, then why, then why not me? e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--2--2--2--2--2-------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3-------------| D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--3--3--3--3--3-------------| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----------2--2-------------| A|--3-----------3-------------|-----3--------3-------------| D|-----------3----------------|--0-----------3-------------| ************************************ | > Accented note ************************************
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