Stranglehold chords by Bodyjar

Bodyjar
Stranglehold
Role Model
2013
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com

Key: F#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
F# -  244322
C# -  x46664
Ebm - x68876
B -   x24442
G#m - 466444
Bbm - x13321

Intro: Ebm

then

Ebm-F#-B-G#m- x4


Verse 1:
Ebm
   The pressure
           B
defines you Like
             G#m
some kind of weight
            Ebm
to drag you down
Something to make
   B C#
you    Just Feel
          F#   G#m
what your life is
           Ebm
faced with now This
time no use trying
          B
to pretend This
           G#m
world just brings
              Ebm
you back again
Dark fear rising
        B  C# F# G#m
like a scar
Too much too far


Refrain 1:
C#
  If we leave it alone
             B
we'll find a better
   C#
way  Leave it alone
          B
to fight another day


Verse 2:
Ebm
   No critical thinking
B             G#m    Ebm
  to Burn individuality
With empathy shrinking
B C#
    your miles from
F#    G#m
where you wanna be
Ebm
   Hard times doesn't
matter where you been
B                 G#m
  This world just leads
              Ebm
you back again   Dark
                    B  C# F# G#m
fear rising like a scar
Too much too far


Refrain 2:
C#
  The higher you climb
           B
the more angered
        C#
you grow  Suffering
            B
expectation overload


Chorus 1:
Ebm          F#
   You start waking up
B            G#m
working hard breaking
    Ebm          F#
down   You start saving
         B      G#m
but it's never enough
   Ebm         F#
now   A tight stranglehold
B          G#m
  watch my head explode
Ebm           F#
   You start screaming
         B      G#m
but it's never enough now


Verse 3:
Ebm
   Don't know If
            B
I'm dreaming Who
          G#m
put these thoughts
          Ebm
inside my head?
Mistakes are forever
B C#
    I don't want to feel
F#   G#m
like the futures dead


(Repeat Refrain 1)


Chorus 2:
Ebm          F#
   You start waking up
B            G#m
working hard breaking
    Ebm          F#
down   You start saving
         B      G#m
but it's never enough
   Ebm         F#
now   A tight stranglehold
B          G#m
  watch my head explode
Ebm           F#
   You start screaming
         B      G#m      Bbm
but it's never enough now


Interlude: B-C#-Ebm-C#- x2


Bridge:
    B         C#
The truth you seek
          Ebm
Shine the light so
        C#
you can see And
          B
leave the light
  C#          Ebm
on  leave the light
       C#     B
on for me The truth
    C#
you seek Needing
          C#(hold)
something more


Chorus 3:
Ebm          F#
   You start waking up
B            G#m
working hard breaking
    Ebm          F#
down   You start saving
         B      G#m
but it's never enough
   Ebm
now   A tight stranglehold
  watch my head explode
You start screaming
but it's never enough now
Ebm          F#
   You start waking up
B            G#m
working hard breaking
    Ebm          F#
down   You start saving
         B      G#m
but it's never enough
   Ebm         F#
now   A tight stranglehold
B          G#m
  watch my head explode
Ebm           F#
   You start screaming
         B      G#m
but it's never enough now


Outro: Ebm F# B G#m x4, Ebm(hold)