Tether Chords

♫ Intro: G C Bm Am C G C Bm Am C ♫ Verse 1: G C Bm I’m the fucked up kid in school Am C Dead in the eyes of the rules G C Bm I got sent home for throwing up Am C My friends think being sick is cool ♫ Verse 2: G C Bm And my dad beat up my mom Am C 'Cause she's an alcoholic G C Bm But he's an alcoholic too Am C Through the looking glass of abuse

♫ Chorus: C I wanna sleep next to you Bm Am C After school, before my mom calls C To see when I'm coming home Bm Am C I can finally see where the tether ends Bm Am C Mortally coiled around nothingness Bm Am C Mortally coiled around nothingness Bm Am C Mortally coiled around nothingness ♫ Instrumental: G C Bm Am C G C Bm Am C ♫ Verse 3: G C Bm I'm the fucked up kid in school Am C Maybe I'll join the army G C Bm No one will ever know me truly Am C My rage has silenced a cry for help ♫ Verse 4: G C Bm My mom's dealer put a gun to my head Am C For a laugh, for his friends G C Bm And in that moment I knew I could kill Am C My mother's prison is herself ♫ Chorus: C I wanna sleep next to you Bm Am C After school, before my mom calls C To see when I'm coming home Bm Am C I can finally see where the tether ends Bm Am C Mortally coiled around nothingness Bm Am C Mortally coiled around nothingness Bm Am C Mortally coiled around nothingness ♫ Outro: G C Bm Am C