Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: Am Difficulty: Novice Verse 1: Played in 4/4 Am All along I was scared to breathe F E Dm So afraid that the world was gonna leave me behind In the dark, I refused to see F That I was barely alive Am It's such a bitter pill to swallow F E Dm But I learned to call it "reality" Dm Dm I didn't wanna wake up, I didn't wanna wake up Dm I didn't wanna wake up and miss the misery
Verse 2: Am All along I refused to believe F E Paranoid that my fear already left me to die Dm In the end, when I stopped, I could see F E That I was feeding the lie Am Caught in between another time and place F E When no one cared to know my name Dm Feels like it's never enough Dm When is it ever enough? Pre-Chorus: Dm E I build it up just to tear it back down again F Dm Am C G C Fighting fate only to surrender, only to surrender Chorus: (played in 3/4) G Am I'm the worst at letting go F Dm To the scars I loved the most F G C Will they bury me, bury me now? G Am Running from the worst in me F Dm Left me broken, wondering F G C Will they bury me, bury me now? (Break) Bridge: (played in 4/4) Am It's such a bitter pill to swallow F E Dm But I learned to call it "reality" Dm Dm I didn't wanna wake up, I didn't wanna wake up Dm I didn't wanna wake up Am It's such a bitter pill to swallow F E Dm But I learned to call it "reality" Dm Dm I didn't wanna wake up, I didn't wanna wake up Dm I didn't wanna wake up and miss the misery Breakdown: Am F E I hold the key to escaping my reality Dm Am E I hold the key to creating my identity Pre-Chorus: Dm E I build it up just to tear it back down again F Dm Am C G C Fighting fate only to surrender, only to surrender Chorus: (played in 3/4) G Am I'm the worst at letting go F Dm To the scars I loved the most F G C Will they bury me, bury me now? G Am Running from the worst in me F Dm Left me broke and wondering F G C Will they bury me, bury me now? F G C Will they bury me, bury me now? F G C They won't bury me, bury me now
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