Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Gm Verse 1: Gm Eyes go shut I dissipate Gm Into thin air leaving no trace Eb Distant voice Eb Not listening Gm Why don't you just save your breath? Eb All of your words feel like a jail Gm That blocks the sun and makes me stale Eb Not enough gold in all the world Gm So why have I surrendered
Pre-Chorus: Cm Eb F To your abusive ways Dm Eb F The cracks have opened up to the core Bm F C Is there anywhere to go from here now? Eb C Sick with the lies consuming our souls Chorus: Eb C F Eb Give me one reason to take the breath we breathe for granted C F Gm Bb Hold it in so long that you forget to say Eb C F Eb Give me one reason to remain confined within the fences C F G Here with you and my soul on display Interlude: Eb C F Eb C Eb F C Verse 2: Gm Bite my tongue Gm Swallow the pain Gm A bit disturbed by these displays Eb Now we've got nothing to say Eb The silence growing deadly Eb So here we are drifting apart Gm Neither willing to drop their guard Eb Haven't we got something to say? Gm The distance growing deadly Pre-Chorus: Cm Eb F From years and years of pain Dm Eb F The cracks go deeper than we can see Bm G Cm Let's take a good look at where we are now Eb C Maybe the end's the start that we need Chorus: Eb C F Eb Give me one reason to take the breath we breathe for granted C F Gm Bb Hold it in so long that you forget to say Eb C F Eb Give me one reason to remain confined within the fences C F G Here with you and my soul on display Interlude: Gm Eb F Eb Bb F G Eb F Eb Bb F Gm Bridge: N.C. Life is too precious to waste Chorus: Eb C F Bb Give me one reason to take the breath we breathe for granted C F Gm Bb Hold it in so long that you forget to say Eb C F Eb Give me one reason to remain confined within the fences C F G Stuck here with you and my soul on display Outro: Eb F Eb C Eb F Gm Eb C F Eb C Eb F