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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Dm F C G
Verse 1:
Dm F
When I was little
C G
I was taught that the world wasn't my story
Dm F
All the tears I will cry
C Em
Wouldn't even make up a sea
Dm F
Tell me how I'll be found
C G
Let it be known
Dm F
Tell me who will become still
C G
When I am shown
Chorus:
Dm F C
And I'll be forgotten in time
G Dm
no matter how hard I try
F C
I'll be a wasted life
G
So this is my goodbye
Dm
Wake me when I
C
have the courage to die
G Dm
Cause I'm too scared to try
F C
I am a wasted life
G Dm
So this is my goodbye
Interlude:
F C Dm
Verse 2:
F
I never wanted fame
C G
Cause when we are dead it's all the same
Dm F C G
Human mortality is a test on our memory
Dm F
Let me know when I'll go
C G
Will I be loved
Dm F
Will someone care I'm not there
C G
Am I enough
Chorus:
Dm F C
And I'll be forgotten in time
G Dm
no matter how hard I try
F C
I'll be a wasted life
G
So this is my goodbye
Dm
Wake me when I
C
have the courage to die
G Dm
Cause I'm too scared to try
F C
I am a wasted life
G Dm
So this is my goodbye
Interlude:
C
G Dm
So this is my goodbye
C G
Verse 3:
Dm
I'll stop hoping stop wishing
F
stop singing stop living
C G
Stop, I'll stop
Dm
I'll stop moving stop breathing
G
Stop thinking stop living
C G
Stop, Just stop
Chorus:
Dm F C
And I'll be forgotten in time
G Dm
no matter how hard I try
F C
I'll be a wasted life
G
So this is my goodbye
Dm
Wake me when I
C
have the courage to die
G Dm
Cause I'm too scared to try
F C
I am a wasted life
G Dm
So this is my goodbye
Outro:
D C G Dm F C G
Song History
Last Updated: May 4, 2021