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Key: G Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: G5 G Verse 1: Gm Am Hour five of driving and my head is held askew Em D Every time I cross the roadside, it always feels a bit too soon G Gm Am Not a single thought inside me that isn't burned with self-abuse Em D And if I couldn't even help myself, I wonder what's the use? Gm F Windows echo phonemes out towards our point of view D# C D# Watch them falling on the outer roads all beaten black and blue Gm F I could talk you deaf for hours, god, I'd give my world to you D# So remember, all I wanna do D Is to see you riding off the other way and drifting out of view
Prechorus:
G Am
Sometimes I beat myself to death over a pastime
Em D
I keep a bullet with my name against my head
G C
From fourth to fifth I feel the seatbelt crush my insides
Em D
And wonder how it's gonna feel when I am
Chorus:
Cm F A#
Baby, do I know what it's like to fear
Gm Cm
Just living for the day you can disappear
Cm F A#
'Cause damn it, anywhere's better off than here
G
Cm F A#
But I don't think you know what it's like to die
G D#
To see the sparkle fade from inside your eye
D
So if it's up to me, you won't learn this time
Verse 2:
G Am
Wheels slide on pavement down a road I've never known
Em D
I dragged a knife upon my everything and carved the meat to bone
G Am
I wanna cut myself to pieces, rend myself with sticks and stone
Em
But if I kill myself tomorrow
D
I wouldn't ha— —ave the chance to know
N.C.
Let the bass go!
(break for a few measures)
Bridge:
N.C.
Sitting down in silence, I approach the speed of sound
G5 A# C
All my ignorance made manifest like raindrops falling down
A# D#maj7 D# G
Peel my body off the pavement, set in concrete, solid ground
C A# C A#
"What's the point in loving anything if you won't be around "
D# D G
Awful thoughts might break me, so I simply stare in awe
C A# C
All the tensions hit a fever pitch, and then the chord resolves
A# D#maj7 D# D G
On the outside of myself, a eulogy and constant pall
C A# C
My companion staring down the edge and wishing she could fall
(And wishing I could fall)
A# D#maj7 F
"What the hell is wrong with me " I spit towards the light
Cm C
I can't hear the words I wanna hear if I let go of life
A# D#maj7 D
So I sit and watch in silence with my heart and appetite
Gm
Knowing all that I could ever want
D G N.C.
(All I wanna do is to do you right)
G Dm Gm
D5
(Dream together, we can—)
Chorus:
Gmaj7 G Am
Baby, do you know what you wanna hear?
Em
'Cause you can say the word, make it all so clear
Em
Or you can sit around, watch it disappear
Gmaj7 Am
So darling, do you know what you wanna say?
Em
It only takes an instant to slip away
Em
But if you grab ahold, let the message play
Verse 3:
G Gmaj7 Am
I'm not scared of dying, I'm just scared of running dry
Em D
I wanna save myself from sorrow, thinking pain is justified
G Gmaj7 Am
And if I leave this mortal coil, I deserve to feel some pride
Dm Em D
I don't want to die tomorrow, I wanna live my fucking life
G Gmaj7
I want to fly
[Solo]
Am Em D
Gmaj7
I don't wanna die
Am Dm Em D
Verse 4:
D#maj7 F
Drop on out the atmosphere, we'll dance the night away
Cm
You've got far too many colors for some hopeless shade of grey
D#maj7 F
Where the clouds that block the sun out never seem to overstay
Cm
Find the northern star and navigate
D
Grab that wheel and break away!
N.C.
Outro:
Bm Em Fmaj7
Hour nine of driving and I'm hopelessly askew
Cmaj7 Bm
Every time I greet the cliffside, I never seem to follow through
Am7 D7 D
So when I turn myself around, I hope I'm facing you
G Gmaj7
G Gmaj7
G
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