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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Em Em Em Em
Verse 1:
Em
I'm sorry, friend, I have to
Bm
I know, I know, it's rude
Em Bm
I shouldn't work my problems out with food
Gm
I'm sorry pal, I've got to
D# Gm
It's either me or you. Fight or be beaten!
Gm
Eat or be eaten!
F# Dm
Look what it makes me do
D# Dm Cm G# G Cm
It's stronger than it was and this is what the bat child does
Verse 2:
Cm A#
Deep in the cave under miles of stone, I knew no word for sad
B C#
Singing to echoes and all alone, needed no mom or dad
F#m E
I'd never dreamed of the world above; I'd never seen the sky
G Bm
And yet I was content; I never wondered why
Verse 3:
Cm Dm
I never knew such a word as rage. I learned that from you
D#m C#
You locked your boy up inside a cage, and all the while you knew
F#m G#m
Why bother giving me dad's old shirt, why even intervene?
Am Bm
Why bother washing off all the dirt, if I am still unclean?
Cm Fm
You said you'd never hurt me, mom, whatever might occur!
Am
So: How could you dare, Mom
Am
Make me "aware", Mom
Am
Teach me to care, Mom
Cm D
And then deny me her!
Verse 4:
G F
We had a chance at happiness, blissfully unaware...
D# C
We had a love we thought you'd bless, we didn't have a prayer
G
'Cause you had to come destroy our love
F
Like everything else I had!
D# C F E
Yet still I am content and I am not the least bit mad
D E A D
No, I'm not here to harm you; I only want to KILL!
Verse 5:
A# Am E Am G
You shall have your monster I shall drink my fill!
Dm Em Fm G
At last I am embracing my bloody destiny!
D Am F
Dear Mom and Dad, this face will be
Dm G Am F
The last thing that you ever see!
Dm G Cm A#
Revenge will be a home for me
G# Fm
For me
Cm
For ME!
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Last Updated: December 9, 2020