Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
* = one strum
Verse 1:
Bb majorBb G+G
Yes I'm breathing
Bb majorBb G+G Bb majorBb
Filthy hands, hey, hey
G+G Bb majorBb
Read to me, hey, hey, hey
G* G+G
Miss me, hey, hey, hey
Bb majorBb G+G Bb majorBb
Prefer me sad, hey, hey
G+G Bb majorBb
And I wouldn't break
Bb majorBb G+G Bb majorBb
She wouldn't miss me
Bb majorBb G* Bb majorBb
She wouldn't miss me
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------1----------1---------1---3--3-----------------|
G+G|------------0-----------0-------2-2---------2---------------2---------------|
D MajorD|-----0--------3-3-3---------2----------2---------2------------3-0-----------|
A augmentedA|---0------2------------2--3----------3---------3------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-0------3------------3-------------------------------0--------------0-------|
D MajorD Bb majorBb G+G D MajorD Bb majorBb G+G D MajorD
Verse 2:
D MajorD Bb majorBb
And I am afraid
D MajorD Bb majorBb G+G
It's a fire - our house is gone
DmDm Bb majorBb DmDm
and I refrain
DmDm Bb majorBb
Are you god, Are you god
Bb majorBb D MajorD
you little boy?
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
And now your fingers meet the floor
D MajorD Bb majorBb
And now I can play with me
D MajorD Bb majorBb G+G
And now I am one to obey me
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
Preach me fire and lead the way
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
Be silent bit and I will say
Bb majorBb D MajorD
You see in fire me away
Bb majorBb D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
And now, and now, hey
Verse 3:
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Keep it down to one more species
D MajorD Bb majorBb
One more high and I'll feign my service
FF G+G Bb majorBb
Someday I wound my way to something
D MajorD Bb majorBb
It's not hard to relieve my service
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Come inside of her inner circles
FF G+G Bb majorBb
Someday I won't be hiding away, it's over
Chorus:
D MajorD Bb majorBb
She seems to read minds
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
And I'm dead, dumb and blind
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
Weigh the fame I use
D MajorD Bb majorBb
She's the same
G+G D MajorD
Old age (x3)
Verse 4:
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Some are gone and some are wanting
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Some were kind and I feigned my service
FF G+G Bb majorBb
Someday I wont find my way, its over
D MajorD Bb majorBb
This young Mary believes my sermons
D MajorD Bb majorBb
One more hour and awake my servants
FF G+G Bb majorBb
Someday I will allow my way to something
Chorus:
D MajorD Bb majorBb
She seems to read minds
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
And I'm dead, dumb and blind
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
Face the face in the mirror
D MajorD Bb majorBb
We survived
G+G D MajorD
Old age (x4)
Bridge:
A augmentedA Bb majorBb FF A augmentedA
It's such a fantasy you're all free
A augmentedA Bb majorBb FF 
Eb MajorEb
Come on higher way I'm begging, see?
Verse 5:
D MajorD Bb majorBb
One more hour and I face my service
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Coming down to believe my sermon
FF G+G Bb majorBb
Someday i will have found my way to nothing
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Secondary for fame my service
D MajorD Bb majorBb
One more high and I wont be serviced
FF G+G Bb majorBb
Someday I wound my way to something
Chorus:
D MajorD Bb majorBb
She seems to read minds
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
And I'm dead, dumb and blind
D MajorD Bb majorBb D MajorD
Weigh the fame I use
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Jesus saves
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Old age, old age
G+G D MajorD G+G
Jesus saves
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Old age, old age, old age?
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