Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
BB F#F#
BB F#F#
D MajorD E MajorE
BB F#F#
BB F#F#
D MajorD E MajorE
BB F#F#
BB F#F#
D MajorD E MajorE
A minorAm
Verse 1:
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
Other people can be so disappointing
B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD G+G
I need to spend more time alone
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
What gives us the right to be so depressing?
B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G
224 West 16th Street was our cathedral
Refrain:
F# minorF#m B minorBm F# minorF#m G+G
These tears I cry for you must prove that I'm not the demon that I'm meant to be
Verse 2:
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
You say you love me though, just like you, I'm too shady
B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD G+G
Knowing what you know, it must be hard to trust someone who's so similar to yourself
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
Don't you know it's pointless to try and bully me into caring more
B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD G+G
It's through no fault of your own, it's really just the boredom of being someone's captive
Refrain:
F# minorF#m B minorBm F# minorF#m G+G
These tears I cry for you must prove that I'm not the demon that I'm meant to be
D#mD#m C#Maj7C#maj7
Drinking at the Jane hotel
D#mD#m C#Maj7C#maj7
'Til it was overrun by terrible people
D#mD#m C#Maj7C#maj7
We heard him say his name from the train
F#F# G+G
As usual, eyes dead from anti-anxiety meds
G#G# A augmentedA G#G#
And the old gang grasping for air that's not there
Bridge:
G#G# E MajorE G#G# A#A#
Seeking out my own authentic
E MajorE F#7F#7
season in hell
BB
Though it doesn't feel quite as pompous
E MajorE F#F#
At least not as I can
E MajorE F#F#
At least not as I can tell
Intro callback:
BB F#F#
Dream
BB F#F#
Dream
D MajorD E MajorE
Middle 8:
D MajorD A augmentedA
The misery loop that you sent me on
D MajorD E minorEm
It wrecked me for other summers
D MajorD E minorEm
But now that I am free and almost alone
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Down in Chelsea, I feel better
Verse 3:
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
Why would you ask? Why should you care how I'm doing?
B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD G+G
Do I bother you with those kinds of vapid questions anymore?
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
I wanna matter, I wanna be your friend, not a poison
B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD G+G
This kind of love, our kind of love is so demoralizing
Refrain:
F# minorF#m B minorBm F# minorF#m A#A# BB
These tears I cry for you must prove that I'm not the demon that I'm meant to be
Bridge:
G#G# E MajorE G#G# A#A#
Seeking out my own authentic
E MajorE F#7F#7
season in hell
BB
Though it doesn't feel quite as pompous
E MajorE F#F#
At least not as I can
E MajorE F#F#
At least not as I can tell
Bridge:
G#G# E MajorE G#G# A#A#
Seeking out my own authentic
E MajorE F#7F#7
season in hell
BB
Though it doesn't feel quite as caustic
E MajorE F#F#
At least not as I can
E MajorE F#F#
At least not as I can
E MajorE F#F#
At least not as I can tell
Outro:
BB F#F#
BB F#F#
D MajorD E MajorE
BB F#F#
BB F#F#
D MajorD E MajorE
BB F#F#
BB F#F#
D MajorD E MajorE
E
E MajorE
BB