Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
(B) is an optional short bass riff:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|7-8-10-|
πΈ Intro:
A5 F5 D5 G#5 (B) A5 F5 D5 G#5 (B)
A5 F5 D5 G#5 (B) A5 F5 D5 G#5 (B)
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πΈ Verse 1:
A5 F5
Outside the wind is howling
D5 G#5 (B)
Lashing sheets of cold and cruel rain
A5 F5
Inside the air is fetid
D5 G#5 (B)
Lying heavy on my beleaguered brain
A5 F5 D5
These things that happen when you're sleeping
G#5 (B)
Are still there when you're awake
A5 D5 F5
They hide in folds among the bedclothes
G#5 (B)
Re-emerge when it's too late
πΈ Instrumental:
A5 F5 D5 G#5 (B) A5 F5 D5 G#5 (B)
πΈ Interlude:
A5
πΈ Bridge:
A D F E
A D F E
A D F E
A D F E
N.C.
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|----------------0---------|
A|0------0------0---0---0---|
E|--5------5----------1---0-|
πΈ Verse 2:
A5 F5 D5 G#5 (B) A5 F5 D5
It's not that I am so unstable
G#5 (B)
It's just that there's something inside me
A5 F5 D5
It's fighting, tearing for a way out
G#5 (B)
So at last it can be free
A5 F5 D5
They told me that I have got to relinquish
G#5 (B)
These things that just fell out of my mind
A5 F5 D5
It's not that I am going crazy
G#5 (B)
It's just that I refuse to be blind
πΈ Outro:
A5
Refuse to be blind
F5
Refuse to be blind
D5
Refuse to be blind
G#5 (B)
Refuse to be blind
A5
Refuse to be blind
F5
Refuse to be blind
D5
Refuse to be blind
G#5 (B)
Refuse to be blind
A5
Refuse to be blind
F5
Refuse to be blind
D5
Refuse to be blind
G#5 (B)
Refuse to be blind
Song History
Published: August 20, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025