Straitjacket chords by Raleigh Ritchie

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:

AbAb  F#F#    C#C#
Hold me for a minute
  E MajorE
I'm just that far away
AbAb  F#F#    C#C#
From being considered
E MajorE
Clinically insane
AbAb F#F#    C#C#
I need your attention
 E MajorE       AbAb
Affection is my way
  F#F#   C#C#   E MajorE
Out of the danger zone

Pre-Chorus:

AbAb
I feel no lightness
AbAb
Days like this are priceless
AbAb
Given myself licence to indulge in all my vices

C minorCm
  C#C#
Woah, don't go
  Eb MajorEb      C minorCm
Withdrawal is my soul
  C#C#           Eb MajorEb
Weakness, I'm cold
  C minorCm    C#C#
Woah, Smoke draws?:
          Eb MajorEb
Smoke blows from my nose
       C minorCm
And keeps me warm
 C#C#
I know where I'm going
C#C#
I've seen limbo before

Chorus:

AbAb
Straight jacket
  F#F#
Put on my straight jacket
  F minorFm
I'm on a different planet
    E MajorE
Let it go, don't panic
  AbAb
I'm fine
AbAb
Can't hack it
  F#F#       F minorFm
My mind is at it again
        E MajorE
I'm manic, I'm manic
AbAb
Straight jacket
  F#F#
Put on my straight jacket
  F minorFm
I'm on a different planet
    E MajorE
Let it go, don't panic
  AbAb
I'm fine
AbAb
Can't hack it
AbAb
My mind is at it again
AbAb
I'm manic, I'm manic

Verse 2:

AbAb  F#F#       C#C#
Split right down the middle
  E MajorE
And half of me is fine
AbAb F#F#    C#C#
My mind is a riddle
E MajorE
Typical Gemini
AbAb  F#F#    C#C# E MajorE
Star signs are my excuse
  AbAb    F#F#   C#C#  E MajorE
To hide this type of self abuse

Pre-Chorus:

AbAb
I feel no lightness
AbAb
Days like this are priceless
AbAb
Given myself licence to indulge in all my vices

C minorCm   C#C#
Please don't mind me
  Eb MajorEb     C minorCm
I'm on borrowed time
   C#C#       Eb MajorEb     C minorCm
It's space I need to validate my life
    C#C#
I wanna roll with the punches
C#C#
Go rogue, programming
     Eb MajorEb
Change no I don't want it
Eb MajorEb
Wanna break out
C minorCm      C#C#
No I put my straightjacket on
C#C#
And go home
C#C#
I don't wanna be here no more
C#C#
I don't wanna go

Chorus:

AbAb
Straight jacket
  F#F#
Put on my straight jacket
  F minorFm
I'm on a different planet
    E MajorE
Let it go, don't panic
  AbAb
I'm fine
AbAb
Can't hack it
  F#F#       F minorFm
My mind is at it again
        E MajorE
I'm manic, I'm manic
AbAb
Straight jacket
  F#F#
Put on my straight jacket
  F minorFm
I'm on a different planet
    E MajorE
Let it go, don't panic
  AbAb
I'm fine
AbAb
Can't hack it
AbAb
My mind is at it again
AbAb
I'm manic, I'm manic

Bridge:

AbAb
The devil's in my head
AbAb
Stirring up a mess
    F#F#
Taking advantage of my unsteadiness
F#F#
My readiness for death
  F minorFm
The vans are pulling up
F minorFm
Fuck if I know why
E MajorE
I'm hearing cuckcoo clocks
E MajorE
I'm seeing angels in the sky
  AbAb
The war is almost started
AbAb
The cavalry's on time
    F#F#
Fight amongst the foot soldiers
                  F minorFm
But the war is in my mind
         E MajorE
The war is in my mind

Outro:

AbAb
Straight jacket
AbAb
Straight jacket
AbAb
Straight jacket
AbAb
Don't panic
AbAb
Straight jacket
AbAb
Straight jacket
AbAb