Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Verse 1:
FF
You keep telling me that we can fix this
A minorAm
But we can't, the scalpel in your?hand
C majorC
Is?only gonna cut?me again
G+G
And I don't wanna take?that chance
FF
Some things, they just don't last
A minorAm
You can't get a prescription for that
C majorC
Quit shoving these sugar pills down my throat
G+G
Cause I'm starting to choke
Prechorus:
FF
Stop, don't resuscitate
A minorAm
Please don't, don't hesitate
C majorC
Just let it die, we've had our time
G+G
We'll be alright
Chorus:
FF
But then you give me ten CC's
Of something super sweet
A minorAm
Yeah, you put me to sleep
I'm getting drowsy
C majorC
My eyelids are getting heavy
Kiss me on the cheek
G+G
Then you're telling me
Countdown from ten
FF
Ten, nine, eight
DmDm
Seven, six
A minorAm
Five-four-three-two, one
C majorC
When you rip my heart out
G+G
Please put it back when you're done
I'm too young
FF DmDm
For this open-heart surgery
FF A minorAm
There's stuffing in the place
Where my heart's meant to be
D MajorD G+G
Why me?
Verse 2:
FF
You keep telling me
That we'll get past this
DmDm A minorAm
But we're never gonna last
C majorC
So just quit blasting me
With your electrotherapy
G+G
And let's move past this
FF DmDm
These things, they come alive in a flash
A minorAm
Sometimes, they die just as fast
C majorC
Didn't Frankenstein teach you anything?
G+G A minorAm
Don't revive dead things
Pre-chorus:
FF
Stop, don't resuscitate
A minorAm
Please don't, don't hesitate
C majorC
Just let it die, we've had our time
G+G
We'll be alright
Chorus:
FF
But then you give me ten CC's
Of something super sweet
A minorAm
Yeah, you put me to sleep
I'm getting drowsy
C majorC
My eyelids are getting heavy
Kiss me on the cheek
G+G
Then you're telling me
FF
Countdown from ten
Ten, nine, eight
Seven, six
A minorAm
Five-four-three-two, one
C majorC
When you rip my heart out
G+G
Please put it back when you're done
I'm too young
FF
For this open-heart surgery
A minorAm
There's stuffing in the place
Where my heart's meant to be
C majorC G+G FF
Why me?
Bridge:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh, oh
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G
Oh, oh, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
DmDm A minorAm
Now I'm coming down from my high
C majorC G+G
And something just doesn't feel right
FF DmDm
Yeah, the anesthetic's wearing off
A minorAm
And I'm starting to feel what I've lost
C majorC G+G
There's stuffing in the place where my heart was
DmDm A minorAm
Yeah, I'm coming down from my high
C majorC G+G
And something just doesn't feel right
DmDm
Yeah, the anesthetic's wearing off
A minorAm
And I'm starting to feel what I've lost
C majorC
My heart, you cut it out, you sewed me up
G+G
Then you put it in a box