Chords with lyrics
Watched a number of live performances of this song as well as listened to the record several
times... I don't believe this to be 999% accurate but it's close
Standard Tuning, Capo 2 to match the record
Chords Used:
E7sus4*: x20230 *For simplicity's sake I shall refer to this as an "E4" in the tab
Asus4/Db**: x40230 **Likewise I will denote this as an "A4"
Dsus2/G***: 3x0230 ***And this will be labeled as "D2"
Dsus4: xx0233
Dsus4/F#: 2x0233
Gsus2: 300233
Em7: 022033
A7: x02020
Intro ((it's not 100% accurate, but it's close, feel free to make a suggestion/ correction))
e|----0000-----0000-----0000--0-3-0-|
BB|----3333-----3333-----3333--3-3-3-|
G+G|----2222-----2222-----2222--2-2-2-|
D MajorD|----0000-----0000-----0000--------| Repeat as necessary
A augmentedA|--2-2222---4-4444-----xxxx--------|
E MajorE|----xxxx-----xxxx---3-3333--------|
E4 A4
|Verse I|: Sometimes I think about who I should believe
D2
The people who are dead or the people who are free
E4 A4
Sometimes I hear them as they whisper to me
D2
I try to stay awake so I won't die in my sleep
E4 A4
And I was quick to take a second look through
D2
The window on the door of the operating room
E4 A4
And the adrenaline, it threw my eyes
D2
To the table on the floor where the patients lie
E4 A4
I saw his face and I could not speak
D2
As the anesthetic kissed his cheek
E4 A4
I felt my lips go cold and my limbs go weak
D2 E4
Because the body on the table where the patients die was me (repeat intro tab here if you wish)
E4 A4 D2
It was me
E4 A4 D2
|Chorus|: Give me back my oxygen mask
E4 A4 D2
Cause I don't want to feel the walls of my heart collapse
E4 A4 D2
So put me under I would sooner die on this table
E4 A4 D2
Than face what causes me to be so unstable
E4 A4
|Verse II|: There was a lie between my demons and me
D2
And a body made of paper in the passenger seat
E4 A4
As I open my eyes, I could not see
D2
I felt the stitches come loose and the blood run free
E4 A4
And as my thoughts began to shake
D2
I felt the hand of the darkness kiss my face
E4 A4
And then the devil woke up and he grabbed my throat
D2
He pulled me down to the place where the silence grows
E4 A4
He looks at me with hollow eyes
D2
And he whispered my name as the flowers died
E4 A4
I felt my heart go cold as I sank between
D2 E4 A4 D2
The ocean I am and the river I'm meant to be
E4 A4 D2
I'm meant to be
|Repeat Chorus|
Dsus4Dsus4 Dsus4/F#
|Bridge|: Now I'm standing by the window on a Sunday
E minor 7Em7 
Gsus2Gsus2 
A7A7
And I can't quite recall why I cannot move at all
Dsus4/F#
And I feel so tired and wounded
E minor 7Em7
Like the stitches on my soul came apart
Gsus2Gsus2 A7A7
I'm standing here in the dark
Dsus4Dsus4
Well, maybe it's from the drinks we had last night
Dsus4/F# E minor 7Em7
But good god, I love those friends of mine
A7A7
The best that alcohol can buy
Dsus4Dsus4
Or maybe it's from the lack of sleep
Dsus4/F# E minor 7Em7
But all those secrets I've kept, trying to be so sweet to you
It's dark, my dear
Gsus2Gsus2 A7A7
But it got me through, it got me through
|Repeat Chorus|
E4 A4 D2 E4 A4 D2 (hold)
|Refrain|:Causes me to be so unstable, causes me to be so unstable
E4 A4
|Outro|: Sometimes I wonder if I'm only a ghost
D2
Wearing human skin I never chose
E4 A4
I listen to the devil as he spoke
D2
Because he tempted me with a beautiful rose
END; thank you for viewing please feel free to make
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