Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
β« Intro:
G#m E F# E F# G#m
β« Verse 1:
E G#m
They're coming, creeping from the corner
E
And all I know is that I don't feel safe
G#m
I feel the tapping on my shoulder
E
I turn around in an alarming state
G#m E
But am I losing my mind? I really think so
G#m
Not a creature in sight
E
But, what you don't know
β« Pre-Chorus:
F# D#m D#
Is that my breathing gets faster and so does my heartbeat
E F# D# D#m
I wish this was over, I wish that this was a dream but
β« Chorus:
B
I created a monster, a hell within my head
E
With nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
D#
Oh, I'm so scared
G#m B
I created a monster, a beast inside my brain
E
With nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
D#
My mind impaired
G#m E G#m D#
Awake me from my nightmare
β« Verse 2:
G#m
Wait, something doesn't feel right (feel right)
No, something seems wrong (wrong)
And I've been feeling this way (oh that's too bad)
G#
For far too long
G#m
As my vision gets blurred, my skin's getting colder
D#m G#m
Appearing young, while I'm growing older
I collapse to the floor and scream:
E D# G#m
"Can anybody save me from myself?"
β« Chorus:
B
I created a monster, a hell within my head
E
With nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
D#
Oh, I'm so scared
G#m B
I created a monster, a beast inside my brain
E
With nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
D#
My mind impaired
G#m
Awake me from my nightmare
β« Bridge:
D# E
Walking to the ledge, I find myself looking down
D# G#m
Frozen still with fear, now I'm plunging to the ground
D#
If only I knew how to fly
E D#
Then I could convince myself this isn't my time to die
G#m
Instead I'm rocketing faster and faster
D#
I dive-bomb to the floor
E
And when my body crashes to the pavement
D#
I'm right back where I was before
β« Chorus:
G#m B
I created a monster, a hell within my head
E
With nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
D#
Oh, I'm so scared
G#m B
I created a monster, a hell within my head
E
With nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
D#
Oh, I'm so scared, no, whoa
G#m B
I created a monster, a beast inside my brain
E
With nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
D#
My mind impaired
G#m
Awake me from my nightmare (I'm so scared)
Awake me from my nightmare (I'm so scared)
D#m C#m G#m E
Awake me from my nightmare (I'm so scared)
D#m C#m G#m
Awake me from my nightmare (I'm so scared)
D# G#m
Awake me from my nightmare
Other versions of this song
- Nightmare (Tabs)
Song History
Published: May 30, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025