Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G
Verse 1:
G+G
Hey you with the world on your shoulders
C majorC
Do you find it hard to deal
G+G
With growing expectations
G+G G/F# E minorEm
And a vision that isn’t real?
G+G
Are you tired of looking in the mirror
C majorC
To only see a ghost
G+G E minorEm
For a day in the sun the person you’ve become
G+G D MajorD C majorC
Is the person you hate the most
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
You walk the streets of gold
D MajorD E minorEm
But the living bleeds you dry
C majorC G+G
It casts you in a hole
D MajorD C majorC
Where dreams go to die
B7B7 G+G
Where dreams go to die
Interlude:
G+G
G MajorG E minorEm
G+G
G MajorG A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Verse 2:
G+G
Hey you with the stars in your eyes
C majorC
Do you find it hard to sleep
G+G
When your plans aren’t coming together
G+G G/F# E minorEm
‘Cause of promises you can’t keep
G+G
The promise of another revolution
C majorC
The pride before the fall
G+G E minorEm
You stuck up for the masses; you stood up for your friends
G+G D MajorD C majorC
But now you hate them all
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
You walk the streets of gold
D MajorD E minorEm
But the living bleeds you dry
C majorC G+G
It casts you in a hole
D MajorD C majorC
Where dreams go to die
B7B7 G+G
Where dreams go to die
Interlude:
G+G
G MajorG E minorEm
G+G
G MajorG A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Bridge:
E minorEm G/F# G+G
“Don’t let your doubts pull your strings”
C majorC G+G D MajorD
“Nothing lasts forever” said the victim in denial
E minorEm G/F# G+G
“Sure as the thought of failure stings”
C majorC G+G D MajorD
“Nothing lasts forever when you’re dead upon arrival”
Outro:
G+G
G MajorG E minorEm
G+G
G MajorG A minorAm D MajorD G+G