Intro (Em, E5): e————————–|
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Lost the meaning of our stay
C Em
Learn to live another day
C Em
Doubt the choices that we’ve made
Am
I know that we can’t hide our shame
G
It’s only in disguise C Em
Drowning in a room to breathe
C Em
Full of thoughts as though we’re free
C Em
Close our eyes so we can see
Am
The depth of all we mean to be
G
If only in my eyes Em C
I don’t mind
Em C
Mother cries (tortured voices as we crawl)
Am
Find me on my better days
C Em
To lose it once again, in a way Repeat intro C Em
So try and love me while you can
C Em
And take the time to understand
C Em
As long as I can touch your face
Am
You know I’ll never leave this place
G
If only in my mind Em C
I don’t mind
Em C
Mother cries (tortured voices as we crawl)
Am
Find me on my better days
C Em
To lose it once again, in a way E Bsus2
Silence, all I want to say
C
Seems to run away
D
I’ll run away with you tonight
E Bsus2
Launder all my sins away
C
And just like that mistakes are made
D
You know, tonight the world… Em C
… dies, I don’t mind
Em C
Mother cries (tortured voices as we crawl)
Am
Find me on my better days
C Em
To lose it once again, in a way
Em
Never been for anything
Em
Never chained but never free
G D
I lied to heal the broken love
Bm C
With all that it could Em
Live the life so endlessly
Em
Saw beyond what others see
G D
I tried to heal your broken heart
Bm C
With all that I could C
Will you stay
D
Will you stay away forever? Em G
How do I live without the ones I love?
Am Em D
Time still turns the pages of the book, it’s burnt
Em G
Facing times always on my mind
Am C D
I have so much to say but you’re so far away Em
Means a war of futures hold
Em
Foolish lies of grown and old
G D
And seems we’re so invincible
Bm C
The truth is so cold Em
A final song, a last request
Em
A perfect chapter laid to rest
G D
Now and then I try to find
Bm C
The place in my mind C
Where you can stay?
D
You can stay awake forever! Em G
How do I live without the ones I love?
Am Em D
Time still turns the pages of the book, it’s burnt
Em G
Facing times always on my mind
Am C D
I have so much to say but you’re so far away E
Sleep tight
C
I’m not on pray
Am Em
The ones that we love are here with me
E
Lay away
C
A place for me
D
‘Cause as soon as I’m done
C
I’ll be on my way
D
To live eternally (solo) E C Am Em
E C D C D Em G
How do I live without the ones I love?
Am Em D
Time still turns the pages of the book, it’s burnt
Em G
Facing times always on my mind
Am
And the light you let remains
C D
But it so hard to stay
Am C D Em
And I have so much to say and you’re so far away (solo- 3:30 2x) Em D Am G D/F# Em D C (solo) Em D Am G D/F# Em D C (2x)
Em D C Em
I love you
D
You were ready
Am G D/F# Em D C
The pain stroke in dark spines
Em
But I see you
D
An it lets me
Am G D/F# Em D C
Your pain is gone on hands of time Em D C Em D C
So far away (And I need you to know)
Em D C Em D C
So far away (And I need you to need you to know)
Dm F G
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
C Bbes
It’s empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
too many people to ache over (F5 F#5 Gm) C F
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
Em Dm
But I’m too young to worry
Gm C F
These streets we travel on will undergo our same lost past Dm Gm F
I found you here, now please just stay for a while
C Dm
I can move on with you around
Gm F C
I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?
Dm Gm F C
I’d do anything for a smile, holding you ’til our time is done
Dm Gm F C
We both know the day will come, but I don’t want to leave you (F5 F#5 Gm) C F
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
Em Dm
But I’m too young to worry
Bbes
(a melody, a memory, or just one picture) Reff :
Dm F G
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
C Bbes
It’s empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
too many people to ache over Dm Gm F
Newborn life replacing life, replacing all of us,
C Dm
changing this fable we live in
Gm F C
No longer needed here so where should we go? Dm Gm F
Will you take a journey tonight,
C Dm
follow me past the walls of death?
Gm F C
But girl, what if there is no eternal life? (F5 F#5 Gm) C F
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
Em Dm
But I’m too young to worry
Bbes
(a melody, a memory, or just one picture) Reff :
Dm F G
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
C Bbes
It’s empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
too many people to ache over
Dm F G
Trails in life, questions of us existing here,
C Bbes
don’t wanna die alone without you there
C F
Please tell me what we have is real Chorus : C Dm Bbes
F C Dm Bbes (2x)
F C Dm Bbes
So, what if I never hold you, or kiss you lips again?
F C Bes
I never want to leave you and the memories for us to see I beg don’t leave me Reff :
Dm F G
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
C Bbes
It’s empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
too many people to ache over
Dm F G
Trails in life, questions of us existing here,
C Bbes
don’t wanna die alone without you there
C Dm
Please tell me what we have is real Chorus : Gm F A Bbes (2x) Gm F A Bbes
(Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day)
Gm F A Bbes
I stand here alone
Gm F Gm Bbes
Falling away from you, no chance to get back home
Dm
Yeah, you’ve been alone
Dm
I’ve been gone for far too long
A#
But with all that we’ve been through
C
After all this time I’m coming home to you Dm Dm
Never let it show
Dm
The pain I’ve grown to know
A#
’Cause with all these things we do
C
It don’t matter when I’m coming home to you Dm C
I reach towards the sky I’ve said my goodbyes
Am A#
My heart’s always with you now
Dm C
I won’t question why so many have died
Am A#
My prayers have made it through yeah
A#
’Cause with all these things we do
C Dm
It don’t matter when I’m coming home to you Dm Dm
Letters keep me warm
Dm
Helped me through the storm
A#
But with all that we’ve been through
C
After all this time I’m coming home to you Dm C
I reach towards the sky I’ve said my goodbyes
Am A#
My heart’s always with you now
Dm C
I won’t question why so many have died
Am A#
My prayers have made it through yeah
A#
Cause with all these things we do C Dm
It don’t matter when I’m coming home to you I’ve always been true I’ve waited so long just to come hold you I’m making it through It’s been far too long, we’ve proven our Love over time’s so strong, in all that we do The stars in the night, they lend me their light to bring me closer to heaven with you (Bring me closer) But with all that we’ve been through
After all this time I’m coming home to you I reach towards the sky I’ve said my goodbyes
My heart’s always with you now
I won’t question why so many have died
My prayers have made it through yeah
’Cause with all these things we do
It don’t matter when I’m coming home to you And with all that we’ve been through
After all this time I’m coming home to you
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Now I think I understand
F
How this world can overcome a man
C
Like a friend we saw it through
F
In the end I gave my life for you C
Gave you all I had to give
F
Found a place for me to rest my head
C
While I may be hard to find
F
Heard there’s peace just on the other side Bridge : 0-0-0—-0—-|
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F
Not that I could
C
Or that I would
F
Let it burn
C
Under my skin
F
Let it burn (repeat piano intro a couple of times) C
Left this life to set me free
F
Took a piece of you inside of me
C
All this hurt can finally fade
F
Promise me you’ll never feel afraid (Pre-Chorus Tune)
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Not that I could
C
Or that I would
F
Let it burn
C
Under my skin
F
Let it burn C G
I hope it’s worth it, here on the highway, yeah
Am F
I know you’ll find your own way when I’m not with you C G
So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
Dm G
I hope you’ll find your own way when I’m not with you tonight C G
I hope it’s worth it, what’s left behind me, yeah
Am F
I know you’ll find your own way when I’m not with you C G
So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
Dm G
I know you’ll find your own way when I’m not with you tonight End on C
Intro: F-C-Dm-Am-B-F-C x2 F C Dm Am
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
B F C
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
F C Dm Am
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
B F
Can’t help but wish that I was there
C
Back where I’d love to be, oh yeah F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need that person who can be true to you
B F
But I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B C
‘Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
* Dm C B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again F C Dm Am
There’s nothing here for me on this barren road
B F
There’s no one here while the city sleeps
C
and all the shops are closed
F C Dm Am
Can’t help but think of the times I’ve had with you
B F C
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need that person who can be true to you
B F
I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B C
‘Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
* Dm C B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again Dm * B F
Some search, never finding a way
Dm * B F
Before long, they waste away
Dm * B F
I found you, something told me to stay
Dm * B F
I gave in, to selfish ways
Gm C
And how I miss someone to hold when hope begins to fade… F C Dm Am
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
B F C
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need the person who can be true to you
B F
I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B C
‘Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
* Dm C B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again
E5 A5 G5 D5 E5 E5 A5 G5 D5 E5
He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man
E5 A5 G5 D5
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E5 G5 A5 B5 A5 G5 D5 A5 B5
Caught here in a fiery blaze, won’t lose my will to stay.
E5 G5 E5 G5
I trie-ie-ied to drive all through the night,
E5 G5 E5 G5
the heat stroke ridden weather, the barren empty sights.
E5 F#5-G5-E5 F35 G5 B5
No oasis here to see,
B5 F5 A5-B5 G5-A5 G5 F#5 E5
the sand is singing deathless words to me. Chorus:
E5 A5 G5 D5
Can’t you help me as I’m startin’ to burn (all alone).
D5 G5 F#5 E5
Too many doses and I’m starting to get an attraction.
E5 A5 G5 D5
My confidence is leaving me on my own (all alone).
D5 G5 F#5 E5
No one can save me and you know I don’t want the attention. E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5
As Ie-ie-ie adjust to my new sights the rarely tired lights
E5 G5
will take me to new heights.
E5 G5 E5 G5
My hand is on the trigger I’m ready to ignite.
E5 G5 E5
Tomorrow might not make it but everything’s all right.
E5 F#5-G5-E5 F#5-G5-B5 B5 F5 A5-B5 G5-A5 G5 F#5 E5
Mental fiction follows me; show me what it’s like to be set free. BACK TO:Chorus (*)
G A D F# G
So sorry you’re not here I’ve been sane too long
F# G
my vision’s so unclear.
G A D F# G
Now take a trip with me but don’t be surprised
F# G
when things aren’t what they seem. E5 G5 A5 B5 A5 G5 D5 A5 B5
Caught here in a fiery blaze, won’t lose my will to stay.
E5 G5 A5 B5 A5 G5 D5 A5 B5
These eyes won’t see the same, after I flip today. INTERLUDE: G5 D5 A5 B5 2X
E5 G5 3X
E5 A5 G5 D5 4X
E5 F5 G5 F5 E5
E5 A5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 D5 G5 2X
C5-A5 B5-G5 A5 G5 F#5 D5 B5-G5 C5 A5 E5 G5 E5 G5
Sometimes I don’t know why we’d rather live than die,
E5 G5 E5
we look up towards the sky for answers to our lives.
E5 G5 E5 G5
We may get some solutions but most just pass us by,
E5 G5 E5
don’t want your absolution cause I can’t make it right.
A5 G5 E5
I’ll make a beast out of myself,
A5 G5 C5 B5 G5 B5 F#5 E5
gets rid of all the pain of being a maaaaaan Back to : Chorus,(*) G A D F# G
I’ve known it from the start all these good ideas
F# G
will tear your brain apart.
G A D F# G
Scared but you can follow me I’m too weird to live
F# G
but much too rare to die.
Intro: Dm C Gm Bb – C (x2) | D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… (Bb5-A5-) D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… (G5-A5)-D5
I feel insane Every single time I’m asked to compromise (G5-A5)-D5
‘Cause I’m afraid and stuck in my ways (G5-A5)-D5
And that’s the way it stays So how long did I expect love (G5-A5)-D5
to outweigh ignorance By the look on your face (G5-A5)-D5
I may have forced the scale to tip Chorus 1: D5 – C5
I’m not insane Bb5 C5 – C#5
I’m not insane D5 – C5
I’m not insane Bb5 F5 – E5
I’m not… not insane F
(Mother) Come back to me it’s almost easy Dm
(Said it all) (G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy D5
Shame pulses through my heart From the things I’ve done to you (G5 -A5)-D5
It’s hard to face (G5-A5)-D5
But the fact remains that this is nothing new (G5-A5)-D5
I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories Selfish beneath the skin (G5-A5)-D5
But deep inside I’m not insane Chorus 2: D5 – C5
I’m not insane Bb5 C5 – C#5
I’m not insane… D5 – C5
I’m not insane Bb5 C5 – C#5
I’m not… not insane F
(Mother) Come back to me it’s almost easy Dm
(Said it all) Come back again it’s almost easy F
(You’ll learn your lesson) Come back to me it’s almost easy Dm
(But first you fall) (G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy Interlude: D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… (Bb5-A5-) D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… | (G5-G#5) | D5… F5-G5 – G#5 F5-G5 – G#5 (x2) | Dm C Gm Bb – C (x2) Dm F
Now that I’ve lost you it kills me to say (Hurts to say) C A Bb
I’ve tried to hold on as you’ve slowly slipped away F
I’m losing the fight C A Bb
I’ve treated you so wrong now let me make it right (Make it all right) Chorus 3: Dm – C
I’m not insane Bb Bb-Bb13-Dm Bb
I’m not insane… (Ha ha ha ha ha…) Dm – C
I’m not insane Bb Bb – C
I’m not… not insane F
(Mother) Come back to me it’s almost easy Dm
(Said it all) Come back again it’s almost easy F
(You’ll learn your lesson) Come back to me it’s almost easy Dm
(Still you’ll fall) (G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy Ending: D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… (Bb5-A5-) D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… | *(G#5-A5)-G#5
