Intro
C Am C Am C Am F G 
 
Verse 1
          C 
Don't you put out a casket 
          Am 
You ain't dying today 
    C 
But take the rings off your fingers 
   Am 
If you take the south train 
C 
Don't burn the matches 
       Am 
You'll want to stay alive 
F                           G 
It's real cold where you're going 
 
         C                               Am 
And it's freezing on the pavement as I'm weaving through the streets 
          C                                  Am 
I've been long since out of high school so I got nowhere to be 
        C                         Am 
I could never handle college so I grind my knuckles down 
F                               G 
I got to make these six strings sing babe 
 
Chorus
            C                                G 
Well it's a long dark road and there are landmines that explode 
      Am                         F 
Under many of the steps that you take 
    C                     G 
But who am I to sit here, blessed but distressed 
            Am                      F 
I should be screaming out baby I'm alive 
            C                      G 
'cause I've come this far and I've got this many scars 
     Am                 F 
So I cannot stop trying now 
      C        G                  F 
No, I can't, I cannot stop trying now 
 
Verse 2
            C 
So put your foot to the pedal 
       Am 
You're lagging behind 
       C 
Jumped straight off the short pier 
    Am 
And never saw a line 
    C 
And everything's a deadline 
            Am 
When you're trying to find some sleep 
F                                  G 
  What I wouldn't give to close my eyes 
 
         C 
And it's cold in the windows 
       Am 
So you move to the doors 
        C 
And you live off the ceiling 
            Am 
When you're bored of the floors 
        C 
And you passed off the problem 
            Am 
To get some cash to put down 
       F                       G 
Well I hope the money comes in someday 
 
Chorus
            C                                G 
Well it's a long dark road and there are landmines that explode 
      Am                         F 
Under many of the steps that you take 
    C                     G 
But who am I to sit here, blessed but distressed 
            Am                      F 
I should be screaming out baby I'm alive 
            C                      G 
'cause I've come this far and I've got this many scars 
     Am                 F 
So I cannot stop trying now 
      C      G               F 
No, I can't,    I can't stop now 
 
Bridge
C G Am F (x3) 
C G F 
 
Chorus
           C                                G 
And it's a long dark road and there are landmines that explode 
      Am                         F 
Under many of the steps that you take 
    C                     G 
But who am I to sit here, blessed but distressed 
            Am                      F 
I should be screaming out baby I'm alive 
            C                      G 
'Cause I've come this far and I've got this many scars 
     Am                 F 
So I cannot stop trying now 
      C      G            F      C 
No, I can't, I can't, no, no....