Intro
 
Am  G  F  E (x2) 
 
Verse 1
 
Am                           G                         
I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark and I 
F 
Don't know where I should go 
                     E                        
And the tears and the fears begin to multiply 
Am 
Taking time in a simple place 
    G 
In my bed where my head rests on a pillowcase 
         F            
And it's said that a war's led but I forget 
     E 
That I let another day go by 
Am 
I want to be afraid but it seems that these days 
   G 
I'm caught under water and I'm falling farther 
F 
My heart's getting harder, I'm calling my father 
   E 
Am I screaming to an empty sky? 
Am                                 G 
Empty sky, no way, that's me cause one half of my heart is free 
F                                   E 
Empty sky, no way, that's me cause the other half of my heart's asleep 
 
Pre-Chorus
 
Am        Am               F 
   Sing a song but don't believe 
     F               C 
Blasphemy is just for me 
C         C 
Hypocrite, take your pick 
C                        
Cause the poison's on my lips 
 
Chorus
 
Am 
   Can I understand you? 
F 
   Can I understand you? 
C 
   Can I understand you? 
G 
   Can I understand you? 
 
Post-Chorus
 
Am  G  F  E 
 
Verse 2
 
        Am 
Lights, camera, action, satisfaction 
G                                   F 
At your finger tips no one's lacking stuff 
 
But it's not enough when it seems that 
E 
We have enough stuff just to blow stuff up 
Am                    G 
Lights, camera, stop! We're k*lling ourselves 
 
Just to get to the top 
       F 
But we won't stop talking about what we got 
    E 
And how we all love it when we're loved a lot 
Am 
Enough about you, let's talk about me 
G 
And how everybody thinks I'm just so free 
F 
Free? Did you hear the verse that came first 
    E 
And how my own body's waging war on me? 
  Am 
I bet you didn't know something as absurd 
          G 
There's a word that is said more than any other word 
     F 
It's sorry, sorry 
E 
  And I pray that the word was heard 
 
Pre-Chorus
 
Am        Am               F 
   Sing a song but don't believe 
     F               C 
Blasphemy is just for me 
C         C 
Hypocrite, take your pick 
C                        
Cause the poison's on my lips 
 
Chorus
 
Am 
   Can I understand you? 
F 
   Can I understand you? 
C 
   Can I understand you? 
G 
   Can I understand you? 
 
Bridge
 
Am     Am      F 
I want to be alive 
     F         C 
When you see my eyes 
    C         G 
Can I see your eyes? 
  (hold)       Am 
Can I see your eyes? 
    Am         F 
Can I see your eyes 
    F         C 
Can I see your eyes? 
    C         G 
Can I see your eyes? 
    G 
Can I see? 
(hold)         F 
I want to be alive 
                C 
When you see my eyes 
               G 
Can I see your eyes? 
               Am 
Can I see your eyes? 
 
Outro
 
Am          F         C 
    Let the water wash away 
                G        Am 
Everything that you've become 
        F              C 
On your knees, today is gone 
               G       Am 
And tomorrow's sure to come 
  F               C 
Tomorrow's sure to come