Intro: G Em F C G F G  
 
     F G  
   My pain is self-chosen  
   At least, so the prophet says  
   I could either burn  
   Or cut off my pride and buy some time  
   A head full of lies is the weight, tied to my waist  
 
      G C  
                   G           C          G  C  
   The river of deceit pulls down, oh oh  
                 G                   C  
   The only direction we flow is down  
    F         G 
   Down, oh down  
   Down, oh down  
   Down, oh down  
   Down, oh down  
 
   F G 
 
      F G 
  My pain is self-chosen  
  At least i believe it to be  
  I could either drown  
  Or pull off my skin and swim to shore  
  Now i can grow a beautiful shell for all to see  
 
    G C  
                   G           C          G  C  
   The river of deceit pulls down, oh oh  
                 G                   C  
   The only direction we flow is down  
    F         G  
   Down, oh down  
   Down, oh down  
   Down, oh down  
   Down, oh down  
      
     F G 
     
   The pain is self-chosen, yeah  
   Our pain is self-chosen  
 
   Down, oh down...