IntroAmGFE (x2)
Verse 1AmG
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
EAm I screaming to an empty sky?
AmG
Empty sky, no way, that's me cause one half of my heart is free
FE
Empty sky, no way, that's me cause the other half of my heart's asleep
Pre-ChorusAmAmF
Sing a song but don't believe
FC
Blasphemy is just for me
CC
Hypocrite, take your pick
C
Cause the poison's on my lips
ChorusAm
Can I understand you?
F
Can I understand you?
C
Can I understand you?
G
Can I understand you?
[Post-ChorusAmGFEVerse 2Am
Lights, camera, action, satisfaction
GF
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
AmG
Lights, camera, stop! We're killing 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-ChorusAmAmF
Sing a song but don't believe
FC
Blasphemy is just for me
CC
Hypocrite, take your pick
C
Cause the poison's on my lips
ChorusAm
Can I understand you?
F
Can I understand you?
C
Can I understand you?
G
Can I understand you?
BridgeAmAmF
I want to be alive
FC
When you see my eyes
CG
Can I see your eyes?
(hold) Am
Can I see your eyes?
AmF
Can I see your eyes
FC
Can I see your eyes?
CG
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?
OutroAmFC
Let the water wash away
GAm
Everything that you've become
FC
On your knees, today is gone
GAm
And tomorrow's sure to come
FC
Tomorrow's sure to come
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.