Intro
G# Cm C# D# 
 
then 
G# Cm A#m C# D# G# 
 
Verse 1
    G# 
Goodbye my dearest foe 
          Fm 
Here's to fledging teen sorrow 
         C# 
Today forgotten, tomorrow 
     D#            E  F# 
Is a promise to be broken 
G# 
We should not prolong 
           Fm 
What seems right until it's wrong 
Cm 
One more sad so long 
D# 
One more Dear John letter 
 
Chorus 1
C#         A#m  D#  G# 
I am not afraid to step 
          C 
into this grave 
     A#m 
It's not enough 
        D# 
No it's not enough 
 
Verse 2
         G# 
I wanted to live long enough 
      Fm 
To regret the billy clubs 
      C# 
And lament the gateway drugs 
        D#                     E  F# 
See the first missteps through wisdom 
G#              D#               Fm    Cm 
In a round room fit for battered clowns 
A#m                            D# 
We agree the circus freaks are buttoned-down 
 
Chorus 2
C#         A#m  D#  G# 
I am not afraid to step 
               C 
down from the stage 
     A#m 
It's not enough 
        C#   D# 
No it's not enough 
 
Bridge
G#                D# 
  Can you see the light 
              Cm            C# 
the tunnel is dead-end is inside 
A#m                                 D# 
   We're almost there, we've almost made it 
G#                  D#             Fm  Cm 
  Everybody is transcending in the dark 
A#m 
   Every one of us leaves his mark 
D# 
  Every one of us wears a 
       D# 
self-inflicted Purple Heart 
 
Guitar Solo
G# D#/G Fm D# A# D# 
G# Cm A#m D# 
 
Chorus 3
C#         A#m  D#  G# 
I am not afraid to step 
          C 
into this grave 
     A#m 
It's not enough 
        D# 
No it's not enough 
 
Outro
G# Cm A#m C# D# G#