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Intro and Verse tabs are like this:
Gm Gm
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-3-x---3-x---3-x-5-2-|-3-x---3-x---3-x-5-2-|
D|-5-x---5-x---5-x-3-3-|-5-x---5-x---5-x-3-3-|
A|-5-x---5-x---5-x-5-5-|-5-x---5-x---5-x-5-5-|
E|-----3-----3---------|-----3-----3---------|
Bb Dm/A
e|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------|
D|-7-x---7-x---7-x-7-5-3-2-|---2-x---2-x-3-3-3-|
D|-8-x---8-x---8-x-8-7-3-3-|---3-x---3-x-3-3-5-|
A|-8-x---8-x---8-x-8-8-5-3-|---5-x---5-x-5-5-5-|
E|-----6-----6-------------|-5-----5-----------|
↑ this last is the beginning of the loop on Gm
[Verse 1]
Gm Gm
I can't escape it
Bb
I'm never gonna make it out of this in time
Dm/A
I guess that's just fine
Gm
I'm not there quite yet
Gm
My thoughts, such a mess
Bb
Like a little boy
Dm/A
What you runnin' for?
Gm Gm
Run at the door
Anyone home?
Bb
Have I lost it all?
[Chorus]
Cm7
Struck me like a chord
F7
I'm an ugly boy
Bb
Holdin' out the night
Eb
Lonely after light
Cm7
You begged me not to go
F7
Sinkin' like a stone
Bb
Use me like an oar
Eb
And get yourself to shore
[Verse 2]
Gm Gm
Bang at the door
Anyone home?
Bb
It's just what they do
Dm/A
Right in front of you
Gm
Like a cannonball
Gm
Slammin' through your wall
Bb
In their face, I saw
Dm/A
What they're fightin' for
Gm Gm
I can't escape it
Bb
I'm never gonna make it 'til the end, I guess
[Chorus]
Cm7
Struck me like a chord
F7
I'm an ugly boy
Bb
Holdin' out the night
Eb
Lonely after light
Cm7
Bangin' on the door
F7
I don't wanna know
Bb
Sinkin' like a stone
Eb
So use me like an oar
[Bridge]
Eb6 F Bb Eb F Eb F
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--(5)----(5)(7)-----(3)(5)-(3)(5)----------|
D|---8------7--8-------5--7---5--7-----------|
A|---6------8--8-------6--8---6--8-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Eb6 F Bb
Hard to fight what I can't see
Eb F
Not tryna build
Eb F
No dynasty
Eb6 F Bb
I can't see beyond this wall
Eb F
But we lost this game
Eb F
So many times before
[Non-Lyrical Break]
Cm7 F7 Bb Eb
e|-10-10-10-10-10-11-8---10-10-10-10-10-11-8------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8---10-10-10-10-10-10-8------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-8--8--8--8--8--10-6---8--8--8--8--8--10-6-5-3--|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8---10-10-10-10-10-10-8-6-4--|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Cm7
Lying on the cold floor
F7
I'll be waiting, yeah
Bb
I'll be waiting from the other side
Eb
Waiting for the tide to rise
Cm7
Lying on the cold floor
F7
I'll be waiting, yeah
Bb
I'll be waiting from the other side
Eb
Waiting for the tide to rise
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
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