Intro: D# G# Cm G# A# x2
Verse 1:
D#
I've been driving this road
for the third straight day
Cm
These are thoughts from the
past not to pick my brain
A#
And now I feel I'm
G#
screaming to the world
D#
Cuz this highways
going nowhere
Cm
And the lines have
all been blurred
A#
By the rains falling
G#
down in front of me
Refrain 1:
Cm
So I clear the
G#
windshield just to find
D#
Another cross to mark
A#
the passing of a life
Cm
It's a crystal clear
reminder That all
G#
things come to an end
Cm
And I wonder when that
G# A#
end will come for
Chorus 1:
D#
me When the lights go down
Cm
And the clocks time out
A#
And the bells just
G#
don't chime anymore
D#
It's a tragedy
Cm
that we can't see
A#
Our lives on the
G#
other side of every
D# G# Cm G# A#
single smile
Verse 2:
D#
I've been asking myself
for the third straight night
Cm
If there's truth in the
writings that shape
A#
our lives and Now I feel I'm
G#
screaming to the world
D#
Do these sermons
run in circles
Cm
Are they spoken
by design
A#
To erase the
G#
thoughts of insecurity
Refrain 2:
Cm
And maybe were just
G#
never meant to find
D#
The answer to the
question we've
A#
all kept inside
Cm
Give me something
to believe in
G#
Give me anything at all
Cm
Cuz right now this world
G# A#
just feels like i'ts too
Chorus 2:
D#
small When the lights go down
Cm
And the clocks time out
A#
And the bells just
G#
don't chime anymore
D#
It's a tragedy
Cm
that we can't see
A#
Our lives on the
G#
other side of every
single smile
Interlude: D# Cm A# G# A# B(hold)
Bridge:
D#
I wont cry
Cm
Not tonight
A# G#
I won't back down
without a fight
D#
I wont cry
Cm
Not tonight
A# E(hold)
I won't back down
Chorus 3:
D#
When the lights go down
Cm
And the clocks time out
A#
And the bells just
G#
don't chime anymore
D#
It's a tragedy
Cm
that we can't see
A#
Our lives on the
G#
other side of every
D#
single smile
When the lights go down
Cm
And the clocks
A#
time out
G#
I won't back down
D#
without a fight
It's a tragedy
Cm
that we can't see
A# G#
I won't lie down
B(hold)
without a fight