Intro: Ebm--B-- x4
Verse 1:
Ebm
It's frightening
F#
How you can see the
G#m
changes happening
When they move so
Ebm C#-Ebm
fast
Ebm
And lightning
F#
Except the odds are
G#m
growing These lonely times
Ebm C#-Ebm
will strike me twice
Refrain 1:
B C#
The screams of a thousand
A#m
voices Are whispers inside
B B
my head The echoes
C#
of self defense
Chorus 1:
F#
So how many times
C#
will it take
To cover up the
G#m
past mistakes
And hide behind a
B C#
crying you face of shame
F#
And how many
C#
nights will I hide
and blink under the
G#m
blackened skies
I've cursed out
B C# Ebm--B-- x2
so many times
Verse 2:
Ebm
It's biting
F#
when the cold wind
blows through
G#m
weathered eyes
Ebm C#-Ebm
and blistered skin
Ebm
it's quiet now
F#
it's like the calm before
G#m
the raging violence
Ebm C#-Ebm Ebm C#-Ebm
of the storm begins
Refrain 2:
B
and when this comes
C#
crashing down
Ebm
I'll fall harder
B
than before
B
I'll start this
C#
all over now
Chorus 2:
F#
So how many times
C#
will it take
To cover up the
G#m
past mistakes
And hide behind a
B C#
crying you face of shame
F#
And how many
C#
nights will I hide
and blink under the
G#m
blackened skies
I've cursed out
B C# Ebm--B-- x2
so many times before
Bridge:
G#m F#/A#
I'll beg for the ending
B
or just for forgiveness
or just for forgiveness
G#m F#/A#
I'll wait in the shadows
B C#
of a battle I'm close to losing
Chorus 3:
Silence:
F#
So how many times
C#
will it take
To cover up this
G#m
smiling face of silence
B
This face of shame
F#
And how many
C#
nights will I hide
and blink under the
G#m
blackened skies
I've cursed out
B C# F#
so many times before
So how many times
C#
will it take
To cover up the
G#m
past mistakes
And hide behind a
B C#
crying you face of shame
F#
And how many
C#
nights will I hide
and blink under the
G#m
blackened skies
I've cursed out
B C# F#(hold)
so many times