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