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