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