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