Intro: Ebm--B-- x4
Verse 1:
Cbm
It's frightening
D
How you can see the
Em
changes happening
When they move so
Cbm C#-Cbm
fast
Cbm
And lightning
D
Except the odds are
Em
growing These lonely times
Cbm C#-Cbm
will strike me twice
Refrain 1:
G A
The screams of a thousand
Gbm
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
Em
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
Em
blackened skies
I've cursed out
G A Ebm--B-- x2
so many times
Verse 2:
Cbm
It's biting
D
when the cold wind
blows through
Em
weathered eyes
Cbm C#-Cbm
and blistered skin
Cbm
it's quiet now
D
it's like the calm before
Em
the raging violence
Cbm C#-Cbm Cbm C#-Cbm
of the storm begins
Refrain 2:
G
and when this comes
A
crashing down
Cbm
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
Em
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
Em
blackened skies
I've cursed out
G A Ebm--B-- x2
so many times before
Bridge:
Em D/Gb
I'll beg for the ending
G
or just for forgiveness
or just for forgiveness
Em D/Gb
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
Em
smiling face of silence
G
This face of shame
D
And how many
A
nights will I hide
and blink under the
Em
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
Em
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
Em
blackened skies
I've cursed out
G A F#(hold)
so many times