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