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