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