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