Intro
Gm--Eb-D-Cm-
Gm--Eb-D-Cm-
Verse 1:
C Am
Well I could be brief
But what would that change?
F
I just beg to borrow
C
time Adding minutes
Am F
to my life To long for
something I can't buy
Am
And I try to look
like I'm fine
F
But there's proof
in every phrase
C
And these rings
Am
around my tired
F
eyes say something's
gotta change
Refrain 1:
E
Ashes ashes
Am
Buried in
his mattress
E
Slept in flames
Am
And smothered
(hold)
in his blanket
Chorus 1:
Am
Stay with me
F
Bear with me
C
I Bm B novelty
E
But I'm twice
the man I used to
Am
be Oh agony (agony)
F
Bear with me
C
I am a dying breed
E
But I'm twice
the man I used to
E
be Ashes ashes
Verse 2:
Am
Well I do believe that
F
our decline is pre-disposed
C Am
But it keeps me on my
F
toes I can't accept
what I can't control
Am
And I pray that
I can be cured
F
And never leave
this place
C Am
Lady luck beyond
my sight as I'm
F
just withering away
(Repeat Refrain 1)
Chorus 2:
Am
Stay with me
F
Bear with me
C
I Bm B novelty
E
But I'm twice
the man I used to
Am
be Oh agony (agony)
F
Bear with me
C
I am a dying breed
E
But I'm twice
D--
the man I used to be
Bridge:
Am Em F
And it's too
G
late for me
Am Em
I've been
F G Am Em
talking in my sleep
F
And I've got
G Am F E
nothing to say to me
Refrain 2:
Am
Ashes ashes
F
Buried in
his mattress
Am
Slept in flames
F
And smothered
in his blanket
Chorus 3:
Am
Stay with me
F
Bear with me
C
I Bm B novelty
E
But I'm twice
the man I used to
Am
be Oh agony (agony)
F
Bear with me
C
I am a dying breed
E
But I'm twice
D--(hold)
the man I used to be