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