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