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