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