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