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