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