Verse
Fm
I spent some time in
D# A#m Cm
a bad place at 18
Fm G#
wishing I could see
A#m
something through clear
Cm Fm
eyes Do you ever wake up
D# A#m
to realize that your
Cm
life is meaningless?
Fm
Does it give you strength
G#
or lead you to your
A#m Cm
grave at a young age?
Chorus 2:
Fm D#
Pound my knuckles
C# Cm
hard against the floor
A#m B
My head against the wall
C C/Fb
But I did this to myself
Fm D# C#
Assume it's just not worth
Cm
getting back up but
A#m B
I'll blame it on bad luck
C
I'll shake responsibility
Post Chorus: Guitar Solo
Bm--Em-F#- x2
Verse 2:
Fm
It seems that when
D# A#m
I ran away from
Cm Fm G#
my past all my dignity my
A#m Cm
faith my pride got left back
Fm
And now I think it's time that
D# A#m Cm
I realize self pity's meaningless
Fm
Though I'm 10 feet deep
G#
I'll claw my way back
A#m Cm
out from in my grave
Chorus 3:
Fm D#
Pound my knuckles
C# Cm
hard against the floor
A#m B
My head against the wall
C C/Fb
But I did this to myself
Fm D# C#
Assume it's just not worth
Cm
getting back up but
A#m B
I'll blame it on bad luck
C
I'll shake responsibility
Em(hold)
And I'll save a hard life
A(hold)
You did this to me
Breakdown: D--F#m-Bm-- x2
Bridge:
C# G# C
But now I realize I'd give
Fm D# C#
anything I have to walk
G# C
a day in those old shoes
Wondering what
C#
my first smoke
G# C
would be like my first
Fm D# C#
fuck my next fuck up
G#
Or the next band that
C
would change my life
C# D# C/Fb
and it changed my life
Fm C# D# F#/Bb(Hold)
and it changed my life
Chorus 3:
Fm D#
Pound my knuckles
C# Cm
hard against the floor
A#m B
My head against the wall
C C/Fb
But I did this to myself
Fm D# C#
Assume it's just not worth
Cm
getting back up but
A#m B
I'll blame it on bad luck
C
I'll shake responsibility
C#
And I'll save a hard life
D# C/Fb Bm(hold)
You did this to me