Intro
D#m A# Cb C# x3
D#m D#m
[Verse 1]
D#m A# A#/D Cb A#
Don’t lean on me
D#m A# A#/D Cb
cause these bones are weak
A# G#m F# A# D#m
They’re held up by friction and force
Cb A#
And I’m not sure it’s in me to be so mean
D#m A# A#/D Cb
Can people change
A# D#m A# A#/D Cb
in any meaningful way?
A# G#m F# A# D#m Cb
We cover up We renovate Can you really fool
A# D#m D#m
the world with a fresh coat of paint
[Chorus 1]
D#m F#
Save me
G#m F# D#m F#
I am a little lost
G#m F# D#m F#
A# real head case
G#m F# D#m
Why don’t you box me up?
Cb A#
You can bury me in the backyard
D#m F#
Save me
G#m F# D#m F#
I got no--body else
G#m F# D#m F#
A# real psycho
G#m F# D#m
But I could use some help
Cb A#
You can bury me in the backyard
Cb
You can tell the world
A# G#m F# G#m F# G#m
that you did your part
[Post Chorus]
D#m A# Cb C#
[Verse 2]
D#m A# A#/D Cb A# D#m
I love that music saved you and
A# A#/D Cb A#
Lord knows it’s saved me too
G#m F# A# D#m
But songs never love you back
Cb A#
Can you never know the person
D#m
preaching to you? You can’t
A# A#/D Cb A# D#m A#
believe what you hear and
A#/D Cb A# G#m F# A# D#m
see History is calling me
Cb A#
But I was up all night and
D#m D#m
I just want to sleep
[Chorus 2]
D#m F#
Save me
G#m F# D#m F#
I am a little lost
G#m F# D#m F#
A# real head case
G#m F# D#m
Why don’t you box me up?
Cb A#
You can bury me in the backyard
D#m F#
Save me
G#m F# D#m F#
I got no--body else
G#m F# D#m F#
A# real psycho
G#m F# D#m
But I could use some help
Cb A#
You can bury me in the backyard
Cb
You can tell the world
A# G#m F# G#m F# G#m D#m D#m D#m D#m
that you did your part
[Breakdown]
D#m D#m D#m x3
[Guitar Solo]
D#m x4
[Bridge]
D#m D#m
I’m guilty by association
D#m D#m
I gotta work real hard
D#m
to change some minds
D#m
I want your respect
D#m
but not your praise
D#m
Don’t think of me
Cb A#
on your dying day
[Chorus 3]
D#m F#
Save me
G#m F# D#m F#
I am a little lost
G#m F# D#m F#
A# real head case
G#m F# D#m
Why don’t you box me up?
Cb A#
You can bury me in the backyard
D#m F#
Save me
G#m F# D#m F#
I got no--body else
G#m F# D#m F#
A# real psycho
G#m F# D#m
But I could use some help
Cb A#
You can bury me in the backyard
Cb
You can tell the world
A# G#m F# G#m F# G#m
that you did your part