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