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