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