Intro
G#m
So, so cold and tired...
[Verse 1]
G#m
I hate myself,
F# E
more than I ever let on.
F#
I'm burned out at twenty-two.
C#m F# D#m
I lived too fast and I loved too much and I'll die too young,
G#m
but I chose this cup that I drank from.
F# E
Knew what I was getting into.
F# C#m
But I couldn't let out what I had to keep in.
F# D#m
I'm ashamed of myself and unspeakable sins,
that I've committed, and
[Chorus]
E G#m
I've made mistakes,
F# E
but I'll find my way.
F#
There's no explanation for,
G#m F# E
the things I've failed at before.
F#
They can't hold my hand.
G#m F# E
It just hurts to be a man,
F# G#m
Through the tortures of the damned.
G#m
[Verse]
G#m
If I only had an axe,
F# E
I'd sever the ties I've made with the world.
F# C#m
Maybe I can be a stranger,
F#
in a strange place.
D#m
If I start now, maybe I can be saved.
G#m F#
If I only had a mask,
E F#
I'd cover these bleeding eyes.
C#m F#
They're bloodshot now but they'll be black by dawn.
D#m
If I wake up now, I can be pure again.
[Chorus]
E G#m
I've made mistakes,
F# E
but I'll find my way.
F#
There's no explanation for,
G#m F# E
the things I've failed at before.
F#
They can't hold my hand.
G#m F# E
It just hurts to be a man,
F# G#m
Through the tortures of the damned.
G#m
[Bridge]
Bbdim E
Look at me now, I'm on the tracks with my back
F# G#m
toward the last train leaving town. [x4]
[Chorus]
E G#m
I've made mistakes,
F# E
but I'll find my way.
F#
There's no explanation for,
G#m F# E
the things I've failed at before.
F#
They can't hold my hand.
G#m F# E
It just hurts to be a man,
F# G#m
Through the tortures of the damned.
[Chorus]
F# A#m
I've made mistakes,
G# F#
but I'll find my way.
G#
There's no explanation for,
A#m G# F#
the things I've failed at before.
G#
They can't hold my hand.
A#m G# F#
It just hurts to be a man,
G# A#m
Through the tortures of the damned.
[A#m until end]