Verse
C# F# (4x)
I was a small-town kid with no possessions
And I was bored beyond belief
I couldn't wait to get away from nowhere
I made a plan to finally leave (so I packed my)
C#-B-B-B/ B-A/ G#-F#/ C#-B-B-B/ E-D/ B-A
Bags and ran away I needed
C#-B-B-B/ B-A/ G#-F#/ C#-B-B-B/ E-D/ B-A
Something more to take away this pain
C# F# (4x)
I found the medicine tucked in your locker
I picked the lock and grabbed the pills
I found a friend and then we went
And then we went, and then we went
We swallowed all of them up on the trestle
G / A / C# (3X)
I heard a melody so pure
I felt an echo that was so familiar
I left my misery behind (if only for)
A / B / C#
Briefest moment of time
C# / F# (4X)
You lost your balance as I tried to grab you
And then you slipped right through my hands
I don't remember how I made it out alive
But there you went and here I am
Guitar Bridge:
G / A /C# (3X)
A / B / C#
G / A /C# (3X)
I keep the guilt out on display
It's my memorial to mark the day
If I could fall for you, but I can’t undo the
A / B / C#
Briefest moment of time
Repeat (A / B / B) to the end.