Verse
F# B (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)
F#-B-B-B/ E-A/ C#-F#/ F#-B-B-B/ A-D/ E-A
Bags and ran away I needed
F#-B-B-B/ E-A/ C#-F#/ F#-B-B-B/ A-D/ E-A
Something more to take away this pain
F# B (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
C / D / F# (3X)
I heard a melody so pure
I felt an echo that was so familiar
I left my misery behind (if only for)
D / E / F#
Briefest moment of time
F# / B (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:
C / D /F# (3X)
D / E / F#
C / D /F# (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
D / E / F#
Briefest moment of time
Repeat (D / E / B) to the end.