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