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