Verse
Cm
I spent some time in
A# Fm Gm
a bad place at 18
Cm D#
wishing I could see
Fm
something through clear
Gm Cm
eyes Do you ever wake up
A# Fm
to realize that your
Gm
life is meaningless?
Cm
Does it give you strength
D#
or lead you to your
Fm Gm
grave at a young age?
Chorus 2:
Cm A#
Pound my knuckles
G# Gm
hard against the floor
Fm F#
My head against the wall
G G/Cb
But I did this to myself
Cm A# G#
Assume it's just not worth
Gm
getting back up but
Fm F#
I'll blame it on bad luck
G
I'll shake responsibility
Post Chorus: Guitar Solo
Bm--Em-F#- x2
Verse 2:
Cm
It seems that when
A# Fm
I ran away from
Gm Cm D#
my past all my dignity my
Fm Gm
faith my pride got left back
Cm
And now I think it's time that
A# Fm Gm
I realize self pity's meaningless
Cm
Though I'm 10 feet deep
D#
I'll claw my way back
Fm Gm
out from in my grave
Chorus 3:
Cm A#
Pound my knuckles
G# Gm
hard against the floor
Fm F#
My head against the wall
G G/Cb
But I did this to myself
Cm A# G#
Assume it's just not worth
Gm
getting back up but
Fm F#
I'll blame it on bad luck
G
I'll shake responsibility
Em(hold)
And I'll save a hard life
A(hold)
You did this to me
Breakdown: D--F#m-Bm-- x2
Bridge:
G# D# G
But now I realize I'd give
Cm A# G#
anything I have to walk
D# G
a day in those old shoes
Wondering what
G#
my first smoke
D# G
would be like my first
Cm A# G#
fuck my next fuck up
D#
Or the next band that
G
would change my life
G# A# G/Cb
and it changed my life
Cm G# A# F#/Bb(Hold)
and it changed my life
Chorus 3:
Cm A#
Pound my knuckles
G# Gm
hard against the floor
Fm F#
My head against the wall
G G/Cb
But I did this to myself
Cm A# G#
Assume it's just not worth
Gm
getting back up but
Fm F#
I'll blame it on bad luck
G
I'll shake responsibility
G#
And I'll save a hard life
A# G/Cb Bm(hold)
You did this to me