Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: Am C Am C Verse 1: Am Am7 C Sharpener's callin' me again Cmaj7 Am Tryin' to turn it into some- Am7 C Cmaj7 thing I can draw into my skin Am Am7 C Make it a picture that I love Cmaj7 Am Instead of something that I wish Am7 C Cmaj7 I could get in the bath and scrub right off
Chorus: Am Dm Bb7 F Why am I ashamed to look the way I do? Am Dm Bb7 F All ‘cause an escape to me was just a sharpener to you Interlude: C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F Verse 2: Am Am7 C Big old pill to inch around Cmaj7 Am There's no copping out this time Am7 C Cmaj7 Try my best to get it down (Cet, get, get, get it down) Am Am7 C Sometimes seems like I'm still young Cmaj7 Am Lookin' at the boy across the sink Am7 C Cmaj7 Thinking "What the hell have you just done?" ("What the hell have you just done?") Chorus: Am Dm Bb7 F Why am I ashamed to look the way I do? C Dm Bb F All ‘cause an escape to me was just a sharpener to you C Dm Bb F Why am I afraid of things I let inside my room? C Dm Bb F F7 Just wanted some company, broke the sharpener in two Outro: C Dm You say, why am I like this? Am You mean, why am I stupid? C Dm Am ‘Cause you know you’re not trying to fix it C Dm You mean, why am I like this? Am You say, why am I selfish? C Dm Am ‘Cause you know honey you can’t help it