Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) * = strum once Intro: F* Gsus4* Fsus4* Asus4* Fsus4* Absus4* F* C Verse: F C On the run since before ever after Gm Dm Standard family disaster Bb Eb Lovers, brothers, other bastards F C Told me where to go F C I shook my lumps then took off running G Dm Short on wisdom, wits or cunning Bb Eb One for all, but all for nothing F A Into the unknown
Pre-Chorus: Gm There's no point to waste the blame Bb I've never been strictly speaking sane F C I should've known fresh dirt won't wash old stains away Verse: F C I tried to drown your memory Gm Dm It learned to swim, and clung to me Bb Eb Kissed my cheek sadistically F C And dragged me down below Pre-Chorus: Gm There's no point to waste the blame Bb I've never been strictly speaking sane F C I should've known fresh dirt won't wash old stains away Chorus: Bb I was so angry then Db In psychic self-defense F Dm Wasting energy Absus4 Gsus4 Fighting something I couldn't see F* Gsus4* Fsus4* Asus4* Just fighting myself Verse: N.C. F C I know time unfolds and then it tangles Gm Dm Strings attached and feelings mangled Bb Eb Some threads severed, some still dangle F C Some just drift away Pre-Chorus: Gm There's no point to waste the blame Bb I've never been strictly speaking sane F C I should've known fresh dirt won't wash old stains away Chorus: Bb The last thing I tried to do Db Was end up hurting you F Dm I found my enemy Absus4 Gsus4 Staring back from the mirror at me F* I've been fighting myself Bb F* Fighting myself Outro: Bb Dm Gm There's nobody in the ring but me C Bb C I broke some things I know just can't be fixed F C Bb While I fought for what I wanted more than anything C Dm You stuck around for kicks