Stained chords by Linkin Park

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: F#

Intro:
 Emily Armstrong & Mike Shinoda:
B D#m B D#m
      Oh-oh, oh-oh
B D#m B D#m
Oh-oh, oh-oh

Yeah

Verse 1: Mike Shinoda & Emily Armstrong:
B           D#m
Hand on my mouth, I shouldn't have said it (Oh)
B           D#m
Gave you a chance, already regret it (Oh)
B           D#m
Tryin' so hard to be sympathetic
     B           D#m
But I know where it's gonna go if I let it (Oh-oh, oh-oh) and I let it

Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Emily Armstrong:
         B           D#m
Knowin' you're hidin' what no one else sees

Close-lipped smile because there's blood on your teeth (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
      B           D#m
What you forget, you are gonna repeat

You don't get to make amends like your hand's still clean

Chorus: Emily Armstrong:
          B  D#m
Because you're stained
   C#                 B D#m
You try to hide the mark, but it won't fade
   C#
You lie and lie like I was nothin'
B        F#       C#    D#m
Pretend you're spotless, but I don't wash away
   C#     B F# C#
And now you're sta - ined
   C#     B F# C#
And now you're sta - ined

Verse 2: Mike Shinoda & Emily Armstrong:
     B               D#m
(Sweat—) Sweat in your hands while the time starts tickin'

(Sweat in your hands while the time starts tickin')
     B             D#m
Trippin' on words, alibi starts slippin'

(Trippin' on words, alibi starts slippin')
     B               D#m
Wanna wake from the nightmare you've been livin'

(Wanna wake from the nightmare you've been livin')
     B               D#m
But we both know forgotten doesn't mean forgiven

(Doesn't mean forgiven), forgiven

Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Emily Armstrong:
        B            D#m
Knowin' you're hidin' what no one else sees
        B                  D#m
Close-lipped smile because there's blood on your teeth (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
     B            D#m
What you forget, you are gonna repeat
            B              D#m
You don't get to make amends like your hand's still clean

Chorus: Emily Armstrong:
          B  D#m
Because you're stained
   C#                 B D#m
You try to hide the mark, but it won't fade
   C#
You lie and lie like I was nothin'
B        F#       C#    D#m
Pretend you're spotless, but I don't wash away
   C#     B F# C#
And now you're sta - ined

Bridge: Emily Armstrong & Mike Shinoda:
    G#m          B
And someday knowin' you're hidin' what no one else sees
    D#m         C#
And someday close-lipped smile because there's blood on your teeth
    G#m       B
And someday what you forget you are gonna repeat
       D#m
Try to make amends like your hand's still clean
    C#
But we both know that your hand's not clean

Outro: Emily Armstrong:
    B  D#m
And someday
   C#                 B D#m
Your hands will be too red to hide the blame
   C#
You'll realize you had it coming
  B        F#    C#       D#m
Pretend you're spotless, but I don't wash away
   C#     B F# C#
And now you're sta - ined
   C#     B F# C#
And now you're sta - ined
   C#     B F# C#
And now you're sta - ined