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