Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) This is the chord progression played during the verses. It just repeats at the beginning of each line. e|--5-5---5--| B|--6-6---5--| G|--7-7-5-5--| D|--7-7-5-7--| A|--5-5---7--| E|--------5--| Verse 1: Dm Gsus Am Call in a favour I need to contain it Dm Gsus Am And I'll be the razor if you wanna play Dm Gsus Am And I know it's dangerous well honey what can I say Dm Gsus Am Cause I'm just a prisoner to the golden stake
Break: e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-------0-5-9--------3-5-9-5-4-2----------------| D|-----2------------2-------------3-2-0----------| A|-0-3----------0-3---------------------3-2-0----| E|-----------------------------------------------| Dm Gsus Am Feels of frustration pushin straight round my veins Dm Gsus Am Tainted vibrations like a hit of cocaine Dm Gsus Am Tried to embrace it it's the only way Dm Gsus Am Cause I'm just a prisoner to the golden stake Chorus: Dm So I hold these chains C G F G I could be sane wasting away Am I've been looking for a reason to draw the line F G Am I could be sane wasting away Verse 2: Dm Gsus Am Well this is my purpose I wasn't born in the flames Dm Gsus Am I'm feeling impatient I'm pretty sick of the games Dm Gsus Am I am a puppet without any strings Dm Gsus Am I'm lost in the vortex with the golden snake Dm Gsus Am I've been devoured and soon I'll be waste Dm Gsus Am Soak up the poison I had to give it a taste Dm Gsus Am You lay the flowers along to my grave Dm Gsus Am Cause I'm just a prisoner to the golden snake Chorus: Dm So I hold these chains C G Am To the serpent's cage Dm So I hold these chains C G F G I could be staked wasting away Am I've been looking for a reason to draw the line F G I need a break permanently Am Oh don't trust the snake (Don't, don't, don't) F G I could be staked wasting away Am I've been looking for a reason to draw the line F G I could be staked wasting away Bridge: Am Try to keep my head in between the lines G Couldn't look away from the suit and ties Am Totally vacant, hypnotised C G Save me Try to keep my head in between the lines Am Couldn't look away from the suit and ties G Totally vacant, hypnotised C G Save me Outro: e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-------0-5-9-------3-5-9-------0-5-9------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2------| A|-0-3---------0-3---------0-3---------0-3---3-0--| E|------------------------------------------------|