Chords used
Am
D/F
G
C
Em
D
E
B
A
C/G
Bsus4
D6
F
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Fm
Dm
B5
D5
G5
F#5
A5
E5
Eb5
Bm
C#m
1.
The Alien
Key: AmMediumAm
D/F
G
C
Em
D
AmD/FGC
Am The lights were low enough, you gueD/Fssed
You swapped your cGonscience with your father's medicCation
Am Limped from Rome to Lawrenceville D/F
And on the wGay, you wrote out a self-made declarCation
Am And when you got to Pleasant Hill D/F
You forced the tGraffic to erase your family dCemons
Am And made a pact with you and god D/F
If you don't mGove, I swear to you I'm gonna mCake ya
CEmGC
Do you Cneed me? Em
Do you Gneed me? C
Do you Cneed me? Em
Do you Gneed me? C
AmDGC
Am When the first officer arrived D
It happened to bGe the high school bully of your brCother
Am When you finally recognDized
You felt some gGuilt that you had even let him tCouch you
Am Can you hear me, what's your name? D
You could not spGeak just laid amazed at all the dCamage
Am As the high school's letting ouDt
All the kGids are sayin' the same thing that they uCsed to
It's an Calien Em
It's an Galien C
It's an Calien Em
It's an Galien C
AmDGC
AmDGC
Am The lights are low enough you guDessed
Hospital fGood, there's never enough medicCation
Am The doctor asked about your eDars
You said your mGom said you were made from a revelCation
Am The revelation never scDares
If you came fGrom your drunken dad and a pair of sCcissors
Am Were you just finally letting gDo?
Did you mGean to take out all those people wCith you?
Didn't Cmean to Em
Didn't Gmean to C
Didn't Cmean to Em
Didn't Gmean to C
C(Take the time to learn to Emlet you go)
G (Don't let me go)C
C(Take the time to learn to Emlet you go)
G (Never let you go)C
AmG
AmG
AmTime is here to take your last amendments and believe them on your Gown
AmTime is here to take you by the hand and leave you there aGlone
AmTime has come to take the last commandment and to carve it into Gstone
AmTime has come to take you by the hand and leave you here aGlone
2.
In My Teeth
Key: EHardE
G
C
B
A
D
C/G
Am
Bsus4
D6
EI felt a Gblack maCn in my Bteeth, Awhat a way
EJesus is GcomingC, he acts my Bage, and he Aalways looks the same
EI said a Ggood seedC was on your Bbrain wasn't a Amistake anyway
Well EJesus is Gcoming Cbetter act our Bage
And clean Aeverything C
And make it Bseem
Like you Enever really Dneeded it Aanyway,
Yep you Enever really Dneeded it Aanyways, okay, Eokay E C/G G Am E Bsus4 D6 E
EJohn spoke a Gtheory Cstraight in to my brain B
God damn did you Amean to do that to me
Well EJesus Gdon't come Cround
Unless we Bpray each day for A500 days
EI dGon't know what Cyou want anymoreB A
No, EI doGn't know what Cyou want anymore B A C
So we can see B
That you Enever really Dneeded it Aanyway
No you Enever really Dneeded it Aanyway
ASo we can see B
That the Ebottom's gonna Dbury us Aanyway
So I'Em doing what DI gotta tAo stay awake
Yeah I'Em doing what DI gotta tAo stay awake, EokayC/G G Am E Bsus4 D6 E
EGCBA
EWhat Ghappens Cwhen I don't know Bwhat happAens
EWhat Ghappens Cwhen I don't know Bwhat happAens
Just sEtop and Ggo and Cstop and go till you can't Bgo run Aanymore
Just sEtop and Ggo and Cstop and go till you can't Bgo A C
Make it seem B
Like we Enever really Dneeded it Aanyway
Yeah we Enever really Dneeded it Aanyway
ASo we can see B
That the Ebottom's gonna Dbury us Aanyway
Yeah you'rEe doing what yoDu gotta tAo stay awake
Yeah I'Em doing what DI gotta tAo stay awake,E okaC/Gy G Am E Bsus4 D6 E
C/GBsus4D6
EGCBA
Play: E D A as open chords
3.
Pensacola
Key: EHardE
B
C
F
Eb
ENow I have a nagging flaw I never saw it sneaking up
BIt wrapped it's dirty arms around me
Pockets full of blood
EAfter I had seen the sight I hardly had a choice to fight
BA nail snuck out behind the van and it hit me
Through my sweater and my shirt
EAnd when I looked at Michael he heard "I need to be alone"
BBut when he turned his head I soon corrected "Need to be at home"
EIt took me all this time to get where I said I would never be
BI hope it's not even out there
I hopEe eventuaClly you'll see wFhat yFou've been turning me into
IEt's all for yEbou B
Riff
EIt feels like 37 years and I am nothing but a bank
BIf we could build our credit score "Incredible," they'll surely say
EBut I can credit only one to focus all the fame
BIt has the first and last even the middle of my very name
EI am the greatest man that never lived and now I never sleep
I never lost a fight but never knew I started one the same
I neEbver knew how capable I would become
BI'mE tired of talking to a wall when I could talk to someone else
BIt'Es got seven days without a word
BAnd Eyou're with someone somewhere else
BMy daugChteEbr, sEheEb baCrelBy eats
BShe barCelyEb sleEepEbs C B
BShCe bEbarelEy EbspeCaks
BMy daugChteEbr, sEheEb baCrelBy eats
BShe barCelyEb sleEepEbs C B
BShCe bEbarelEy EbspeCaksB to me
E(To me, to me)
We spent the most of nights defending fights you fought in the past
BBut it was different now and I'm entirely too drunk to ask
(To me, to me)
EYou spend most every day enjoying the sun and hoping it lasts
(To me, to me)
BI have a funny gut and feeling doubtful you'll get it back
(To me, to me)
E
BI have a funny gut and feeling doubtful you'll get it back
Alcohol, dirty malls, Pensacola, Florida bars
BMy daugChteEbr, sEheEb baCrelBy eats
BShe barCelyEb sleEepEbs C B
BShCe bEbarelEy EbspeCaks
BMy daugChteEbr, sEheEb baCrely eats
BShe barCelyEb sleEepEbs C
BShCe bEbarelEy EbspeCaks to me
4.
The Silence
Key: BbHardBb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Em
D
A
G
Fm
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Guitar Riff in Em, played occasionally
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
EmWhy do I deserve the Dscience to Afeel better about Emyou?
EmAt a loss I lost my Dcool
AI denied that I found Emyou
EmI tried to be a basket Dcase
AI did not surprise Emyou
EmI'm trying to find a signal Dfire
ALet me know when I should Emmove
GBut you, amplified in the Dsilence
Justified in the Away you make me Embruise
EmMagnified in the Dscience
AAnatomically Emproved
GThat you don't Aneed Emme
EmDAEm
EmWhy do I desire the Dspace?
AI was mourning after Emyou
EmI was lost and lost my Dshape
AThere was nothing I could Emdo
EmI don't want to waste Daway
AIt was all I gave to Emyou
EmTake me back and take my Dplace
AI will rise right up for Emyou
GBut you, amplified in the Dsilence
Justified in the Away you make me Embruise
EmMagnified in the Dscience
AAnatomically Emproved
GThat you don't Aneed Emme
EmAll the while you waste aAway, you're asking
D"Did I really need another one to take me Gdown?Fm" Em
EmEverybody knows it's something that you had to Alive with darling
DNobody's gonna tear you Gdown Fmnow Em
EmThere is nothing you keep, Athere is only your reflection
EmDAEm
EmThere was nothing but quiet retractions
DAnd families pleading, "Don't look in that cabinet, Athere's far more bad than there's good,
I don't know how it got Emthere"
EmThat was something your father had burned in me
DTwenty hours out of Homestake eternity
A"You can go anywhere but you are where you came Emfrom"
EmLittle girl you are cursed by my ancestry
DThere is nothing but darkness and agony
AI can not only see, but you stopped me from Emblinking
EmLet me watch you as close as a memory
DLet me hold you above all the misery
ALet me open my eyes and be glad that I got Emhere
5.
Girl Harbor
Key: DEasyD
G
A
C
DGGAC
DG
DCause you always talk so lGoud,
And you never notice,
DI don't mind the sounGd but you've,
Crearranged the pieces of your lAife,
So manGy times you burned out the parDts.
AI don't wanna belieGve,
ABut I wanna bGelieve yDou,
AI don't mean what I sGay,
But I saAy what I meGan toD
DG
So nowD your last name is mGine,
And I feel no different,
DI made a match that's tryGing to prove,
CTrying to find a way I can explAain,
There was notGhing else to possibly Dsay.
I don't wAanna believGe,
But I wanAna beliGeve youD,
**RIFF 1**
I don't meAan what I sGay,
But I saAy what I meanG to
DYou waste so much tGime,
DYou waste so much tiGme,
DOn desperate frienGds,
Trying to recDoncile their namGes,
There is a namDe for men like yoGu inside the daGrk, A
DAnd I know your fauGlts,
I know the wDay you write them oGff,
I don't want anytDhing to dGo with it no moGre. A
DI bet most the tiGme,
You're too insecure to admit it,
DYou're the last in lineG to move,
Now I'm runnCing out of things that I can sAay,
Cause nothGing that I say is really helping anywDay.
AI don't wanna beliGeve,
But I wanAna belGieve yoDu,
**RIFF 1**
I don't mAean what I saGy,
But I saAy what I meGan tDo
AI don't wanna beliGeve,
But I wanAna beliGeve yoDu,
**RIFF 1**
I don't mAean what I saGy,
But I sAay what I meGan tDo
DYou waste so much tiGme,
DYou waste so much tiGme,
DYou waste so much timGe,
DYOU WASTE SO MUCH TGIME
*** END ON G# ***
6.
The Gold
Key: CEasyC
Em
G
D
C Couldn't really love you anyEmmore, you've beGcome my ceiling
C I don't think I love you anyEmmore, that Ggold mine changed you
C You don't have to hold me anyEmmore, our Gcave's collapsing
C I don't wanna be me anyEmmore, my Gold man told me
C You don't open your Emeyes for a while, you just Gbreathe that moment down C
C Forty miles out of DEast Illinois for my Gold man's heart attack C
I believed you were crazy
You believed that you love me
CEmGC
C I don't wanna bark here anyEmmore, black hGills, the colly
C Wasn't really dangerous for Emus, we just Gcatch you coughing
C What the hell are we gonna Emdo, a black Gmile to the surface
C I don't wanna be here anyEmmore, it all Gtastes like poison
C You can't open your Emeyes for a while, you just Gbreathe that moment down C
C Forty hours out of DHomestake and I'm trying to Gtranslate you again C
I believed you were crazy
CYou beEmlieved that you Glove me C
CYou and Emme, we're a Gdaydrink C
So Close your Emfaith in Gme C
CDGC
CDGC
C You can't open your Deyes for a while, you just Gbeat that moment down C
C You can't open your Deyes for a while, you just GbreCathe
CI beEmlieved you were Gcrazy C
CYou beEmlieved that you Glove me C
CYou and Emme, we're a Gdaydrink C
So Close your Emfaith in Gme C
CLose your Emfaith in Gme C
Oh Close your Emfaith in Gme C
C
EmGC
7.
The Mistake
Key: DmMediumDm
G
C
F
Am
DmGCF
DmI don't want to die aGlone
Tell me Cthere's another option fFor me
DmStanding like I should've knGown
I knew you'd Caccidentally look right insidFe of me
There's Dmnothing anybody could saGy
There was Cnothing anybody could dFo
DmYou made up your absent mindG and now the Crest of us are here to Famuse you
F Everybody CI know makes the sameDm mistaCkes
F Packaged up in Cdifferent boxes, Dmmasking shaCme
DmGCF
DmLaying on the carpet sGpilled
You told me Cyou were fairly sure that you'd Fmarry him
DmEmbryonic acciGdents, a native Cknife, you gotta finally Fbury it
There's Dmnothing anybody could saGy
There was Cnothing anybody could dFo
DmEverybody's got their Gday
So number wCisely if you know what's Fbest for you, man
F Everybody CI know makes the sameDm mistaCkes
F Packaged up in Cdifferent boxes, Dmmasking shaCme
F Everybody CI know makes the sameDm mistaCkes
F Packaged up in Cdifferent boxes, Dmmasking shaCme
Am I don't wGant to walk awaFy from Cyou
Am I don't wGant to walk awaFy from Cyou
Am I don't wGant to walk awaFy from Cyou
Am I don't wGant to walk awaFy, but you let me
Dm G And now the Cwheels are falling off of the Fcar
Dm G Beside the Chundred meter grave in the Fyard
DmGCF
DmEverybody Ghere feels Csorry for Fus
8.
Virgin
Key: BHardB5
D5
G5
F#5
A5
E5
Eb5
B5Heard don't movD5e uG5nless you know F#5someone you can move
B5And I bruisD5e jG5ust like anyoneF#5 would bruise
B5And I know D5we'G5ve got a long wF#5ay to go
B5I know ID5'veG5 got soF#5 far
B5We built this hD5ouse with our G5hands, and our F#5time, and our blood
B5You build this D5up in one day to fG5all downward anF#5d rust
B5You built this D5house with your hands, aG5nd your time, aF#5nd your blood
B5We built this uD5p in one day to faG5ll downward andF#5 rust
I'm gone
You tried to emphasize and side with both your ghosts
In time I swore I'd take the straight and narrow path but still won't
And I hold his ear I'm only trying to do my job tonight
Kiss him on top his lips and crucify the fire!
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
You built this house with your hands, and your time, and your blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and...
G5Never really feel the F#5same
G5Never gonna be A5the F#5same
G5No it's never gonna E5be Eb5the same
G5Never gonna be the B5same
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
G5TrustF#5 in E5me D5the B5same way (G5with your time,F#5 your blood)
G5HolF#5y orE5 inD5aneB5 (To G5fall dF#5ownward and)
G5Never really feel the F#5same
G5Never gonna be A5the F#5same
G5No it's never gonna E5be Eb5the same
G5Never gonna be the B5same
9.
Simple Math Live (Acoustic)
Key: BmHardBm
Em
G
D
A
B
C
Am
C#m
BmI try, loEmst and hardly Gnoticed, slight Bmgoodbye
BmWanna ripEm your lips oGff in my moBmuth
BmEven in thEme greatesGt moment, douBmbt
BmI?m betweeEmn deceit Gand right now
EmSimple math, Git?s how our bodies eveDn got here.
EmSimple math, Gthe ev and flow to mulDtiply
GWhat if I was Dwrong and no one cared to mention
GWhat if it wasD true that all we thought was right was wrong
GSimple Math thDe truth cannot be fractioned
GEither Way
BmBmEmG
So I imply
To mitigate the guilt we could align
Perfectly constructed alibi
Hush the violent guilt that eats and never dies
in actual blame they call me once the dark divide
Simple math, it?s how our bodies even got here.
Simple math, the ev and flow to multiply
What if you were crazy would we have to listen then
What if we?ve been trying to get to where we?ve always been
Simple math the truth cannot be fractioned
I imply I?ve got to get it back then
GABCD
GWhat if I?ve beenD trying to get to where I?ve always been
GWhat if we?ve beeDn trying to get to where we?ve always been
GSimple math the tDruth cannot be fractioned
GI imply I?ve got Dto get it back then
GWhat if I was wroDng and didn?t care to mention it
GWhat if it was trDue that all we thought was right was wrong
GSimple math the tDruth cannot be fractioned
GI imply I?ve got Dto get it back then
GAmBC#mD
GWhat if I?ve beenD trying to get to where I?ve always been
GWhat if we?ve beeDn trying to get to where we?ve always been
GSimple math D
GSimple math D
10.
How I Waited
Key: CMediumC
G
Am
F
CHoGw I waAmited back on the corner
For Cyou to Gmake mAme see straight again
I coCuld sGteal your hAmeart in pictures
BCut I dGon't thAmink you're getting better
FYou swCore tGhat you'd be alright but you're not
FYou swCore tAmhat yGou'd be fine but you're not
CI'm sorry Gabout it, jusAmt tirGed Cof wasting time
Am
CAndG I Amkilled another one tonight
CI cGan't Amstop myself from crying
CI kGillAmed another girl tonight
CI justG cant Amhelp myself anymore
FYour dCad swore you wouldAm be fine, but heG lied
FYoCur Ammom Gsaid stop calling nights, leave sometimes
FAnd CyourAm graGce never looked as good as it does in the daylight
AmAnd IGm tirCed of wasting time
Am
CIts OctGobAmer the 22nd now
CIts bGeen threAme weeks since I saw you
CItGs OAmctober the 22nd now
CIts been tGhree Amyears since you left me
CFor the rGoadAm and him, oh him
FYour dCad sworeAm you wouGld be fine but god he lies
FYour mCom said Amstop calGling nights Andy, at least sometimes
FYour gCrace AmneveGr looked this good this morning in daylight, god
AmI'mG tCired of wasting time
Amon Ga Cbody that has no life
AmOn GrhCythm that has no rhyme
AmTonight