[Verse]
Am C Cmaj7
A man is many things
F Am G
Let's count them all tonight
C G F#
You're letting go of strings
F C G
Replacing them with light
[Other Verse]
Am C G F Am
But I want the hit about the teenage take on pain
G C F
There's nothing catchy about the life of a saint
Am G
But I've got this band in my head
C F Am G
And it's breaking me down to tears
[Chorus]
C
If I scream scream scream
Am
About a good man's life
F
Will you ever stop and listen
G
Would you open up your eyes
C
Would you scream with me
Am
Sing it sad and sweet
F
Say goodnight, goodbye, love
Dm
In the morning you will see
[Verse]
Am C
Photos keep you close
F Am G
With increments of light
C G GF#
The quiet wooden posts
F C G
The county's cold tonight
[Other Verse]
Am C G F Am
But I want the hit about the teenage take on pain
G C F
There's nothing catchy about the life of a saint
Am G
But I've got this band in my head
C F Am G
And it's breaking me down to tears
[Chorus]
C
If I scream scream scream
Am
About a good man's life
F
Will you ever stop and listen
G
Would you open up your eyes
C
Would you scream with me
Am
Sing it sad and sweet
F
Say goodnight, goodbye, love
Dm
In the morning you will see
C F Am G
I'd rip my eyes out for you
C F Am G
C F Am G
Going again
C F Am G
[Bridge]
Dm F
You're screaming at the cold.
Am7 G
I pull you close - you're asking why
F Fm
it's so dark tonight. I don't know why...
[Chorus]
C
I screamed screamed screamed
Am7
About a good man's life
F
Will you ever stop and listen
G7
Would you open up your eyes
C
Would you scream with me
Am7
Sing it sad and sweet
F
Would it make you cry
G
Would you finally see
C
That all your lives are moments
Am
All your words and closeness
F
Keep you here and human
G7
Whispering tonight
C
(And so we scream)
All your lives are moments
Am7
the sadness sweetly for him
All your words and closeness
F
(While they stand and stare)
Keep you here and human
Dm
Do you think they'll ever care
[Outro]
F
I don't care
C
I don't care