[Intro]
E
[Verse]
E C#m
Running out of breath
G#m B
chasing down the big parade, oh, oh
E
Rising up my hand
C#m G#m B
thought I'd beg the marching band to play, for me
A G# C#m A
All of these illusions they really mean the world to me, me
[Chorus]
E G#
Don't make me out to be
C# F#m
this helpless child of misery,
Am E F#
Maybe love is what I need
F#m Am E F#m
but not your sympathy
[Verse]
E C#m
In and out of space
G#m B
I'm always somewhere in between, oh, oh
E
I try to make commands
C#m G#m B
but instead I make a mess of things, for me
A
I try to paint by numbers
G# C#m A
but nothing's black and white for me
[Chorus]
E G#
Don't make me out to be
C# F#m
this helpless child of misery,
Am E F#
Maybe love is what I need
F#m Am E F#m
but not your sympathy
[Bridge]
A E B C#m
Nothing and no one can make your lies the truth
A E F# B E
and no one can stand inside your shoes, but you
[Outro]
E G#
Don't make me out to be
C# F#m
this helpless child of misery,
Am E F#
Maybe love is what I need
F#m Am E F#m
but not your sympathy
F#m Am E F#m
but not your sympathy