Verse 1:
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
I hurt myself today to see if I still feel
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
I focus on the pain the only thing that's real
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
The needle tears a hole the old familiar sting
C Dsus2 Am C D *G (*start chord strums)
Try to kill it all away but I remember everything
Chorus:
Am F C G
What have I become My sweetest friend
Am F C G
Everyone I know goes away in the end
Am F G G
And you could have it all My empire of dirt
Am F G - *Am (*return to finger style)
I will let you down I will make you hurt
Instrumental transition: (see intro)
Verse 2:
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
I wear this crown of thorns upon my liar's chair
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
Beneath the stains of time the feeling disappears
C Dsus2 Am C D *G (*start chord strums)
You are someone else I am still right here
Chorus:
Am F C G
What have I become My sweetest friend
Am F C G
Everyone I know goes away in the end
Am F G G
And you could have it all My empire of dirt
Am F G G
I will let you down I will make you hurt
Am F G G
If I could start again A million miles away
Am F *G (*one single strum only)
I would keep myself I would find a way