This song's strumming pattern is a little hard to explain. I'll try to post a
backing track to this song, it should make it easier to figure out the pattern.
Capo 2
Play this after each line of the chorus :
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Verse 1
C Am G C
Standing in the midst of a lightning storm listening to the
Am C
rain,
C Dm Em D7 Am7
Shock me with a million volts and I won't feel the pain
Chorus
Am C Em
Desensitized by pain,
Am C Em
Desensitized by pain
Verse 2
Am C Am G C
Aim a bullet right at my heart
C Am Em G
And I won't shed a tear,
Dm Am Em
Been afraid so much in my life,
Am Em C
That I don't even fear
Chorus
Am C Em
Desensitized by pain
Am C Em
Desensitized by pain
Verse 3
C Em G
Scratch right beneath my skin,
Em G D7
Reveal the pain within
Dm C Em
The facades I hold on my face,
Am C
Help to take misery's place
Chorus
Am C Em
Desensitized by pain
Am C Em
Desensitized by pain
Outro:
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