Mark Eitzel picks this in an open D tunning
which I have tried to replicate. Feel free to
assist with any changes
F#m E D Cb5/F# F#m6no5 F#m7 Esus2/F#
E|-----x--x--x----x--------x---------x------x
A|-----4--2--0----x--------6---------4------2
F#|----3--2--0----5--------3---------0------0
D|-----4--2--0----4--------4---------0------2
A|-----x--x--x----7--------x---------x------x
D|-----4--2--0----4--------4---------4------4
[Verse 1]
F#m
The night falls like a chain
E D
Nothing and everything
F#m
Takes the blood from your vein
E D
Nothing and everything
[Chorus]
Cb5/F#
His lightning bolt hands
Only fill the room with ash
Cb5/F#
Makes impossible demands
Accepts credit cards or cash
F#m6no5
Won’t suffer your confession
Less you bend to his will
F#m7
Relies on your compassion
Esus2/F#
To always get the bill
[Verse 2]
F#m
The chain weighs a ton
E D
Nothing and everything
F#m
Freedom’s a gun
E D
It’s nothing and everything
[Chorus]
Cb5/F#
And because you love him
You’re the punching bag
Cb5/F#
He’s just a big child
It’s just a game of tag
F#m6no5
When he reaches for you
Like a demon from a spell
F#m7
Hopes drown in their blood
Esus2/F#
Wishes die in the well
[Verse 3]
F#m
The chain shakes you out
E D
Nothing and everything
F#m
a coward’s not found out
E D
Nothing and everything
[Chorus]
Cb5/F#
Behind him slow you follow
Dogged, tired and pale
Cb5/F#
Just like history’s shadow
Spun out, cold and frail
F#m6no5
When he beat your face in the taxi
,
And the driver called the cop
F#m7
You said don’t worry, it’s the culture
Esus2/F#
And it’s never going to stop
[Verse 4]
F#m
His smoke takes all the air
E D
It’s nothing and everything
F#m
Don’t let yourself care
E D
Nothing and everything
[Chorus]
Cb5/F#
You forgive and forgive
Cause he puts on a show
Cb5/F#
He needs you to live
So with him you go
F#m7
Where all hearts are frightened
And all hands are weak
F#5addD
To a marching drum
Esus2/F#
You can never speak
[Verse 5]
F#m
The chain pulls your collar
E D
Nothing and everything
F#m
When the cage gets smaller
E D
It’s nothing and everything