Against Me - Paralytic States Acoustic

paralytic states ( acoustic ) by against me!

a couple of notes :

– this is how laura plays the song at acoustic shows . the lp version is slightly
different ( there’s leads , a key change , etc ) .

– also , G#m * denotes something like this :
– – – – – – – – –
– – – – – – – – –
– – – – – – – – –
– 6 – 5 – 6 – 5 –
– 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 –
– 4 – 3 – 4 – 3 –

that said , here’s the song :

B
she could hear them fxxking through
those thin hotel walls
E
she heard babies crying ,
she heard laughter , she heard sirens
B
red and blue lights flashing
through those cheap hotel drapes
E
blood spilled out on the porcelain
F#m
the bath tub’s over – flowing

E F#m
paralytic states of dependency
B G#m
all waking life’s just a living dream
E F#m
agitated states of amazement
B G#m *
never quite the woman that she wanted to be
B G#m *
never quite the woman that she wanted to be

B
spread out faced down on those
stained cheap hotel sheets
E
she spent the last years of her life
running from the boy she used to be
B
cut her face wide open
shaved the bone down thin
E
plumped her lips up exaggerated
F#m
a fxxked up kind of feminine

E F#m
paralytic states of dependency
B G#m
all waking life’s just a living dream
E F#m
agitated states of amazement
B G#m *
never quite the woman that she wanted to be
B G#m *
never quite the woman that she wanted to be

B
night time at the hotel there was fighting in the hall
E
thin chain lock to keep the world out
she held her breath till it was gone
B
standing naked in front of that hotel bathroom mirror
E
in her dysphoria’s reflection
F#m
she still saw her mother’s son

E F#m
paralytic states of dependency
B G#m
all waking life’s just a living dream
E F#m
agitated states of amazement
B G#m *
never quite the woman that she wanted to be
B G#m *
never quite the woman that she wanted to be

E F#m E F#m
by the time the ball dropped it was already over
E F#m E F#m
by the time the ball dropped it was already over
E F#m B
no resolutions for the new year beginning tomorrow