bayside
alcohol and altar boys
sirens and condolences
2004
submitted by : jeremyunderground41@yahoo . com

key : A

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
F#m – 244222
D – xx0232
A – x02220
E – 022100
Bm – x24432
E/G# – 476
xxxc# – x46664

intro : F#m A D – – x4

verse 1 :
F#m A
there's a voice in my head
D E
telling me why i should hate
F#m A D E
you but i hate myself instead
F#m A
there's a pair of dead eyes
D E
in the mirror looking back
F#m A
at me i guess its wrong
D E D E
to live life so lifelessly

chorus 1 :
F#m E/G#
scars are tearing open
A D
along my palms and knees
F#m E
i guess thats what i
Bm D
should get for crawling back
F#m
at your feet and now
E/G# A
i'm feeling so down that
D
there's no god above
F#m E Bm
and no mercy for a soul
D F#m A D F#m A D
that's just way too fxxked up

verse 2 :
F#m
there's a pain in my
A D
chest growing stronger
E
with every heartbeat
F#m A
now there's nothing
D E F#m
left of me but empty
A D
bottles of pills
E
and bacardi . yes
F#m
i guess it is
A D E
wrong to live right

chorus 2 :
F#m E/G#
scars are tearing open
A D
along my palms and knees
F#m E
i guess thats what i
Bm D
should get for crawling back
F#m
at your feet and now
E/G# A
i'm feeling so down that
D
there's no god above
F#m A Bm D
and no mercy for a soul

breakdown : F#m E F#m D A/C# A – Bm A C# – – x4

bridge :
D F#m
leave me
A C#
here to die
D E
leave me
F#m Bm C#
here to die

chorus 3 :
F#m E/G#
scars are tearing open
A D
along my palms and knees
F#m E
i guess thats what i
Bm D
should get for crawling back
F#m
at your feet and now
E/G# A
i'm feeling so down that
D
there's no god above
F#m E Bm
and no mercy for a soul
D F#m E F#m ( hold )
that's just way too fxxked up