bayside
poison in my veins
sirens and condolences
2004 victory records
submitted by : paramore_fans@yahoo . com

key : B

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
B – x24442
F# – 244322
G#m – 466444
E – 022100
D#m – x68876
C#m – x46654
F#/A# – x143
xxc#/F – 143
xxxg – 320033

intro : G#m – – E – D#m – C#m – B – F#/A# – E – F# – – x2

verse 1 :
G#m
the night skys black and i’m
E D#m C#m B
awake lying on the ground
F#/A# E
the grass beneath my feet is hard
F# G#m
and cold just like i’ve come to be
the stars are gone behind the
E D#m C#m B
clouds and i can’t see a thing
F#/A#
so i’ll just let my eyes stay
E F#
closed just like me i can’t open up

chorus :
B E
cause i’m all wrong and i don’t
F# G#m
see a chance to fix this head
B E
so just give up write me
F#
off pretend i don’t exist

post chorus : G#m – – E – D#m – C#m – B – F#/A# – E – F# – –

verse 2 :
G#m
there’s something in an empty
E D#m
bed that makes it hard
C#m B
to close your eyes
F#/A#
it can eat at you until
E F#
they both turn black and blue
G#m
and all you want is A
E D#m
reason you should live
C#m B F#/A#
or a way for you to die
E F#
a way for you to die

( repeat chorus )

bridge :
E
the grounds opening up
G#m B
i’m falling down below
G F#
an endless fall into a place
C#/F
that i don’t think A
E
child should know
E
and i’m screaming out A
name that could
G#m B
never pass my lips
G F#
the poison in my veins that
C#/F E E – – –
got me through her kiss

guitar solo : G#m – – E – D#m – C#m – B – F#/A# – E – F# – – x2

( repeat chorus )
( repeat bridge except last chord )

outro :
C#/F
and now i’m too hung up on
F# D#/G G#m
that to have anything with you
E F#
it’s the poison in my veins
E F#
the poison in my veins
E F#
the poison in my veins
B ( hold )
that got me through