Blue October - Picking Up Pieces

capo 1
standard tuning

there is an ok version of this song already on the site , but it needed several
corrections and the title was wrong ( there is no “the” in the title . ) here is my
version , hope you like it . comments and corrections are welcome .

note : if you aren’t worried about playing along with the key of the song ,
transpose it one step up . it’s much easier to play .

F C
i really need to talk with you
Dm
i keep stepping on the vein
A#
that keeps my lifeline flowing through .
F C
i wanna be your perfect stick of glue
Dm
but i don’t feel perfect at all ,

a sad and insecure flaw
F C
i find it hard to hold conversations
Dm A#
i get sweaty , sick , and i wanna walk away
F C
no , it’s not you , this is strictly me in this situation
Dm
i’m wondering will it ever go away? just go away , still . . .

Gm
sometimes i feel like weeping
F
awake and when i’m sleeping
C Dm
perfecting how to put a game face on
Gm
this puzzle i’ve been keeping
F
has been in hiding creeping
C A
out the closet door , spilling out onto the floor;

F Am Dm F Am Dm
how long will i be picking up pieces?
F Am Dm A# C
how long will i be picking up my heart?

F C
listen , i’ll be as honest as i feel
Dm
i’m getting more paranoid , and i’m hearing things
A# F
and they never turn out real .
C
it feels like my heart is made of pure steel ,
Dm
it’s just so heavy all the time .

F C
i’m scared of death , i’m scared of living
Dm A#
i gave up on the past ’cause it’s unforgiving
F
i misplaced my trust ,
C
i watched my word begin to rust ,
Dm
i’m that balloon about to bust
A#
i need a place for reliving still –

Gm
sometimes i feel like weeping
F
awake and when i’m sleeping
C Dm
perfecting how to put a game face on
Gm
and this puzzle i’ve been keeping
F
has been in hiding creeping
C A
out the closet door , spilling out onto the floor;

F Am Dm F Am Dm
how long will i be picking up pieces?
F Am Dm C Dm
how long will i be picking up my heart?
C Dm
be picking up my heart? ( x3 )
A# Dm
picking up my heart?

A# F C ( x4 )

F Am Dm
how long ( in another space in time ) will i be
F Am Dm
picking up pieces ( in the corner of my mind? )
F Am Dm
how long ( it’s getting oh so hard to find ) will i be
F Am Dm
picking up pieces ( in the corner of my mind? ) c’mon . . .

F Am Dm
whoah . . . but i still walk on . . .