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 . . .