cauterize
paper wings
2005 high 4 records
submitted by : paramore_fans@yahoo . com
tuning : all songs are in standard eadgbe
tracklist :
01 . wake to the sun
02 . closer
03 . tremble
04 . minor key symphony
05 . dare you to scream
06 . porcelain
07 . my favourite patient
08 . skin for scars
09 . why this last dance
10 . miracles or medicine
11 . feel
12 . paper wings
bonus tracks :
13 . ) devil in lace
14 . ) love in the attic
15 . ) don’t stop now
16 . ) silvers
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1 . ) wake the sun
key : G#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
Fm – 133111
C# – x46664
G# – 466544
D# – x68886
A#m – x13321
intro : C# – – Fm – – x4
guitar 2 :
E | – 1 – – 1h3p1 – – 1h3p1 – – 1h3h4p3p1h3 – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | x4
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
verse 1 :
C#
this gloomy weather
Fm
doesn’t break here any
C#
break here any more
the sun abandon us for
Fm
blue skies somewhere
C#
blue skies somewhere warm
the world outside my window
Fm C#
is scratching at my door
there’s only stories of
Fm
what life was like before
chorus :
D# G# Fm C#
take me away where the
G# A#m D# G# Fm
skies aren’t shades of grey
C# G# A#m D# F# Fm
ba – by lets make our escape
C# G# A#m D# G#
to a place where we can
Fm C# G# A#m
wake to the sun again
verse 2 :
C#
board the windows
Fm
up its cold as hell
C#
it’s cold as hell out there
light some candles
Fm
need to shed some light
C#
to shed some light in here
the streets are cold and damp
Fm C#
the trees are dark and bare
this dead season it seems to
Fm
last right through the year
( repeat chorus )
bridge :
C#
let’s leave it all behind us
Fm
find a nice little island
C#
where we can live like a story
Fm
that ends like a fairytale
C#
leave all of your possessions
Fm
forget all that you thought you knew
C#
so we can live like a movie
Fm
that ends like we want it to
verse 3 :
C#
and i wanna go
Fm
now now now
C#
and i wanna go
Fm
now now now
C#
let’s leave it all behind us
Fm
find a nice little island
C#
where we can live like A
Fm
story that ends like a fairytale
( repeat chorus twice )
outro : C# ( hold )
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2 . ) closer
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
G#m – 466444
F#/A# – x143xxx
intro : D#m , D#m – – B – – F# – – C# – – x2
verse 1 :
D#m B
what started out as desire
F# C#
turned into a lovers tryst
D#m B
who knew a moth and a flame
F# C#
could ever spawn a love like
D#m
this now you need something
B F#
to taste something just
C# D#m
a little bit more sweet
B F#
but i Am sour and more sour
C#
every time that our lips meet
refrain :
B C#
if youre a butterfly
D#m
im suicide by insecticide
B C#
if i Am kerosene then youre
D#m
a spark just begging to ignite
B C# D#m
youll wish you never met me
B C#
butterfly butterfly float on by me
chorus :
D#m B F#
never meant to cut so deep
C# D#m
just enough to bleed
B
feel the sting as
F#
you get closer
C#
closer and closer to me
D#m B
dont let me hold
F#
something so delicate
C#
ill shatter it with a word
D#m B
dont say a thing as we
F#
get closer and closer
C#
damn this is gonna hurt
verse 2 :
D#m B
the ghost of pathetic past is
F# C#
haunting me here more and more
D#m B F#
skeletons are laughing at
C#
me through the closet door
D#m
and now past lovers
B F#
share these covers
C# D#m
sleeping with my enemies
B
thoughts of others
F#
come between us
C#
trigger fits of jealousy
( repeat refrain and chorus )
interlude : G#m – – F#/A# – – B – – C#
bridge :
G#m F#/A# B
you can paint me pretty colours
C# G#m
and dress me how you like
F#/A# B
im just an ugly moth in love
C# G#m
in a butterfly disguise
F#/A#
ive been thinking about leaving
since the day that we met
B
if i dont get close when
C#
its all over ill just forget
G#m
cause i have seen the end
F#/A#
so many times ive
played it in my mind
B
and i Am scared to death
C#
i never wanna see your dark side
( repeat refrain and chorus )
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3 . ) tremble
key : G#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
Fm – 133111
G# – 466544
A#m – x13321
Cm – x35543
C# – x46664
D# – x68886
G#/C – x365xx
intro : Fm – – G# – – x3
verse 1 :
Fm
my lips they tremble
D#
from this silence
A#m
but id rather chew
on razorblades
Cm
than speak the words
C# D#
i want to say
Fm
dont tell me
you are sorry
D#
i see this thing
all too clearly
A#m
now were past
apologies
Cm
i just want you
C# D#
to bleed like me
refrain :
Fm
i should have known but i never
G#
thought you would do this to me
Fm
it hurts laugh now that
G#
i know the joke was on me
chorus :
G# G#/C
and it makes me sick to think
Fm
about all those dirty things
C#
and the pictures in my head
you should have slit
G#
my throat instead it would
G#/C
have made more sense
Fm
we wouldnt have this mess
the blood would dry
C#
but the lies you hide
were rotting your insides
interlude : Fm – – G# –
verse 2 :
Fm
my stomachs got
D#
this aching feeling
A#m
thinkings got
the best of me
Cm
brought out the
C# D#
worst for all to see
Fm
this feels like everybody
D#
knows a secret i dont
A#m
these malicious grins
and whispering
Cm C#
a vicious plot to kill
D#
whats left of me
( repeat chorus )
bridge :
Cm Fm
theyll never know
C#
cause well never tell
D#
your secrets safe with me
Cm
ill never let it out
Fm C#
theyll never know
D#
your secrets safe with me
ill never let it out
Fm
my lips they tremble
from this silence
( repeat refrain and chorus twice )
outro :
Fm
my lips they tremble
from this silence
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4 . ) minor key symphony
key : D#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
D# – x68886
A# – x13331
Fm – 133111
G# – 466544
Cm – x35543
intro : D# – – – G# , D# – – A# – – Fm – – G# – – x2
verse 1 :
D#
got a postcard
a postcard from
a better place
G#
and it read
i wish you were here
i wish you were
D#
and the soundtrack
the soundtrack from
a better night
G#
and it sang
i wish you were here
you should have
stayed here
refrain :
Cm
as life leaves my eyes i
A#
realize i must have died
G#
it looks like i didnt make
it through the night
chorus :
D#
i never got to say goodbye
A#
ill never get to say anything
Fm
at all again to a world
G#
that barely knew i was alive
D#
sing a requiem for me
A#
make it sad but sweet
Fm
a song about release
G#
a minor key symphony
verse 2 :
D#
found a letter
a letter from A
dear old friend
G#
and it said
“i wish you were here”
i wish you were
D#
and a prayer
a prayer in A
familiar voice
G#
and she wept
i wish you were here
why cant you be here?
( repeat refrain and chorus )
bridge :
Cm
i got your flowers today
G#
so perfectly arranged
with a card attached
Cm
im sorry you could not stay
they came a little late
A#
i had to wait til they died
theres no tears up here
but im sure that
D# – – – G# ( hold )
i would have cried
verse 3 :
D#
to everyone ive loved
Fm
to all who once loved me
G#
i never meant to leave
( repeat chorus )
outro :
D#
sing a requiem for me
A#
make it sad but sweet
Fm
a song about release
G# ( hold )
a minor key symphony
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5 . ) dare you to scream
key : E
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
C#m – x46654
A – x02220
E – 022100
B – x24442
G#m – 466444
intro : G#m – – A – – x8
verse 1 :
G#m A
pour another drink for me
G#m
i like it better when im numb
A
something’s gotta give
G#m
these conversations make me dumb
A
you look so good when your scared
G#m A
it turns me on when
you fear for your
refrain 1 :
B
life
C#m
i couldnt love you any better
A
youve turned me into a killer
B
and i’m sorry but youre all
outta luck tonight
baby your time is up
chorus :
G#m A
something’s gotta hold of me
G#m A
doesn’t want you to breathe
G#m A
stands over you and watch you bleed
G#m A
i’ll be the last thing you see
G#m A
go ahead i dare you to scream
G#m A
the words can live with me
G#m A
pleading wont take you anywhere
G#m A
decided not to care
verse 2 :
G#m A
dont waste another breathe on me
your gonna need every one
G#m A
dont waste your time with this
G#m
your dying moments almost done
A
there is no time for last words
G#m
your life should be
A
flashing right about now
refrain 2 :
B
now
C#m
i couldnt love you any better
A
youve turned me into a killer
B
and i’m sorry but youre all
outta luck tonight
baby your time is up
( repeat chorus )
bridge :
E
i’ve decided not to care
C#m
i’ve decided not to care
A B C#m ( hold )
i’ve decided not to care
verse 3 :
E
like romeo and juliet
were dying in the end
C#m
we never loved each other
at least i never did
A
and if you did you had A
B
sick way of showing it
E
star crossed lovers and
the blackest of skies
C#m
had a dream about the 2
of us one of us died
A
im sorry you had to
B C#m a x4
die like this tonight
refrain 3 :
B C#m
i couldnt love you any better
A
youve turned me into a killer
B
and i’m sorry but youre all
outta luck tonight
baby your time is up
( repeat chorus )
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6 . ) porcelain
key : C
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
C – x32010
G – 320003
Am – x02210
F – 133211
Em – 022000
G/B – x2x003
intro : Am
verse 1 :
C G
sat up for hours
Am
thought of a lover
G
ill probably never
get the chance
C
to hold again
G
all of my days
spend waiting for
Am G
nights with her
F – –
again again
C
and im sharing A
G Am
drink with a memory
G
and a laugh with
C
an empty seat
G
do you still look the same?
Am
will you still
G
look at me the same?
F
cause i know that i dont
G
ive gotten so old
Am G
in these last few years
F G
and id rather be fighting with you
Am G
than sleeping here , next to her
chorus :
C
dont let me fall , ill break
Am
what a mess id make
F
pathetic – – pieces – – on your floor
G
will cut your feet forever more
C Am
youre porcelain , such fragile skin
F
just let me hold you ill be gentle
G
i wont drop you
Am
this time ill be careful
verse 2 :
C G
forget for just one second
Am G
that this is not alright
C G
lets drink to feeling nothing
Am G
at least just for tonight
F
stay for one more
G
pass out on the floor
Am
like we used to do
G
it got so hot in your room
( repeat chorus )
bridge :
F G Em
and i cant let it go
F G
this phantom pain
Em
im feeling
F
and the hurt wont
G Am
leave me alone
F
and im tired of
G C ( hold )
sleeping with ghosts
interlude : C – – G/B – – Am – – G – –
verse 3 :
C
fell asleep
with your ghost
G/B
woke up with A
headache
Am
from the cure thats
only temporary
G
and in the morning
always fails me
( repeat chorus )
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7 . ) my favorite patient
key : C# then F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
A#m – x13321
Fm – 133111
F# – 244322
A#m – x13321
D#m – x68876
C# – 466444
intro :
B
did you know that youre
D#m
my favourite patient?
B
did you know that youre
D#m
my favourite patient here?
A#m – – Fm – – F# – – x2
verse 1 :
B D#m
did you know that i feel numb
B D#m
did you know that youre
my favourite patient here?
B D#m
did you know that any chain
B D#m
did you know that i need this
streaming more than you do
refrain :
B D#m
when you find it hard to breathe
and your heart has skipped a beat
B C#
well rush you to intensive
care and declare emergency
chorus :
F# B
well im not gonna lie to you
this is gonna hurt like
D#m B
nothing that youve ever felt
F#
this is gonna hurt like hell
B
and if it takes us through the night
D#m
ill sleep when you are alright
B
ill sleep when youre fine
C# B
when you regain all vital signs
verse 2 :
B D#m
do you remember love?
B D#m
do you remember love
for the first time?
B D#m
im sorry to say
B D#m
im sorry itll never be
like that again
( repeat refrain and chorus )
interlude : A#m – – Fm – – F# – – x2
bridge :
A#m Fm
dont panic grin and bare it
F#
it will all end soon i promise you
A#m Fm
dont panic grin and bare it
F#
it will all end soon i swear to you
verse 3 :
B
did you know that youre
D#m
my favourite patient?
B
did you know that youre
C#
my favourite patient
my favourite patient here
( repeat chorus )
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8 . ) skin for scars
key : G#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
Fm – 133111
C# – x46664
G# – 466544
D# – x68886
intro : Fm – – C# – –
verse 1 :
Fm
tie these hands
they shake too
C#
much to hold you
to hold you
Fm
with wandering eyes
its so hard
C#
to watch you
to watch out for you
to watch out for you
chorus :
G#
every time you almost died
Fm
i chased your soul to the sky
C#
and brought it back to you
before your body
knew that it was gone
G#
every cut that didnt scar
Fm C#
i know exactly where they are
i wear them all for you
your skin is such a nicer tissue
verse 2 :
Fm
im out of shape and
C#
much too slow to chase you
to chase you
Fm
its time you
found somebody new
C#
to save you
cause i cant save you
i cant save you
refrain :
D# Fm
no this is not alright
C#
everythings not fine
D#
dont trust me with your life
Fm
dont put your faith in me
C#
im much too weak to
keep you safe tonight
( repeat )
( repeat chorus )
C#
your skin is such a nicer tissue
bridge :
Fm
im cutting off my wings
i dont deserve to fly
C#
what the hell have i done
i almost let you die
Fm
i let you down my friend
i failed you once again
but this time is way too
C# ( hold )
close i cant save you
verse 3 :
Fm
im a fake
im entirely
made out of plastic
C#
im a fake
ill destroy almost
Fm
anything delicate
im a fake
make you think that
C#
everythings perfect now
im a fake , im a fake
and ive been found out
( repeat chorus )
outro :
C# G# ( hold )
i traded my skin for your scars
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9 . ) why this last dance
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
C#/F – 143xxx
F#/A# – x143xx
verse 1 :
F#
as we dance here in
D#m
this empty apartment
B
echoes of laughter
will long live here after
C#
put your memories in boxes
and cut all your losses
F#
romance left
D#m
this place long ago
B
if these walls
could talk
C#
theyd tell me
D#m – C#/F – B x2
its time to go
refrain :
D#m C#/F
you gave this place
B
so much color
D#m C#/F
i dont know why i
B
did not see
that before
D#m C#/F
you gave life
B
to this place
D#m
without you
C#/F B ( hold )
its empty space
verse 2 :
F#
as we kiss knowing
D#m
that its our last one
B
pull the sheets
from the mattress
sleep hasnt found us
C#
take the curtains
from the window
let the world see
this last dance
F#
and now what
D#m
is left for us
B
turn all the
lights out
C#
lock the door
D#m C#/F B
behind us
( repeat refrain )
chorus :
C#
someone else can
hang pictures
over holes in the walls
D#m
duck and take cover from
the screams in the hall
B
sing you to sleep when
youre hurt from the fall
F# C#/F B C# F#/A# B x2
and somehow i will miss this all
verse 3 :
B
let’s burn this place down
C#
and scatter the ashes
D#m
paint it with gasoline
C#/F
and start throwing matches
B
somewhere in this wreck
C#
remains dying love
( repeat refrain )
( repeat chorus except last line )
F# C#/F D#m C#/F B
and somehow i will miss this all
outro :
F#
as we dance knowing
D#m
that its our last one
B
if these walls could talk
C#
theyd tell us
D#m C#/F B ( hold )
its time to go
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10 . ) miracles or medicine
key : B
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
C# – x46664
F# – 244322
E – 022100
G#m – 466444
B – x24442
C#m – x46654
intro : C# , C# – – F# – – x16
verse 1 :
E
dont flinch
dont move
F#
dont make a sound
take a deep breath
G#m
it might be a while
til the next time
F#
we can breathe again
E
i know youre hurt
F#
but dont say a word
you need to
save your strength
G#m
its gonna be a long
F#
night waiting for the cure
chorus :
C# F# C#
who will find us here
F# C#
all alone my dear
F# C# F#
the angels or the ambulance
C# F# C#
which will save us now
F# C#
all the pills we’ve downed
F# C# F#
miracles or medicine
verse 2 :
E
the cold damp air
F#
the glass in your hair
the smell of perfume
G#m
mixed with gasoline
F#
i think i might be sick
E
as the radio
plays a song we know
F#
through a static frequency
G#m ( hold )
i hear it freely
F#
the blood and makeup
on your face
E
its hard to see
F#
youre hard to see
G#m
but you’re beautiful
and i’ve told you so
F#
maybe not enough but
you need to know
E
that i meant it
F#
that i meant it everytime
( repeat chorus twice )
bridge :
E F#
your eyes look like glass
G#m B
as tears freeze on their lashes
E
your lips won’t stop
F# G#m B
shaking as time quickly passes
E F#
outlines in dark red
G#m F#
of angels where you lay
E F#
the epitome of all
G#m
beauty is dying slowly
F#
right in front of me
verse 3 :
B G#m
send flashing lights
C#m
distress calls in the night
wheres the heroes
E
when you need them the most
B G#m
send anything
C#m
i dont care anymore
wheres the miracles
E
when youre all out of hope
( repeat chorus )
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11 . ) feel
key : B
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
E – 022100
F# – 244322
G#m – 466444
B – x24442
D#m – x68876
verse 1 :
E
beautiful in the dress
G#m
i laid out for you
E
let your hair down the
G#m
way you always used to
E
the tile is cold
G#m
the tap is dripping
as i go to rinse
E
my hands of you
and watch the
G#m
pieces one by one
wash away down the drain
refrain :
F#
ill fake this morning
G#m
at your funeral
F#
dressed in black and
E
trying not to laugh
chorus :
B
sleep tight my dear
this will be your
E
last night here
G#m E
breathing among the living
B
ive got some plans for you
sweet dreams my love
E
it will all be over soon
were just waiting
G#m
for the poison
E
in your blood to
E D#m G#m
reach your heart
post chorus : E – D#m – G#m ( hold )
verse 2 :
E
so cold and pale
G#m
laid out before me
E
so weak and frail
G#m
quiet as can be
E
peacefully sleeping
G#m
for all eternity
no one will
E
ever suspect me
G#m
fingerprints and dna
wont give me away
( repeat refrain and chorus and post chorus x3 )
bridge :
G#m
i brought your
favourite flowers
E
your mother said you
would have loved them
G#m
ill read your
favourite poem out loud
E
and ill break down
ill break down
G#m
you said that i dont feel
E
and thats why you
could not live with me
G#m
i dont feel the least
bit sad right now
E
hows that for irony?
( repeat refrain )
E
i can’t help not to laugh
( repeat chorus )
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12 . ) paper wings
key : B
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
B – x24442
F# – 244322
G#m – 466444
E – 022100
C#m – x46654
D#m – x68876
intro : B – – F# – – x2
verse 1 :
B
your paper wings got
ruined in the rain
E
coat hanger halo got rusted
B
the lace fell off
the dress you made
E
your the saddEst little angel
mascara left a sour taste
chorus 1 :
G#m D#m
and i wish that i was there
G#m
when you took that fall
D#m
i’m too weak to pick you up
C#m
but i would’ve laid down
G#m
in this puddle beside you
C#m G#m
cause it’s all that i can do
D#m
i didn’t have the
heart to tell you
F#
it’s really bad
it’s really bad this time
( repeat intro )
verse 2 :
B
like wild horses
running scared
E
from a storm that’s
too much to bare
B
it’s sad the things
you used to fear
E
don’t seem so bad
they’re not so bad
don’t let them scare you
chorus 2 :
G#m D#m
and i pushed your bed
to the window today
G#m D#m
you’re still not well enough
turned your visitors away
C#m
i fight these tears
G#m
by your bedside
C#m
how dare i let
G#m
you see me cry
D#m
i didn’t have the
heart to tell you
F#
it’s really bad
it’s really bad this time
interlude : B – – G#m – – D#m – – E – –
bridge :
B
your wings weren’t meant for this
G#m
this weather that no one guessed
D#m
no calm before the storm
E
and it’s gone before the panic sets
B
so let’s take our time with this
G#m
bleach the mud from off your dress
D#m
you make such an innocent
E
mess in all of this
( repeat chorus 1 )
end on B
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13 . ) devil in lace
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
A#m – x13321
C#/F – 143xxx
intro : D#m – – , D#m – A#m – B – – x3 , C# – –
verse 1 :
D#m
sweat drenched skin
covered in white lace
devilish accomplice
in lingerie
tonight tonight
revenge has a face
and she’s gonna
have her way
D#m A#m
open windows and
B
unlocked doors
C#
secrets left on
F# C#/F
bedroom floors
D#m
we’ll stay in here
A#m B
un – – der these sheets
C#
playing this game of
F# C#/F
twisted hide and seek
refrain :
B F# C#
don’t try to run
D#m
she’ll find you
B F# C#
don’t make this hurt
D#m
more than it has to
B F# C#
just a kiss her taste
D#m
could cure me
B F#
i need a fix for my
C# D#m
sweet tooth craving
chorus :
F#
i’m doing this
D#m
purely for revenge
loathe every moan
B
and creak in the bed
i’ve gotta say i’m
C#
quite impressed
how fast she fell
F#
out of that dress
every dirty word
she whispered
D#m
and every sick thing
she screamed
B
i hope they echo
C#
off your walls
i hope they haunt
your every dream
verse 2 :
D#m
deep breaths with the
cruelest intentions
a motive we’re
not gonna mention
revenge revenge is a girl
i know and she
can’t let this go
D#m A#m
through the keyholes
B
off the walls
C#
echoes chasing
F# C#/F
down the halls
D#m A#m
evidence spread
B
all around
C#
patiently waiting
F# C#/F
waiting to be found
( repeat refrain and chorus )
post chorus :
D#m D#m
your every dream
( repeat twice )
D#m – – F# – – B – – C# – –
bridge :
D#m
i wont just
F#
stab your back
i’ve got blueprints
B
for attack
and it won’t be quick
C#
i’ll tell you this
i think you know me
D#m
better than that
with surgical precision
F#
i’ll make A
small incision
B
directly to the
C#
side of your spine
i’m taking back
what’s mine
D#m
with surgical precision
F#
i’ll make A
small incision
B
directly to the
C#
side of your spine
i’m taking back
what’s mine
( repeat chorus twice )
( repeat post chorus )
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14 . ) love in the attic
key : C#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
A#m – x13321
G#/C – x365xx
C# – x46664
F# – 244322
D#m – x68876
G# – 466544
intro : A#m – – G#/C – C# – D#m – F# – – C# – G# – – x2
verse 1 :
A#m
time will tell i’m not well
G#/C C# D#m
take me to the attic
F#
lock me up show me hell
C# G#
just let me have it
A#m
you are the sweetest thing
G#/C
you’re always
C# D#m
taking care of me
F#
it took the softest hands
C# G#
to put me back together again
refrain 1 :
A#m G#/C C#
and she loves to dance
D#m
in the rain
F# C#
it’s the sound of
G#
it that makes her wet
A#m G#/C
she melts when
C# D#m
i say her name
F# C#
pin her to the
G#
wall and say
chorus :
C#
use me baby
D#m F#
abuse me maybe tie
me to the bed post
and leave for a few days
C#
tell me you love me
D#m
as you torture and taunt me
F#
make me hurt so bad
that it has to feel
good when you stop
verse 2 :
A#m
show me all don’t you hide
G#/C C# D#m
tell me all your secrets
F#
it’s ok don’t be shy
C# G#
we’re all a little twisted
A#m
you are the cutest thing
G#/C C# D#m
you’re always looking out for me
F#
it took the greenest eyes
C# G#
to make me see the beauty again
( repeat refrain and chorus )
bridge :
D#m
and if you really love me
F#
you would do all
this to show me
D#m
this might be the only way
F#
that i can feel again
interlude : A#m – –
verse 3 :
A#m
you are the sweetest
G#/C C# D#m
thing i have ever known
F# C#
whisper me your secrets i won’t
G#
tell they’ll never know
A#m
you are the cutest thing
G#/C C# D#m
i have ever seen
F#
tell me all your dreams
C# G#
can’t tell what you mean to me
( repeat bridge in acosutic mode )
C# – D#m – F#
i can feel again
C# – D#m – F#
come on
( repeat chorus in acosutic mode )
( repeat bridge in acosutic mode )
end on C#
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15 . ) don’t stop now
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
C#/F – 143xxx
G#m – 466444
intro : F# – – B – – , F# – – D#m – C# – x2 , F# – – B – –
verse 1 :
F#
god i love that sound
B
you know it drives me wild
how i need your laugh
F#
addicted to your smile
now i crave those lips
B
and the way that they kiss
you give me something to miss
refrain :
C# D#m
pull me in close
B
don’t let me go
i’ll try to run cause
C#
it’s all i know
D#m B
but here i Am show me how
whatever this is
don’t stop it now
chorus :
F#
tell me this will
C#/F
always feel brand new
D#m
again and again like A
C# F#
beautiful flower in bloom
tell me this will
C#/F
always feel like this
D#m C#
over and over don’t
blink cause you might miss
interlude : F# – – D#m – C# – –
verse 2 :
F#
with the softest touch
B
you got me shivering
tease me with your skin
F#
come on let me in
shut the bedroom door
B
take me on the floor
you got me begging for more
( repeat refrain adn chorus )
post chorus :
C#
don’t blink cause
you might miss
bridge :
G#m
i’m not sure what this is
F#
but i think i like it
C# B
i really think i like this
whatever this
F#
is don’t stop it now
verse 3 :
D#m C#
don’t stop now
F#
i can taste it
D#m
as the sweat falls
C#
from your neck
F#
and the perfume leaves
D#m C#
a sting i won’t forget
F#
as you’re sliding
back into you dress
D#m C#
i become a nervous wreck
B
cause i’m waiting
patiently to see
F#
if you’ll be leaving me
D#m
you’ll be leaving me
C# F#
you’ll be leaving me
D#m C#
you’ll be leaving me
( repeat chorus )
end on F#
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16 . ) silvers
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
A#m – x13321
C#/F – 143xxx
intro : D#m – – B – – x2
verse 1 :
D#m
are you loathsome tonight
chasing hours with wine
if it’s drama you wanted
you know darling you got it
it’s what we do best always
F#
dressed to impress
A#m
try to cover it in make up but
there’s no hiding this mess
D#m
remember love and how
we used to be in it
F#
she said she won’t she’s
C#/F
trying hard to forget it
D#m
remember lust and how A
touch gave us shivers
F#
i can’t get close to you
C#/F
your skin gives me slivers
refrain 1 :
D#m A#m B C# B A#m
you don’t care enough to cry
D#m A#m
there’s nothing real
B C# B A#m
left in your eyes
D#m A#m B C# B A#m
no fairy tales no lullabies
D#m A#m
i’m only asking
B C# B A#m
this of you one
chorus 1 :
F#
time
A#m
may i have this dance
D#m
before the moment’s past
B
i hate this song but i
F#
hope that it lasts
A#m
i’ll sing in your ear off
D#m
time and out of key
B
but you’re just not happy
D#m
being miserable with me
verse 2 :
D#m
the mirror ball fell to
F#
the floor between us
C#/F
so we can see how pathetic we
D#m
look in a thousand little pieces
so watch your step for
F#
the next three minutes
C#/F
i’m not giving up on you
until this song is finished
D#m
remember love and all
the ways that we’d make it
F#
we lost the passion when
C#/F
did you start to fake it
D#m
remember lust and how A
touch gave us shivers
F#
i can’t get close to you
C#/F
your skin gives me slivers
( repeat refrain and chorus 1 )
bridge :
C# D#m
the way you look tonight
B
the way you can’t
C#
look me right in the eye
i’ve never seen A
D#m
smile so wide
B
i’ve never seen A
C#
smile so contrived
i know that you would rather
B A#m D#m x4
be anywhere but here with me
chorus 2 : piano mode
F# A#m
may i have this dance
D#m
before the moment’s past
B
i hate this song but i
F#
hope that it lasts
A#m
i’ll sing in your ear off
D#m
time and out of key
B
but you’re just not happy
D#m
being miserable with me
chorus 3 : back to distortion
F# A#m
may i have this dance
D#m
before the moment’s past
B
i hate this song but i
F#
hope that it lasts
A#m
i’ll sing in your ear off
D#m
time and out of key
B
but you’re just not happy
D#m
being miserable with me
( repeat )
cauterize
paper wings
2005 high 4 records
submitted by : paramore_fans@yahoo . com
tuning : all songs are in standard eadgbe
tracklist :
01 . wake to the sun
02 . closer
03 . tremble
04 . minor key symphony
05 . dare you to scream
06 . porcelain
07 . my favourite patient
08 . skin for scars
09 . why this last dance
10 . miracles or medicine
11 . feel
12 . paper wings
bonus tracks :
13 . ) devil in lace
14 . ) love in the attic
15 . ) don’t stop now
16 . ) silvers
___________________________________________
1 . ) wake the sun
key : G#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
Fm – 133111
C# – x46664
G# – 466544
D# – x68886
A#m – x13321
intro : C# – – Fm – – x4
guitar 2 :
E | – 1 – – 1h3p1 – – 1h3p1 – – 1h3h4p3p1h3 – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | x4
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
verse 1 :
C#
this gloomy weather
Fm
doesn’t break here any
C#
break here any more
the sun abandon us for
Fm
blue skies somewhere
C#
blue skies somewhere warm
the world outside my window
Fm C#
is scratching at my door
there’s only stories of
Fm
what life was like before
chorus :
D# G# Fm C#
take me away where the
G# A#m D# G# Fm
skies aren’t shades of grey
C# G# A#m D# F# Fm
ba – by lets make our escape
C# G# A#m D# G#
to a place where we can
Fm C# G# A#m
wake to the sun again
verse 2 :
C#
board the windows
Fm
up its cold as hell
C#
it’s cold as hell out there
light some candles
Fm
need to shed some light
C#
to shed some light in here
the streets are cold and damp
Fm C#
the trees are dark and bare
this dead season it seems to
Fm
last right through the year
( repeat chorus )
bridge :
C#
let’s leave it all behind us
Fm
find a nice little island
C#
where we can live like a story
Fm
that ends like a fairytale
C#
leave all of your possessions
Fm
forget all that you thought you knew
C#
so we can live like a movie
Fm
that ends like we want it to
verse 3 :
C#
and i wanna go
Fm
now now now
C#
and i wanna go
Fm
now now now
C#
let’s leave it all behind us
Fm
find a nice little island
C#
where we can live like A
Fm
story that ends like a fairytale
( repeat chorus twice )
outro : C# ( hold )
____________________________________
2 . ) closer
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
G#m – 466444
F#/A# – x143xxx
intro : D#m , D#m – – B – – F# – – C# – – x2
verse 1 :
D#m B
what started out as desire
F# C#
turned into a lovers tryst
D#m B
who knew a moth and a flame
F# C#
could ever spawn a love like
D#m
this now you need something
B F#
to taste something just
C# D#m
a little bit more sweet
B F#
but i Am sour and more sour
C#
every time that our lips meet
refrain :
B C#
if youre a butterfly
D#m
im suicide by insecticide
B C#
if i Am kerosene then youre
D#m
a spark just begging to ignite
B C# D#m
youll wish you never met me
B C#
butterfly butterfly float on by me
chorus :
D#m B F#
never meant to cut so deep
C# D#m
just enough to bleed
B
feel the sting as
F#
you get closer
C#
closer and closer to me
D#m B
dont let me hold
F#
something so delicate
C#
ill shatter it with a word
D#m B
dont say a thing as we
F#
get closer and closer
C#
damn this is gonna hurt
verse 2 :
D#m B
the ghost of pathetic past is
F# C#
haunting me here more and more
D#m B F#
skeletons are laughing at
C#
me through the closet door
D#m
and now past lovers
B F#
share these covers
C# D#m
sleeping with my enemies
B
thoughts of others
F#
come between us
C#
trigger fits of jealousy
( repeat refrain and chorus )
interlude : G#m – – F#/A# – – B – – C#
bridge :
G#m F#/A# B
you can paint me pretty colours
C# G#m
and dress me how you like
F#/A# B
im just an ugly moth in love
C# G#m
in a butterfly disguise
F#/A#
ive been thinking about leaving
since the day that we met
B
if i dont get close when
C#
its all over ill just forget
G#m
cause i have seen the end
F#/A#
so many times ive
played it in my mind
B
and i Am scared to death
C#
i never wanna see your dark side
( repeat refrain and chorus )
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3 . ) tremble
key : G#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
Fm – 133111
G# – 466544
A#m – x13321
Cm – x35543
C# – x46664
D# – x68886
G#/C – x365xx
intro : Fm – – G# – – x3
verse 1 :
Fm
my lips they tremble
D#
from this silence
A#m
but id rather chew
on razorblades
Cm
than speak the words
C# D#
i want to say
Fm
dont tell me
you are sorry
D#
i see this thing
all too clearly
A#m
now were past
apologies
Cm
i just want you
C# D#
to bleed like me
refrain :
Fm
i should have known but i never
G#
thought you would do this to me
Fm
it hurts laugh now that
G#
i know the joke was on me
chorus :
G# G#/C
and it makes me sick to think
Fm
about all those dirty things
C#
and the pictures in my head
you should have slit
G#
my throat instead it would
G#/C
have made more sense
Fm
we wouldnt have this mess
the blood would dry
C#
but the lies you hide
were rotting your insides
interlude : Fm – – G# –
verse 2 :
Fm
my stomachs got
D#
this aching feeling
A#m
thinkings got
the best of me
Cm
brought out the
C# D#
worst for all to see
Fm
this feels like everybody
D#
knows a secret i dont
A#m
these malicious grins
and whispering
Cm C#
a vicious plot to kill
D#
whats left of me
( repeat chorus )
bridge :
Cm Fm
theyll never know
C#
cause well never tell
D#
your secrets safe with me
Cm
ill never let it out
Fm C#
theyll never know
D#
your secrets safe with me
ill never let it out
Fm
my lips they tremble
from this silence
( repeat refrain and chorus twice )
outro :
Fm
my lips they tremble
from this silence
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4 . ) minor key symphony
key : D#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
D# – x68886
A# – x13331
Fm – 133111
G# – 466544
Cm – x35543
intro : D# – – – G# , D# – – A# – – Fm – – G# – – x2
verse 1 :
D#
got a postcard
a postcard from
a better place
G#
and it read
i wish you were here
i wish you were
D#
and the soundtrack
the soundtrack from
a better night
G#
and it sang
i wish you were here
you should have
stayed here
refrain :
Cm
as life leaves my eyes i
A#
realize i must have died
G#
it looks like i didnt make
it through the night
chorus :
D#
i never got to say goodbye
A#
ill never get to say anything
Fm
at all again to a world
G#
that barely knew i was alive
D#
sing a requiem for me
A#
make it sad but sweet
Fm
a song about release
G#
a minor key symphony
verse 2 :
D#
found a letter
a letter from A
dear old friend
G#
and it said
“i wish you were here”
i wish you were
D#
and a prayer
a prayer in A
familiar voice
G#
and she wept
i wish you were here
why cant you be here?
( repeat refrain and chorus )
bridge :
Cm
i got your flowers today
G#
so perfectly arranged
with a card attached
Cm
im sorry you could not stay
they came a little late
A#
i had to wait til they died
theres no tears up here
but im sure that
D# – – – G# ( hold )
i would have cried
verse 3 :
D#
to everyone ive loved
Fm
to all who once loved me
G#
i never meant to leave
( repeat chorus )
outro :
D#
sing a requiem for me
A#
make it sad but sweet
Fm
a song about release
G# ( hold )
a minor key symphony
_______________________________
5 . ) dare you to scream
key : E
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
C#m – x46654
A – x02220
E – 022100
B – x24442
G#m – 466444
intro : G#m – – A – – x8
verse 1 :
G#m A
pour another drink for me
G#m
i like it better when im numb
A
something’s gotta give
G#m
these conversations make me dumb
A
you look so good when your scared
G#m A
it turns me on when
you fear for your
refrain 1 :
B
life
C#m
i couldnt love you any better
A
youve turned me into a killer
B
and i’m sorry but youre all
outta luck tonight
baby your time is up
chorus :
G#m A
something’s gotta hold of me
G#m A
doesn’t want you to breathe
G#m A
stands over you and watch you bleed
G#m A
i’ll be the last thing you see
G#m A
go ahead i dare you to scream
G#m A
the words can live with me
G#m A
pleading wont take you anywhere
G#m A
decided not to care
verse 2 :
G#m A
dont waste another breathe on me
your gonna need every one
G#m A
dont waste your time with this
G#m
your dying moments almost done
A
there is no time for last words
G#m
your life should be
A
flashing right about now
refrain 2 :
B
now
C#m
i couldnt love you any better
A
youve turned me into a killer
B
and i’m sorry but youre all
outta luck tonight
baby your time is up
( repeat chorus )
bridge :
E
i’ve decided not to care
C#m
i’ve decided not to care
A B C#m ( hold )
i’ve decided not to care
verse 3 :
E
like romeo and juliet
were dying in the end
C#m
we never loved each other
at least i never did
A
and if you did you had A
B
sick way of showing it
E
star crossed lovers and
the blackest of skies
C#m
had a dream about the 2
of us one of us died
A
im sorry you had to
B C#m a x4
die like this tonight
refrain 3 :
B C#m
i couldnt love you any better
A
youve turned me into a killer
B
and i’m sorry but youre all
outta luck tonight
baby your time is up
( repeat chorus )
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6 . ) porcelain
key : C
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
C – x32010
G – 320003
Am – x02210
F – 133211
Em – 022000
G/B – x2x003
intro : Am
verse 1 :
C G
sat up for hours
Am
thought of a lover
G
ill probably never
get the chance
C
to hold again
G
all of my days
spend waiting for
Am G
nights with her
F – –
again again
C
and im sharing A
G Am
drink with a memory
G
and a laugh with
C
an empty seat
G
do you still look the same?
Am
will you still
G
look at me the same?
F
cause i know that i dont
G
ive gotten so old
Am G
in these last few years
F G
and id rather be fighting with you
Am G
than sleeping here , next to her
chorus :
C
dont let me fall , ill break
Am
what a mess id make
F
pathetic – – pieces – – on your floor
G
will cut your feet forever more
C Am
youre porcelain , such fragile skin
F
just let me hold you ill be gentle
G
i wont drop you
Am
this time ill be careful
verse 2 :
C G
forget for just one second
Am G
that this is not alright
C G
lets drink to feeling nothing
Am G
at least just for tonight
F
stay for one more
G
pass out on the floor
Am
like we used to do
G
it got so hot in your room
( repeat chorus )
bridge :
F G Em
and i cant let it go
F G
this phantom pain
Em
im feeling
F
and the hurt wont
G Am
leave me alone
F
and im tired of
G C ( hold )
sleeping with ghosts
interlude : C – – G/B – – Am – – G – –
verse 3 :
C
fell asleep
with your ghost
G/B
woke up with A
headache
Am
from the cure thats
only temporary
G
and in the morning
always fails me
( repeat chorus )
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7 . ) my favorite patient
key : C# then F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
A#m – x13321
Fm – 133111
F# – 244322
A#m – x13321
D#m – x68876
C# – 466444
intro :
B
did you know that youre
D#m
my favourite patient?
B
did you know that youre
D#m
my favourite patient here?
A#m – – Fm – – F# – – x2
verse 1 :
B D#m
did you know that i feel numb
B D#m
did you know that youre
my favourite patient here?
B D#m
did you know that any chain
B D#m
did you know that i need this
streaming more than you do
refrain :
B D#m
when you find it hard to breathe
and your heart has skipped a beat
B C#
well rush you to intensive
care and declare emergency
chorus :
F# B
well im not gonna lie to you
this is gonna hurt like
D#m B
nothing that youve ever felt
F#
this is gonna hurt like hell
B
and if it takes us through the night
D#m
ill sleep when you are alright
B
ill sleep when youre fine
C# B
when you regain all vital signs
verse 2 :
B D#m
do you remember love?
B D#m
do you remember love
for the first time?
B D#m
im sorry to say
B D#m
im sorry itll never be
like that again
( repeat refrain and chorus )
interlude : A#m – – Fm – – F# – – x2
bridge :
A#m Fm
dont panic grin and bare it
F#
it will all end soon i promise you
A#m Fm
dont panic grin and bare it
F#
it will all end soon i swear to you
verse 3 :
B
did you know that youre
D#m
my favourite patient?
B
did you know that youre
C#
my favourite patient
my favourite patient here
( repeat chorus )
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8 . ) skin for scars
key : G#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
Fm – 133111
C# – x46664
G# – 466544
D# – x68886
intro : Fm – – C# – –
verse 1 :
Fm
tie these hands
they shake too
C#
much to hold you
to hold you
Fm
with wandering eyes
its so hard
C#
to watch you
to watch out for you
to watch out for you
chorus :
G#
every time you almost died
Fm
i chased your soul to the sky
C#
and brought it back to you
before your body
knew that it was gone
G#
every cut that didnt scar
Fm C#
i know exactly where they are
i wear them all for you
your skin is such a nicer tissue
verse 2 :
Fm
im out of shape and
C#
much too slow to chase you
to chase you
Fm
its time you
found somebody new
C#
to save you
cause i cant save you
i cant save you
refrain :
D# Fm
no this is not alright
C#
everythings not fine
D#
dont trust me with your life
Fm
dont put your faith in me
C#
im much too weak to
keep you safe tonight
( repeat )
( repeat chorus )
C#
your skin is such a nicer tissue
bridge :
Fm
im cutting off my wings
i dont deserve to fly
C#
what the hell have i done
i almost let you die
Fm
i let you down my friend
i failed you once again
but this time is way too
C# ( hold )
close i cant save you
verse 3 :
Fm
im a fake
im entirely
made out of plastic
C#
im a fake
ill destroy almost
Fm
anything delicate
im a fake
make you think that
C#
everythings perfect now
im a fake , im a fake
and ive been found out
( repeat chorus )
outro :
C# G# ( hold )
i traded my skin for your scars
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9 . ) why this last dance
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
C#/F – 143xxx
F#/A# – x143xx
verse 1 :
F#
as we dance here in
D#m
this empty apartment
B
echoes of laughter
will long live here after
C#
put your memories in boxes
and cut all your losses
F#
romance left
D#m
this place long ago
B
if these walls
could talk
C#
theyd tell me
D#m – C#/F – B x2
its time to go
refrain :
D#m C#/F
you gave this place
B
so much color
D#m C#/F
i dont know why i
B
did not see
that before
D#m C#/F
you gave life
B
to this place
D#m
without you
C#/F B ( hold )
its empty space
verse 2 :
F#
as we kiss knowing
D#m
that its our last one
B
pull the sheets
from the mattress
sleep hasnt found us
C#
take the curtains
from the window
let the world see
this last dance
F#
and now what
D#m
is left for us
B
turn all the
lights out
C#
lock the door
D#m C#/F B
behind us
( repeat refrain )
chorus :
C#
someone else can
hang pictures
over holes in the walls
D#m
duck and take cover from
the screams in the hall
B
sing you to sleep when
youre hurt from the fall
F# C#/F B C# F#/A# B x2
and somehow i will miss this all
verse 3 :
B
let’s burn this place down
C#
and scatter the ashes
D#m
paint it with gasoline
C#/F
and start throwing matches
B
somewhere in this wreck
C#
remains dying love
( repeat refrain )
( repeat chorus except last line )
F# C#/F D#m C#/F B
and somehow i will miss this all
outro :
F#
as we dance knowing
D#m
that its our last one
B
if these walls could talk
C#
theyd tell us
D#m C#/F B ( hold )
its time to go
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10 . ) miracles or medicine
key : B
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
C# – x46664
F# – 244322
E – 022100
G#m – 466444
B – x24442
C#m – x46654
intro : C# , C# – – F# – – x16
verse 1 :
E
dont flinch
dont move
F#
dont make a sound
take a deep breath
G#m
it might be a while
til the next time
F#
we can breathe again
E
i know youre hurt
F#
but dont say a word
you need to
save your strength
G#m
its gonna be a long
F#
night waiting for the cure
chorus :
C# F# C#
who will find us here
F# C#
all alone my dear
F# C# F#
the angels or the ambulance
C# F# C#
which will save us now
F# C#
all the pills we’ve downed
F# C# F#
miracles or medicine
verse 2 :
E
the cold damp air
F#
the glass in your hair
the smell of perfume
G#m
mixed with gasoline
F#
i think i might be sick
E
as the radio
plays a song we know
F#
through a static frequency
G#m ( hold )
i hear it freely
F#
the blood and makeup
on your face
E
its hard to see
F#
youre hard to see
G#m
but you’re beautiful
and i’ve told you so
F#
maybe not enough but
you need to know
E
that i meant it
F#
that i meant it everytime
( repeat chorus twice )
bridge :
E F#
your eyes look like glass
G#m B
as tears freeze on their lashes
E
your lips won’t stop
F# G#m B
shaking as time quickly passes
E F#
outlines in dark red
G#m F#
of angels where you lay
E F#
the epitome of all
G#m
beauty is dying slowly
F#
right in front of me
verse 3 :
B G#m
send flashing lights
C#m
distress calls in the night
wheres the heroes
E
when you need them the most
B G#m
send anything
C#m
i dont care anymore
wheres the miracles
E
when youre all out of hope
( repeat chorus )
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11 . ) feel
key : B
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
E – 022100
F# – 244322
G#m – 466444
B – x24442
D#m – x68876
verse 1 :
E
beautiful in the dress
G#m
i laid out for you
E
let your hair down the
G#m
way you always used to
E
the tile is cold
G#m
the tap is dripping
as i go to rinse
E
my hands of you
and watch the
G#m
pieces one by one
wash away down the drain
refrain :
F#
ill fake this morning
G#m
at your funeral
F#
dressed in black and
E
trying not to laugh
chorus :
B
sleep tight my dear
this will be your
E
last night here
G#m E
breathing among the living
B
ive got some plans for you
sweet dreams my love
E
it will all be over soon
were just waiting
G#m
for the poison
E
in your blood to
E D#m G#m
reach your heart
post chorus : E – D#m – G#m ( hold )
verse 2 :
E
so cold and pale
G#m
laid out before me
E
so weak and frail
G#m
quiet as can be
E
peacefully sleeping
G#m
for all eternity
no one will
E
ever suspect me
G#m
fingerprints and dna
wont give me away
( repeat refrain and chorus and post chorus x3 )
bridge :
G#m
i brought your
favourite flowers
E
your mother said you
would have loved them
G#m
ill read your
favourite poem out loud
E
and ill break down
ill break down
G#m
you said that i dont feel
E
and thats why you
could not live with me
G#m
i dont feel the least
bit sad right now
E
hows that for irony?
( repeat refrain )
E
i can’t help not to laugh
( repeat chorus )
___________________________
12 . ) paper wings
key : B
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
B – x24442
F# – 244322
G#m – 466444
E – 022100
C#m – x46654
D#m – x68876
intro : B – – F# – – x2
verse 1 :
B
your paper wings got
ruined in the rain
E
coat hanger halo got rusted
B
the lace fell off
the dress you made
E
your the saddEst little angel
mascara left a sour taste
chorus 1 :
G#m D#m
and i wish that i was there
G#m
when you took that fall
D#m
i’m too weak to pick you up
C#m
but i would’ve laid down
G#m
in this puddle beside you
C#m G#m
cause it’s all that i can do
D#m
i didn’t have the
heart to tell you
F#
it’s really bad
it’s really bad this time
( repeat intro )
verse 2 :
B
like wild horses
running scared
E
from a storm that’s
too much to bare
B
it’s sad the things
you used to fear
E
don’t seem so bad
they’re not so bad
don’t let them scare you
chorus 2 :
G#m D#m
and i pushed your bed
to the window today
G#m D#m
you’re still not well enough
turned your visitors away
C#m
i fight these tears
G#m
by your bedside
C#m
how dare i let
G#m
you see me cry
D#m
i didn’t have the
heart to tell you
F#
it’s really bad
it’s really bad this time
interlude : B – – G#m – – D#m – – E – –
bridge :
B
your wings weren’t meant for this
G#m
this weather that no one guessed
D#m
no calm before the storm
E
and it’s gone before the panic sets
B
so let’s take our time with this
G#m
bleach the mud from off your dress
D#m
you make such an innocent
E
mess in all of this
( repeat chorus 1 )
end on B
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13 . ) devil in lace
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
A#m – x13321
C#/F – 143xxx
intro : D#m – – , D#m – A#m – B – – x3 , C# – –
verse 1 :
D#m
sweat drenched skin
covered in white lace
devilish accomplice
in lingerie
tonight tonight
revenge has a face
and she’s gonna
have her way
D#m A#m
open windows and
B
unlocked doors
C#
secrets left on
F# C#/F
bedroom floors
D#m
we’ll stay in here
A#m B
un – – der these sheets
C#
playing this game of
F# C#/F
twisted hide and seek
refrain :
B F# C#
don’t try to run
D#m
she’ll find you
B F# C#
don’t make this hurt
D#m
more than it has to
B F# C#
just a kiss her taste
D#m
could cure me
B F#
i need a fix for my
C# D#m
sweet tooth craving
chorus :
F#
i’m doing this
D#m
purely for revenge
loathe every moan
B
and creak in the bed
i’ve gotta say i’m
C#
quite impressed
how fast she fell
F#
out of that dress
every dirty word
she whispered
D#m
and every sick thing
she screamed
B
i hope they echo
C#
off your walls
i hope they haunt
your every dream
verse 2 :
D#m
deep breaths with the
cruelest intentions
a motive we’re
not gonna mention
revenge revenge is a girl
i know and she
can’t let this go
D#m A#m
through the keyholes
B
off the walls
C#
echoes chasing
F# C#/F
down the halls
D#m A#m
evidence spread
B
all around
C#
patiently waiting
F# C#/F
waiting to be found
( repeat refrain and chorus )
post chorus :
D#m D#m
your every dream
( repeat twice )
D#m – – F# – – B – – C# – –
bridge :
D#m
i wont just
F#
stab your back
i’ve got blueprints
B
for attack
and it won’t be quick
C#
i’ll tell you this
i think you know me
D#m
better than that
with surgical precision
F#
i’ll make A
small incision
B
directly to the
C#
side of your spine
i’m taking back
what’s mine
D#m
with surgical precision
F#
i’ll make A
small incision
B
directly to the
C#
side of your spine
i’m taking back
what’s mine
( repeat chorus twice )
( repeat post chorus )
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14 . ) love in the attic
key : C#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
A#m – x13321
G#/C – x365xx
C# – x46664
F# – 244322
D#m – x68876
G# – 466544
intro : A#m – – G#/C – C# – D#m – F# – – C# – G# – – x2
verse 1 :
A#m
time will tell i’m not well
G#/C C# D#m
take me to the attic
F#
lock me up show me hell
C# G#
just let me have it
A#m
you are the sweetest thing
G#/C
you’re always
C# D#m
taking care of me
F#
it took the softest hands
C# G#
to put me back together again
refrain 1 :
A#m G#/C C#
and she loves to dance
D#m
in the rain
F# C#
it’s the sound of
G#
it that makes her wet
A#m G#/C
she melts when
C# D#m
i say her name
F# C#
pin her to the
G#
wall and say
chorus :
C#
use me baby
D#m F#
abuse me maybe tie
me to the bed post
and leave for a few days
C#
tell me you love me
D#m
as you torture and taunt me
F#
make me hurt so bad
that it has to feel
good when you stop
verse 2 :
A#m
show me all don’t you hide
G#/C C# D#m
tell me all your secrets
F#
it’s ok don’t be shy
C# G#
we’re all a little twisted
A#m
you are the cutest thing
G#/C C# D#m
you’re always looking out for me
F#
it took the greenest eyes
C# G#
to make me see the beauty again
( repeat refrain and chorus )
bridge :
D#m
and if you really love me
F#
you would do all
this to show me
D#m
this might be the only way
F#
that i can feel again
interlude : A#m – –
verse 3 :
A#m
you are the sweetest
G#/C C# D#m
thing i have ever known
F# C#
whisper me your secrets i won’t
G#
tell they’ll never know
A#m
you are the cutest thing
G#/C C# D#m
i have ever seen
F#
tell me all your dreams
C# G#
can’t tell what you mean to me
( repeat bridge in acosutic mode )
C# – D#m – F#
i can feel again
C# – D#m – F#
come on
( repeat chorus in acosutic mode )
( repeat bridge in acosutic mode )
end on C#
______________________________
15 . ) don’t stop now
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
C#/F – 143xxx
G#m – 466444
intro : F# – – B – – , F# – – D#m – C# – x2 , F# – – B – –
verse 1 :
F#
god i love that sound
B
you know it drives me wild
how i need your laugh
F#
addicted to your smile
now i crave those lips
B
and the way that they kiss
you give me something to miss
refrain :
C# D#m
pull me in close
B
don’t let me go
i’ll try to run cause
C#
it’s all i know
D#m B
but here i Am show me how
whatever this is
don’t stop it now
chorus :
F#
tell me this will
C#/F
always feel brand new
D#m
again and again like A
C# F#
beautiful flower in bloom
tell me this will
C#/F
always feel like this
D#m C#
over and over don’t
blink cause you might miss
interlude : F# – – D#m – C# – –
verse 2 :
F#
with the softest touch
B
you got me shivering
tease me with your skin
F#
come on let me in
shut the bedroom door
B
take me on the floor
you got me begging for more
( repeat refrain adn chorus )
post chorus :
C#
don’t blink cause
you might miss
bridge :
G#m
i’m not sure what this is
F#
but i think i like it
C# B
i really think i like this
whatever this
F#
is don’t stop it now
verse 3 :
D#m C#
don’t stop now
F#
i can taste it
D#m
as the sweat falls
C#
from your neck
F#
and the perfume leaves
D#m C#
a sting i won’t forget
F#
as you’re sliding
back into you dress
D#m C#
i become a nervous wreck
B
cause i’m waiting
patiently to see
F#
if you’ll be leaving me
D#m
you’ll be leaving me
C# F#
you’ll be leaving me
D#m C#
you’ll be leaving me
( repeat chorus )
end on F#
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16 . ) silvers
key : F#
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
D#m – x68876
B – x24442
F# – 244322
C# – x46664
A#m – x13321
C#/F – 143xxx
intro : D#m – – B – – x2
verse 1 :
D#m
are you loathsome tonight
chasing hours with wine
if it’s drama you wanted
you know darling you got it
it’s what we do best always
F#
dressed to impress
A#m
try to cover it in make up but
there’s no hiding this mess
D#m
remember love and how
we used to be in it
F#
she said she won’t she’s
C#/F
trying hard to forget it
D#m
remember lust and how A
touch gave us shivers
F#
i can’t get close to you
C#/F
your skin gives me slivers
refrain 1 :
D#m A#m B C# B A#m
you don’t care enough to cry
D#m A#m
there’s nothing real
B C# B A#m
left in your eyes
D#m A#m B C# B A#m
no fairy tales no lullabies
D#m A#m
i’m only asking
B C# B A#m
this of you one
chorus 1 :
F#
time
A#m
may i have this dance
D#m
before the moment’s past
B
i hate this song but i
F#
hope that it lasts
A#m
i’ll sing in your ear off
D#m
time and out of key
B
but you’re just not happy
D#m
being miserable with me
verse 2 :
D#m
the mirror ball fell to
F#
the floor between us
C#/F
so we can see how pathetic we
D#m
look in a thousand little pieces
so watch your step for
F#
the next three minutes
C#/F
i’m not giving up on you
until this song is finished
D#m
remember love and all
the ways that we’d make it
F#
we lost the passion when
C#/F
did you start to fake it
D#m
remember lust and how A
touch gave us shivers
F#
i can’t get close to you
C#/F
your skin gives me slivers
( repeat refrain and chorus 1 )
bridge :
C# D#m
the way you look tonight
B
the way you can’t
C#
look me right in the eye
i’ve never seen A
D#m
smile so wide
B
i’ve never seen A
C#
smile so contrived
i know that you would rather
B A#m D#m x4
be anywhere but here with me
chorus 2 : piano mode
F# A#m
may i have this dance
D#m
before the moment’s past
B
i hate this song but i
F#
hope that it lasts
A#m
i’ll sing in your ear off
D#m
time and out of key
B
but you’re just not happy
D#m
being miserable with me
chorus 3 : back to distortion
F# A#m
may i have this dance
D#m
before the moment’s past
B
i hate this song but i
F#
hope that it lasts
A#m
i’ll sing in your ear off
D#m
time and out of key
B
but you’re just not happy
D#m
being miserable with me
( repeat )
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