The Airborne Toxic Event - Innocence

innocence with live version lyrics
G G6 G13 C6 Em Am C
E | – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – 6 – – – 6 – – – 6 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 2 – – – 6 – – – 6 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
if youre playing the live electric version no capo , if playing acoustic , capo 4 ( chords
relative to capo )
intro

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

after intro but before the lyrics start i play G6 Em , listen to get the strum its pretty easy

pre song lyrics mikel sings when playing live and on the youtube acoustic versionlyrics
taken from the chicago live performance on youtube .
( i want to disappear , i just sleep all day , these spots on my face , blood stains on my
wrists , the air grows cold , i shudder and i can sing , the carpet on my feet , the sweat
stains on the sheets , cough syrup and drugs , bandages and gauss , the razor was dull the
water cold against my skin , the radio long the static buzzing around my brain , and all these
empty plans , these ink stains on my hands , everyone saves their best words for the
grave , all these weary morning tones , i probably save mine too , and heavens just a long road
home , tell me its true and ill go too ill go too ill go too )

G6 G13 G6
well , i lost my innocence today
G13 C
i could feel her in my bones
C
my bones , my bones , my bones
G G13
my blood , my blood , my blood , my blood

G G13 G
and i woke up , tired , scared and sad
G13 C
soaked , drained , i felt so bad

today , today , today
G G13
what you still , you still , you still , you still
C
won’t you say , you say , you say , you say
G G13
what you feel , you feel , you feel , you feel
Em Am
which is nothing but hollow feelings , yeah
C G G13
i can die , i just don’t care

verse starts out the same , but switches to a new strum pattern with chords G , Em at
were not gods for a few lines before returning to usual rhythm listen to song to get pattern .

and forget happiness , i’m fine
i’ll forget everything in time
i swear i didn’t know ,
you know me , how i can’t let go

and we’re not gods , we’re just hacks
all that life amongst the cracks
the scars , the siege that breaks
the ugliest scene , the worst mistakes
and everywhere i see her face
such a beautiful child , such an awful waste
and there’s no innocence like hers
just emptiness and nerves

D Em
and this light from the window of my car
C G
she’ll never see it , oh my god
D Em
i was so surprised , it blew up in my face
C G D C
lord , i lost my nerve , oh my go – o – od . . .
G D C
oh my god , oh my . . . god

this is the solo , i just play the G , Em

G G13 G G13 C6 G G13
and i tear , i tear , so haa – aaa – aaa – ard . . .
and i tear , i tear , so haa – aaa – aaa – ard . . .

Em Am
and i beg and scream , “i was wrong”
C G
it’s over , well , she’s gone