The Used - The Bird And The Worm

verse 1 :
Em Am D
he wears his heart safety pinned to his backpack
Em D
his backpack is all that he knows
Em Am D
shot down by strangers whose glances can cripple
Em Am D
the heart and devour the soul

chorus :
Em C
all alone he turns to stone
G D Am
while holding his breath half to death
Em C
terrified of what’s inside
G Am D Em
to save his life he crawls like a worm from a bird
Am D Em
crawls like a worm from a bird

verse 2 :
Em Am D
out of his mind the weight pushes him whispering
Em Am
must have been out of his mind
Em Am D
mid – day delusions are pushing this out of his
Em Am
head maybe out of his mind
Am D
out of his mind

chorus :
Em C
all alone he turns to stone
G D Am
while holding his breath half to death
Em C
terrified of what’s inside
G Am D Em
to save his life he crawls like a worm from a bird
Am D Em
crawls like a worm from a bird

bridge :
Em D
all he knows
Em D
if he can’t relieve it grows
Em D
and so it grows
Em
he crawls like a worm
Em
crawls like a worm from a bird

verse 3 :
Em Am D
out of his mind the weight pushes him whispering
Em D
must have been out of his mind

chorus :
Em C
all alone he turns to stone
G D Am
while holding his breath half to death
Em C
terrified of what’s inside
G Am D Em
to save his life he crawls like a worm from a bird
Am D Em
crawls like a worm from a bird

chorus :
Em C
all alone he turns to stone
G D Am
while holding his breath half to death
Em C
terrified of what’s inside
G Am D Em
to save his life he crawls like a worm from a bird
Am D Em
crawls like a worm from a bird