standard tuning
first tab . figured it out by ear . go easy on me

Dm
late night , brakes lock , hear the tires squeal
A#5
red light , can’t stop so i spin the wheel
F C
my world goes black before i feel an angel lift me up
Dm A#5
and i open bloodshot eyes into fluorescent white
F C
they flip the siren , hit the lights , close the doors and i Am gone

Dm A#5
now i lay here owing my life to a stranger
F
and i realize that empty words are not enough
C
i’m left here with the question of just
Dm A#5
what have i to show except the promises i never kept?
F C
i lie here shaking on this bed , under the weight of my regrets

[ chorus : ]
A#5 Dm F
i hope that i will never let you down
A#5 Dm F A#5
i know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound

Dm A#5
look around and you’ll see that at times it feels like no one really cares
F C Dm
it gets me down but i’m still gonna try to do what’s right , i know that there’s
A#5 F
a difference between sleight of hand , and giving everything you have
C A#5
there’s a line drawn in the sand , i’m working up the will to cross it and

[ chorus ]

Dm
rhetoric can’t raise the dead
A#5
i’m sick of always talking when there’s no change
Dm
rhetoric can’t raise the dead
C A#5 C
i’m sick of empty words , let’s lead and not follow

Dm
late night , brakes lock , hear the tires squeal
A#5
red light , can’t stop so i spin the wheel
F C
my world goes black before i feel an angel steal me from the
Dm A#5
greedy jaws of death and chance , and pull me in with steady hands
F C
they’ve given me a second chance , the artist in the ambulance

[ chorus ]

Dm C A#5 Dm C A#5
can we pick you off the ground , more than flashing lights and sound