A (x02220@1)                     Eyou're (022100@1)obsessed with finding a new brain
               D (xx0232@1)          Abut (x02220@1)what you need is a new body
                D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)            Eit (022100@1)feels your brain has lived a thousand lives before
          A (x02220@1)               Eand (022100@1)the skin you call your home
          D (xx0232@1)                            Aholds (x02220@1)a heart that quits and knees that buckle in
      D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)                 Eand (022100@1)lungs that can't breathe when they're alone
         A (x02220@1)                     Eand (022100@1)the days come to you like sailors
           D (xx0232@1)                 Ayou (x02220@1)watch them as they drift away
                D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)they meet the sunrise out at the horizon


           A (x02220@1)              Eand (022100@1)it's neither sink nor swim
               A (x02220@1)                 Eat (022100@1)least the water's beneath your chin.


          A (x02220@1)                  Ethere's (022100@1)blood spilled on the floor
              D (xx0232@1)                Aeveryone's (x02220@1)staring at you, what for?
            D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)              Euntil (022100@1)you realize the blood is probably yours
                  A (x02220@1)                        Eyou (022100@1)feel you've lost something, you want it back
           D (xx0232@1)                Ayou (x02220@1)lie emotionless on your back
          D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)     Eand (022100@1)your legs aren't taking anymore requests
          A (x02220@1)       Ethose (022100@1)disobedient wrecks
          D (xx0232@1)                    Ahow (x02220@1)you cared for them as they carried you
       D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)          Efrom (022100@1)class to class and coast to coast


                 A (x02220@1)                   Ewhen (022100@1)you owned land and when you were broke
          A (x02220@1)           Ethrough (022100@1)recessions and addictions


                D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)it's just your accidental death
       D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)your accidental death
                 D (xx0232@1)        Ait's (x02220@1)just your accidental death
             D (xx0232@1)            E (022100@1)    Ayou're (x02220@1)the indian in the cougar's nest.


        A (x02220@1)               Eyour (022100@1)fright gives way to memory
           D (xx0232@1)                 Ahave (x02220@1)them cough you with your love
          D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)          Eor (022100@1)the story your father told you long ago
          A (x02220@1)                  Ehe (022100@1)was hunting with his own father
      D (xx0232@1)                  Afor (x02220@1)deer he pointed and spotted her
           D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)           Eand (022100@1)then tripped over some roots or some dead trees
     A (x02220@1)           Ethe (022100@1)gun went off, it was a mistake
        D (xx0232@1)              Aand (x02220@1)my father was only eight
           D (xx0232@1)               Aand (x02220@1)as he watched the dying deer,
        Ehe (022100@1)was changed.


                 A (x02220@1)                 E'cause (022100@1)he felt sorry for what he'd done
        A (x02220@1)          Eand (022100@1)he put down his gun
                A (x02220@1)                   Ewill (022100@1)you feel sorry for what you've done?
          A (x02220@1)           Ewill (022100@1)you put down your gun?
                   A (x02220@1)        Dcause (xx0232@1)there's no accidental death
                   D (xx0232@1)           E (022100@1)     Awhen (x02220@1)you're the indian in the cougar's nest