Lifehouse - Near Life Experience Chords by Brian Fox - Nitefox98@hotmail.com E - 022100 A - x02220 (Last strum of just about every 'A' is played open - 000000) F# - 244x22 C# - x46600 B - x24400 Intro - E A E If I showed my hand shaking like a leaf, A you might not understand, but I bet you'd believe E there's spiders inside, crawling around A E A the cobwebs in my mind that I try to drown out. E You said I look like a ghost, man I almost was. A You said I need to let go, quit chasing that buzz, E that picture in time, frozen like ice A E A cycles keep repeating, beating me down to size. F# A Well maybe I'm blind, just throwing darts in the dark. C# I didn't get what I want, I got what I need. B E Man, it hurts like hell down here on my knees. C# B E A Is this where I end, or is this where we begin? E The night is my friend, I blend in with the best: A The vampires, the crooks, the felons and the rest. E Now we can pretend that we really care less. A E and act like we love what we really detest. F# A Well maybe I'm blind, just throwing darts in the dark. C# I didn't get what I want, I got what I need. B E Man, it hurts like hell down here on my knees. C# B E Is this where I end, or is this where we begin? C# Make this go away, I'm begging please-- B E there's little life left here for me to bleed. C# B F# (hold and/or climb scale) Is this where I end, or is this where we begin? E I'm looking up but I'm feeling down, A E A since cutting these corners, was cutting me down to size. E Am I losing control or losing my mind? A E A I know for a fact I'm losing my last place to hide. F# A Well maybe I'm blind, just throwing darts in the dark. C# I didn't get what I want, I got what I need. B E Man, it hurts like hell down here on my knees. C# B E Is this where I end, or is this where we begin? C# My pulse is racing, I can't catch my breath. B E This near-life experience scared me to death. C# B E A Is this where I end, or is this where we begin? A E A E Or is this where we begin?