This song's strumming pattern is a little hard to explain. I'll try to post a backing track to this song, it should make it easier to figure out the pattern. Capo 2 Play this after each line of the chorus : e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---0---0-----1-----0-------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 C Am G C Standing in the midst of a lightning storm listening to the Am C rain, C Dm Em D7 Am7 Shock me with a million volts and I won't feel the pain Chorus Am C Em Desensitized by pain, Am C Em Desensitized by pain Verse 2 Am C Am G C Aim a bullet right at my heart C Am Em G And I won't shed a tear, Dm Am Em Been afraid so much in my life, Am Em C That I don't even fear Chorus Am C Em Desensitized by pain Am C Em Desensitized by pain Verse 3 C Em G Scratch right beneath my skin, Em G D7 Reveal the pain within Dm C Em The facades I hold on my face, Am C Help to take misery's place Chorus Am C Em Desensitized by pain Am C Em Desensitized by pain Outro: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1-0---2---0---2----3-----0---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|