Key: E5
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Verse 1:
E5 Ab5
These hospital walls
A5
are the palest of white
C#5 E5
here in this desert
B5 A5
they're reciting my last rites
B5
the smell of these halls
E5
brings temporary comfort
as the oxygen flows
Ab5
through my blood
A5 B(hold)
el corazon was
poisoned tonight
Chorus:
E5 Ab5
she's on her
A5 B5 B7(hold)
eight 8 of 9
Verse 2:
E5
when half of all your
Ab5
prayers are insincere
A5 B5 A5
the other half are lies
E5 Ab5
here is this watermark
A5
under this bridge
C#5
the point where
E5
it all crested
rolled back and
B5 A5
drifted into the sea
B5
i climb from this wreckage
E5
as the smoke begins
Ab5
to clear from my lungs
A5 B5
the closest of close calls
C#5
has happened tonight
it's time that i
E5
made things right
B5
for the first time
A5 B5
since the last time
C#5 E5
let this moment of clarity
B5
lift this curse that
A5 A5
has been cast upon me
Verse 3:
A5
So appreciate
B5
the good times
E5
but don't take the
Ab5
worst for granted
A5 B(hold)
cause you only get so
many second chances
Outro: E- - Abm- x4, E(hold)