Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
G -  320003
Am - x02210
Em - 022000
F -  133211
Dm - xx0231
C-   x32010


Intro: G Am  G Am  Em F  Em F  

           G   Am G Am Em F Dm(hold)
It's up to you!


Verse 1:
G Am
  This ain't no TV show
G Am
  You watch my head explode
Em F
   Ten thousand 
            Em F
hours every day
G Am
  No time to be afraid
G Am
  Chase up the 
rattle snakes
Em F
   Don't let your fear 
             Em  F
control your fate


Refrain 1:
    Dm                C
The ghost of self denial
   Dm                C
It whispers from the grave
    Dm               C
The road you can't rely on
     Em                 F
Is a risk that you must take


Chorus:
             Am
I'm running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back)
Oh, I'm running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back)
            C
Pulling the blindfolds back
              F
All we did in life
             Am
I'm running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back)
Oh, I'm running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back)
              C
We're gonna escape
                       F
this trap Gotta get a life


Verse 2:
G  Am
  Stuck in this prison cell
G Am
  Just like a criminal
Em F
   I count the years 
             Em   F
that went to waste
G Am
  If this road goes to hell
G Am
  I'm right back where I fell
Em F                        Em   F
   Made a career from my mistakes


Refrain 2:
    Dm                C
The ghost of self denial
   Dm                C
It whispers from the grave
    Dm               C
The road you can't rely on
Could be your saving grace


(Repeat Chorus)


Bridge:
           Am
And every step that 
I aim to take
(I fall behind 
I fall behind)
          C
And every leg that 
I have to break
        F
(These scars are mine 
These scars are mine)
         Am
And everyday that 
I'd pray for you
(I close my eyes
I close my eyes)
               C
At least I can say 
that we made it through
            Dm
(The stars aligned 
The stars aligned)
The stars aligned
           F----- <--- Guitar Solo
The stars aligned
           Am    F Am
The stars aligned


Verse 3:
    F
And words just 
can't explain 
the struggle of a
Am
dead men's fight
A dead mens fight
    F
And silver spoons get
by the wasted mother
Am
hard earns life
A hard earns life

Verse 4:
       F
Every step that 
I aim to take
(I fall behind
I fall behind)
          Am
And every leg that 
I have to break
(These scars are mine
These scars are mine)
         Dm
And everyday that 
I'd pray for you
            F
(I close my eyes
I close my eyes)
      Am
And I hope that
you make it through
Yeah I hope that
    G/B  C
you make through
           Am--- Am(hold)
It's up to you!


(Repeat Chorus)


Outro:
           Am
And every step that 
I aim to take
(I fall behind 
I fall behind)
          C
And every leg that 
I have to break
        F
(These scars are mine 
These scars are mine)
         Am
And everyday that 
I'd pray for you
(I close my eyes
I close my eyes)
               C
At least I can say 
that we made it through
            F
(The stars aligned 
The stars aligned)
           Am(hold)
The stars aligned