capo 4th or 5th fret depending on your tuning. Intro G5 E5 x4 G5 E5 G5 E5 I can understand how when the edges are rough G5 E5 G5 E5 And they cut you like the tiniest slivers of glass C5 A5 And you feel too much C5 A5 G5 E5 G5 E5 And you don't know how long you're gonna last D5 C5 G5 But everyone you know is tryin' to smooth it over C5 G5 D5 Find a way to make the hurt go away D5 C5 G5 But everyone you know is trying to smooth it over C5 G5 D5 Like you're trying to scream underwater C5 G5 D5 C5 But I won't let you make the great escape C5 G5 D5 C5 I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place C5 I'm not gonna lose you G5 D5 Cause the passion and the pain G5 D5 C5 Are gonna keep you alive someday C5 (fade, soft) G5 E5 G5 E5 Gonna keep you alive someday G5 E5 G5 E5 I feel like I could wave my fist in front of your face G5 E5 G5 E5 And you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing C5 A5 And you've retreated to your silent corner C5 A5 G5 E5 G5 E5 Like you decided the fight was over for ya D5 C5 G5 Everyone you know is trying to smooth it over C5 G5 D5 Find a way to make the hurt go away D5 C5 G5 Everyone you know, is tryin' smooth it over C5 G5 D5 Everyone needs a floor they can fall through C5 G5 D5 C5 I won't let you make the great escape, C5 G5 D5 C5 I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place C5 I'm not gonna lose you G5 D5 Cause the passion and the pain G5 D5 C5 Are gonna keep you alive someday C5 (build up) G5 E5 x 4 They're gonna keep you alive someday..m.m.m.m.mmmm G5 E5 G5 E5 Oh, terrified of the dark but not if you go with me G5 E5 G5 E5 And I don't need a pill to make me numb C5 A5 And I wrote the book on runnin' C5 A5 G5 E5 G5 E5 But that chapter of my life will soon be done D5 C5 G5 D5 I'm the king of the great escape D5 C5 G5 D5 You're not gonna watch me checkin out of this place D5 You're not gonna lose me C5 G5 Cause the passion and pain C5 G5 D5 Are gonna keep us alive someday D5 (fade) Yeah the passion and the pain C5 (soft fade) G5 E5 G5 E5 Are gonna keep us alive someday, G5 E5 G5 (fade out) someday