Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: Eb5 - Bb5 - C#5 - G# - B(palm mute) (x3)
Verse 1:
Ebm(hold)
Awwww, Break down!
Bb5
I've been breaking sweats in the night-time
Ebm(hold) Bb5 Ebm(hold)
I was growing my hair And I could not care
B5
What they think Cause my eyes were turned up
Ab5
Like you tore open the ceiling
Ebm(hold) Bb5
I've been singing songs in the night-time
Ebm(hold) Bb5 Ebm(hold)
I was banging my head And I could not care
B5
What they think I said don't open the door
Ab5 Eb5 - Bb5 - C#5 - G# - B(palm mute)
Even if you hear me screaming
Chorus 1:
F#5 Ab5
I built a raft and got carried away
Eb5 C#5 C#5
In my new direction And there's where I stay
F#5 Ab5
Cause, you should have known That this boy wasn't grown
Eb5 C#5
So you can go away, Go away If you want to leave
C#5 Ab5 - B(hold)
If you want to leave
Verse 2:
Ebm(hold)
Now get down!
Bb5
I was catching glimpses of bright lights
Ebm(hold) Bb5 Ebm(hold)
And they attracted my steps 'Till I was so scared
B5
Of what could be Hidden underneath the rocks
Ab5
So we're never in position
Ebm(hold) Bb5
I was singing songs of a lost mind
Ebm(hold) Bb5 Ebm(hold)
But I am still with my friends So I am not scared
B5
Of anything I said "don't open the door
Ab5
Even if you hear me screaming"
Chorus 2:
F#5 Ab5
I met a boy who got carried away
Eb5 C#5 C#5
In my new direction And there's where he stays
F#5 Ab5
Well, you should have known That this boy wasn't grown
Eb5 C#5 C#5
So you can go away, Go away If you want to leave
Bridge:
Eb5
And now don't you hide
B5
'Cause you've got a treasure to find
F#5 Ab5 C#5
So shed those leaves that you lie underneath (underneath)
Eb5
And now don't you stray
B5
If you feel that you've lost your way
F#5 Ab5 C#5 Ab5 - B(hold)
Share this feeling that came over me (over me)
Verse 3:
Ebm(hold)
Break down!
Bb5
I've been breaking sweats in the night-time
Ebm(hold) Bb5 Ebm(hold)
I was growing my hair And I could not care
What they think I said
B5 Ab5
"Don't open the door, even if you hear me screaming!"
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro: Do Chorus Chords
F#5 Ab5
you should have known That this boy wasn't grown
Eb5 C#5 C#5
So you can go away, Go away If you want to leave
End on F#