capo 4th or 5th fret depending on your tuning.

Intro  G Em x4

G        Em                                            G       Em
I can understand how when the edges are rough
G       Em      G      Em
And they cut you like the tiniest slivers of glass
         C                Am
And you feel too much
                        C        Am                                G Em      G Em
And you don't know how long you're gonna last
                              D               C             G
But everyone you know is tryin' to smooth it over
C                     G                       D
Find a way to make the hurt go away
                              D                  C            G
But everyone you know is trying to smooth it over
C                                    G           D
Like you're trying to scream underwater
C                                            G   D    C
But I won't let you make the great escape
C                                                   G  D      C
I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place
C
I'm not gonna lose you
                      G           D
Cause the passion and the pain
                      G D              C
Are gonna keep you alive someday
C (fade, soft)                      G  Em     G      Em
Gonna keep you alive someday

G                   Em                  G           Em
I feel like I could wave my fist in front of your face
               G                    Em          G      Em
And you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing
                                               C        Am
And you've retreated to your silent corner
                 C       Am                                  G Em G Em
Like you decided the fight was over for ya
                        D                             C        G
Everyone you know is trying to smooth it over
C                      G                         D
Find a way to make the hurt go away
                         D                        C     G
Everyone you know, is tryin' smooth it over
C                               G                         D
Everyone needs a floor they can fall through
C                                     G   D     C
I won't let you make the great escape,
C                                                      G       D      C
I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place
C
I'm not gonna lose you
                       G                D
Cause the passion and the pain
                         G      D          C
Are gonna keep you alive someday
C (build up)                                     G Em x 4
They're gonna keep you alive someday..m.m.m.m.mmmm

G        Em                                            G       Em
Oh, terrified of the dark but not if you go with me
                      G  Em                  G         Em
And I don't need a pill to make me numb
                       C                      Am
And I wrote the book on runnin'
                       C         Am                              G    Em  G Em
But that chapter of my life will soon be done
D                            C G       D
I'm the king of the great escape
D                                                     C        G      D
You're not gonna watch me checkin out of this place
D
You're not gonna lose me
                        C        G
Cause the passion and pain
           C                    G       D
Are gonna keep us alive someday
D (fade)
Yeah the passion and the pain
C (soft fade)                           G      Em     G      Em
Are gonna keep us alive someday,
G       Em    G (fade out)
someday