Transcribed by Erin Rooney Intro: e-|------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------------| D-|------------------------------------------------------| x 2 A-|-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2--| E-|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7--0-0-0--| Verse: e-|------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------------| D-|------------------------------------------------------| x 4 A-|-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2--| E-|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7--0-0-0--| Meet me in the middle of my mind, and no one else. I've been waiting here now, I need your help. Like the time you tore my skin and all the world went blank. I've never felt such real escape, it bled into the day. e-|-------------0--------------1-----1-1----| B-|-------------0--------------1-----1-1----| Note: Hold every second note, and I G-|-------------0--------------2-----2-2----| like to strum the Em chord backwards D-|-------------2--------------3-----3-3----| A-|----2----3---2-----2----3---3-----3-3----| E-|--3----5-----0---3----5-----1-----1-1----| I stress talking, so much that it hurts, then Can't speak but a word to a lover that was. Chorus: e |--0----0----0-----|-----------------| B |--1----1----1-----|-----------------| G |--0----2----2-----|-----------------| D |--2----2----3---x2|--------------2--| x 2 Strum chords A |--3----0----3-----|--------1-2-3----| E |--0----0----1-----|--1-3-4----------| I'm gonna paint myself aside like something second in line Just gonna paint myself aside like something second in line Verse 2: Here's where the keyboard comes in but the chords are the same: e-|------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------------| D-|------------------------------------------------------| x 4 A-|-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2--| E-|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7--0-0-0--| Meet me in the middle of the night; I never sleep Since you told me all the secrets that I swore to keep In my dreams I can make love to you without a fight And sometimes I wonder if it's wrong or if it's right e-|--3---5-----0-----3---5-----1-----|-------------------| B-|--3---5-----0-----3---5-----1-----|-------------------| G-|--3---5-----0-----3---5-----2-----|-------------------| D-|--5---7-----2-----5---7-----3-----|--------------2----| Hold chords A-|--5---7-----2-----5---7-----3-----|--------1-2-3------| E-|--3---5-----0-----3---5-----1-----|--1-3-4------------| I stress talking, so much that it hurts, then Can't speak but a word to a lover that was. Chorus: e |--0----0----0-----|-----------------| B |--1----1----1-----|-----------------| G |--0----2----2-----|-----------------| D |--2----2----3---x2|--------------2--| x 2 A |--3----0----3-----|--------1-2-3----| E |--0----0----1-----|--1-3-4----------| I'm gonna paint myself aside like something second in line Just gonna paint myself aside like something second in line Bridge: e-|--3-3--0-0--0------------3-3--0---1------| B-|--3-3--1-1--0------------3-3--1---1------| G-|--3-3--2-2--5---------2--3-3--2---2------| D-|--5-5--2-2--5---2-3-5----5-5--2---3------| x 2 A-|--5-5--0-0--3------------5-5--0---3------| E-|--3-3--0-0--x------------3-3--0---1------| Here, within the walls, I cannot take all the wreck involved (it's contagious) Here, within the walls, I cannot take it: all the wreck involved... *Weird spacey bit* e |---0------| B |---0------| G |---2------| D |---0------| A |---2------| E |---0------| Everyone's taking their cards, As usual I'll be the Queen of Hearts. *KEY CHANGE!* Chorus: e |--0---0---0-----|------------------| B |--3---0---1-----|------------------| G |--3---0---0-----|------------0-4---| D |--5---2---2---x2|----0-1-3-4-------| x 2 Strum chords A |--5---2---3-----|--3---------------| E |--3---0---0-----|------------------| I'm gonna paint myself aside like something second in line Just gonna paint myself aside like something second in line e |--0---0---0-----|------------------| B |--3---0---1-----|------------------| G |--3---0---0-----|------------0-4---| D |--5---2---2---x2|----0-1-3-4-------| Slightly different strumming pattern A |--5---2---3-----|--3---------------| E |--3---0---0-----|------------------| I'm going silver, all over silver. Bit unsure of those last chords, particularly the C...but it's roughly correct. Enjoy!
