Seatbelts Gotta Knock a little Harder

Intro:

E, F#, D, A/E, E, Esus4, E x 4

Verse 1 :

E (022100@1)           	     
Happiness is just a word to me,
        G (320003@1)                         DAnd (xx0232@1)it might have meant a thing or two
	     	A/Eif (002220@1)I'd known the difference.

E (022100@1)                 
Emptiness, a lonely parody,
	G (320003@1)                 DAnd (xx0232@1)my life, another smokin' gun
	     	A/EA (002220@1)sign of my indifference.

CAlways (x32010@1)keepin' safe inside
             D (xx0232@1)            
Where no one ever had a chance 
	     	A/ETo (002220@1)penetrate or break in.

CLet (x32010@1)me tell you some have tried,
       D (xx0232@1)              
but I slam the door so tight 
	     	A/EThat (002220@1)they could never get in.







Verse 2 :

E (022100@1)           	     
Kept my cool under lock and key
        G (320003@1)                         DAnd (xx0232@1)I never shed a tear
	     	A/EAnother (002220@1)sign of my condition.

E (022100@1)           	     
Fear of love or bitter vanity
      G (320003@1)                         DThat (xx0232@1)kept on the run
 	     	          A/EThe (002220@1)main of events at my confession.

CI (x32010@1)kept a chain upon my door
	                  DThat (xx0232@1)would shake the shame of Cain
	             A/Einto (002220@1)a blind submission.

CThe (x32010@1)burning ghost without a name 
                       D (xx0232@1)                 
Was still calling all the same 
	               A/EBut (002220@1)I just wouldn't listen.



Chorus 1  (same as intro):

EThe (022100@1)longer I'd stall

The further I'd crawl
F#The (244322@1)further I'd crawl

The harder I'd fall
D (xx0232@1)     A/E (002220@1)       EI (022100@1)was crawlin' into the fire

EThe (022100@1)more that I saw

The further I'd fall
F#The (244322@1)further I'd fall

The lower I'd crawl
D (xx0232@1)    A/E (002220@1)        EI (022100@1)kept fallin' into the fire

Verse 3 :

E (022100@1)        
Suddenly it occurred to me
      G (320003@1)                         DThe (xx0232@1)reason for the run and hide
	     	A/EHad (002220@1)totaled my existence

E (022100@1)             
Everything left on the other side
	G (320003@1)                 DCould (xx0232@1)never be much worse that this
	     	A/EBut (002220@1)could I go the distance

C (x32010@1) I faced the door and all my shame
             D (xx0232@1)            
Tearin' off each piece of chain
	     	A/EUntil (002220@1)they were broken

CBut (x32010@1)no matter how I tried
                          D (xx0232@1)            
The other side was locked so tight
	     	A/EThe (002220@1)door it wouldn't open

Chorus 2 :

EGave (022100@1)it all that I got

And started to knock
F#Shouted (244322@1)for someone

To open the lock
D (xx0232@1)     A/E (002220@1)       EI (022100@1)just gotta get through the door

EAnd (022100@1)the more that I knocked

The hotter I got
F#The (244322@1)hotter I got

The harder I'd knock
D (xx0232@1)     A/E (002220@1)       EI (022100@1)just gotta break through the door

EGotta (022100@1)knock a little harder
	F#Gotta (244322@1)knock a little harder
	          D (xx0232@1)    
Gotta knock a little harder
A (x02220@1)                        E (022100@1)Break through the door

(repeat until end)

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