Intro/Verse/Transition tab
Am
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C Dsus2 Am C D Am
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Chords Used:
Am: x02210
C: x32010
Dsus2: xx0230
D: xx0232
G: 320003
Am(G): x02213
F(G): xx3213
C(G): x32013
Verse 1:
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
I hurt myself today to see if I still feel
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
I focus on the pain the only thing that's real
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
The needle tears a hole the old familiar sting
C Dsus2 Am C D *G (*start chord strums)
Try to kill it all away but I remember everything
Chorus:
Am F C G
What have I become? My sweetest friend
Am F C G
Everyone I know goes away in the end
Am F G G
And you could have it all My empire of dirt
Am F G - *Am (*return to finger style)
I will let you down I will make you hurt
Instrumental transition: (see intro)
Verse 2:
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
I wear this crown of thorns upon my liarâs chair
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair
C Dsus2 Am C D Am
Beneath the stains of time the feeling disappears
C Dsus2 Am C D *G (*start chord strums)
You are someone else I am still right here
Chorus:
Am F C G
What have I become? My sweetest friend
Am F C G
Everyone I know goes away in the end
Am F G G
And you could have it all My empire of dirt
Am F G G
I will let you down I will make you hurt
Am F G G
If I could start again A million miles away
Am F *G (*one single strum only)
I would keep myself I would find a way
organ: Benmont Tench
piano: Benmont Tench
acoustic guitar: Mike Campbell; Smokey Hormel
Mellotron: Benmont Tench
Producer: Rick Rubin
lyricist: Trent Reznor
composer: Trent Reznor
Language: english
Mood: Yearning; Dramatic; Reflective; Plaintive; Bleak; Ominous; Brooding; Cathartic; Gloomy; Somber; Visceral; Angst-Ridden; Confrontational; Nihilistic; Restrained; Searching; Fiery; Harsh; Weary; Uncompromising; Tense/Anxious; Eerie; Spooky; Sparse
Theme: Feeling Blue; Introspection; Late Night; Loss/Grief; Regret; Breakup; Scary Music
Style: Alternative/Indie Rock; Alt-Country; Contemporary Country; Spoken Word; Traditional Country; Interview