[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]

[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[E]　[B]　[E]　[B]

[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[E]　[B]

[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[E]　[B]　[E]　[B]

 

[C#m]Sta[D]pled[C#m]　[D]shut[C#m]　[D]inside and [C#m]outside [D]world

And I'm [C#m]seal[D]ed in[C#m]　[D]tight[C#m]　[D]bizarre [C#m]but [E]right at [B]home

[C#m]I'm [D]cla[C#m]ustr[D]oph[C#m]obic[D]　[C#m]closing[D]　in

And I'm [C#m]cata[D]st[C#m]roph[D]ic[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[E]not [B]again

[C#m]I'm [D]smeared [C#m]across the [D]page[C#m]　and [D]doused in [C#m]gasoli[D]ne

I [C#m]wear [D]you [C#m]like a [D]stain,[C#m]　yet [D]I'm [C#m]the [E]one who's[B]　obs[C#m]cene

[D]Catch me up[C#m]　on [D]all your[C#m]　sordid [D]little [C#m]insur[D]rection[C#m]

I'[D]ve got no [C#m]time to[D]　lose - I'm [C#m]just caught[D]　up [C#m]in [E]all the [B]cattle

[C#m]Fray the strings... throw the shapes... hold your breath... listen

 

I [D]am [C#m]a　[E]world [B]before [E]I　[B]am [G]a man

[C#m]I　[D]was [C#m]a　[E]creat[B]ure[E] before [B]I　[G]could[F#m]　stand

[C#m]I　[D]will[C#m]　re[E]memb[B]er [E]before [B]I　[G]for[F#m]get[G]　[F#m]

[A]Bef[E]ore I forget [G]that[F#m]

 

[C#m]I [D]am [C#m]a　[E]world [B]before [E]I　[B]am [G]a man

[C#m]I　[D]was [C#m]a　[E]creat[B]ure be[E]fore [B]I　[G]could[F#m]　stand

[C#m]I　[D]will[C#m]　[E]rememb[B]er be[E]fore [B]I　[G]for[F#m]get[G]　[F#m]

[A]Bef[E]ore I forget [G]that[F#m]

[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[E]　[B]

 

[C#m]I'm [D]ripped [C#m]across the [D]ditch[C#m]　and [D]settled in [C#m]the [D]dirt

And I [C#m]wear[D]　you [C#m]like a [D]stitch,[C#m]　yet [D]I'm [C#m]the [E]one who's[B]　[C#m]　hurt

[D]Pay att[C#m]ention [D]to your[C#m]　twisted [D]little [C#m]indis[D]cretions[C#m]

I'[D]ve got no [C#m]right to[D]　win - [C#m]I'm just[D]　caught[C#m]　up [E]in all [B]the battles

[C#m]Locked in clutch... pushed in place... hold your breath... listen

 

I [D]am [C#m]a　[E]world [B]before [E]I　[B]am [G]a man

[C#m]I　[D]was [C#m]a　[E]creat[B]ure be[E]fore [B]I　[G]could[F#m]　stand

[C#m]I　[D]will[C#m]　[E]rememb[B]er be[E]fore [B]I　[G]for[F#m]get[G]　[F#m]

[A]Bef[E]ore I forget [G]that[F#m]

 

[C#m]I [D]am [C#m]a　[E]world [B]before [E]I　[B]am [G]a man

[C#m]I　[D]was [C#m]a　[E]creat[B]ure [E]before [B]I　[G]could[F#m]　stand

[C#m]I　[D]will[C#m]　re[E]memb[B]er [E]before [B]I　[G]for[F#m]get[G]　[F#m]

[A]Bef[E]ore I forget [G]that[F#m]

[D]　[E]　[B]　[C#m]　[B]　[C#m]　[G#m]　[B]

[D]　[E]　[B]　[E]　[D]　[C#m]　[B]　[C#m]　[G#m]　[B]

[D]　[E]　[B]　[E]　[D]　[C#m]　[B]　[C#m]　[G#m]　[B]

[D]　[E]　[B]　[E]　[D]　[C#m]　[B]　[C#m]　[G#m]　[B]

 

My [D]end, it [E]justifies[B]　 [E]my [D]means[C#m]　[B]　[C#m]

 

[G#m]All I [B]ever do is [D]delay

My [E]every [B]attempt [E]to [D]evade[[C#m]　B]　[C#m]

[G#m]The end of [B]the road and my [D]end

It [E]jus[B]tifies[E]　[D]my [C#m]means[B]　[C#m]

[G#m]All I ev[B]er do is [D]delay

My [E]every [B]attempt [E]to [D]evade[C#m]　[B]　[C#m]

[G#m]The end of [B]the road

 

[C#m]I [D]am [C#m]a　[E]world [B]before [E]I　[B]am [G]a man

[C#m]I　[D]was [C#m]a　[E]creat[B]ure [E]before [B]I　[G]could[F#m]　stand

[C#m]I　[D]will[C#m]　re[E]memb[B]er [E]before [B]I　[G]for[F#m]get[G]　[F#m]

[A]Before[E]　 I forget [G]that[F#m]

 

[C#m]I [D]am [C#m]a　[E]world [B]before [E]I　[B]am [G]a man

[C#m]I　[D]was [C#m]a　[E]creat[B]ure [E]before [B]I　[G]could[F#m]　stand

[C#m]I　[D]will[C#m]　[E]rememb[B]er [E]before [B]I　[G]for[F#m]get[G]　[F#m]

[A]Bef[E]ore I forget [G]that[F#m]

 

[C#m]I [D]am [C#m]a　[E]world [B]before [E]I　[B]am [G]a man

[C#m]I　[D]was [C#m]a　[E]creat[B]ure [E]before [B]I　[G]could[F#m]　stand

[C#m]I　[D]will[C#m]　re[E]memb[B]er [E]before [B]I　[G]for[F#m]get[G]　[F#m]

[A]Bef[E]ore I forget [G]that[F#m]

[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]

[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[D]　[C#m]　[E]　[B]　[E]　[B]