Eating Me Away chords by Skillet (Official Version)

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Cm7
C5
Dm7
Cm/Eb
Ab5
Eb5
F5
G5
Bb5

Intro 1

Verse 1

It's eating me away

I said to God

It's rotting in my mind

It's like a cancer

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Pre-chorus 1

Is there anything, anything at all

to numb the nothingness?

I need a reason to breathe

Chorus 1
It's eating me away
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
C5 
 (A flat5) Save  me  (E flat5)  (F5) from my  (C5) rage
G5 
And my hu (G5) manity
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
C5 
 (A flat5) I'm   more  (E flat5)  (F5) nothing than being  (C5) 
G5 
Is this my  (G5) legacy?
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
 (A flat5) Feel  it  (E flat5)  (F5) eating me away
Ab5 
C5 
 (A flat5) Yeah   (C5) 
F5 
Ab5 
 (F5) Yeah,  (A flat5) yeah

Verse 2

Eating me away

It nibbles at my brain

The question of my existence

And the matter of pain

Pre-chorus 2

I shake my fist, I shake my fist

At the cosmos and my insignificance

I need a reason to breathe

Bridge 1
It's eating me away
F5 
Ab5 
 (F5) All that I am,  (A flat5) all   that I want
C5 
 (C5) All that I lack
Bb5 
 (B flat5) Come  on and save me
F5 
Ab5 
 (F5) All that I am,  (A flat5) all   that I want
C5 
 (C5) All that I lack
Bb5 
 (B flat5) Come  on and save me

Chorus 2
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
C5 
 (A flat5) Save  me  (E flat5)  (F5) from my  (C5) rage
G5 
And my hu (G5) manity
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
C5 
 (A flat5) I'm   more  (E flat5)  (F5) nothing than being  (C5) 
G5 
Is this my  (G5) legacy?
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
Ab5 
 (A flat5) Feel  it  (E flat5)  (F5) eating me away  (A flat5) 

Solo 1

Bridge 2
F5 
Ab5 
 (F5) All that I am,  (A flat5) all   that I want
C5 
 (C5) All that I lack
Bb5 
 (B flat5) Come  on and save me
F5 
Ab5 
 (F5) All that I am,  (A flat5) all   that I want
C5 
 (C5) All that I lack
Bb5 
 (B flat5) Come  on and save me
C5 
 (C5) It's eating me away

Chorus 3
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
C5 
 (A flat5) Save  me  (E flat5)  (F5) from my  (C5) rage
G5 
And my hu (G5) manity
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
C5 
 (A flat5) I'm   more  (E flat5)  (F5) nothing than being  (C5) 
G5 
Is this my  (G5) legacy?
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
C5 
 (A flat5) Save  me  (E flat5)  (F5) from my  (C5) rage
G5 
And my hu (G5) manity
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
C5 
 (A flat5) I'm   more  (E flat5)  (F5) nothing than being  (C5) 
G5 
Is this my  (G5) legacy?
Ab5 
Eb5 
F5 
 (A flat5) Feel  it  (E flat5)  (F5) eating me away
Ab5 
C5 
 (A flat5) Yeah   (C5) 
F5 
Ab5 
 (F5) Yeah,  (A flat5) yeah

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Cm7
C5
Dm7
Cm/Eb
Ab5
Eb5
F5
G5
Bb5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C minorBPM: 126

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Cm/Eb: x-6-5-5-8-x
Ab5: 4-6-x-x-x-x
Eb5: x-6-8-x-x-x
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
Bb5: x-1-3-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Eating Me Away by Skillet, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Skillet's performance.