I Was a Prayer chords by Alkaline Trio

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
I am  (G major) waiting
'til there's nothing left
I'm a prayer, all you see is breath
Em 
C 
I am empty,  (E minor) I am skin  (C major) and bones,
G 
I'm  (G major) a ribcage
Well, I'm out the door with apathy
And I'm coming home with sympathy
Em 
C 
I am  (E minor) realize, I am shame,  (C major) 
G 
I choose to  (G major) stay here

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Verse 2

You got a sign, so I pay the ransom

You felt sorry, so I fucked her outcome

Had a nice grip on my life

'til you twisted my arm

My arm

Interlude 1

Verse 3
G 
There's a song  (G major) I love so much I stole
Every precious note I took, I sold
Em 
C 
Now I spit  (E minor) out words 'til you  (C major) see
G 
my lungs on the  (G major) dance floor
To a hopeless cause, I sold my soul
A romantic plastic piece
Em 
of shit you can  (E minor) mold
C 
G 
Until I  (C major) break into chok (G major) able pieces

Verse 4
Em 
C 
 (E minor) You got a sign, so  (C major) I  pay the ransom
G 
D 
 (G major) You felt sorry, so  (D major) I  fucked her outcome
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Had a nice grip on my  (C major) life
D 
'til you twisted my  (D major) arm
G 
Em 
My  (G major)  (E minor) arm

Interlude 2

Verse 5
Em 
C 
And  (E minor) I   open up like the  (C major) back of a book
G 
D 
 (G major) I ruin it within a  (D major) drift,
Em 
I kept looking  (E minor) (??)
C 
I settle down like a  (C major) rocket explodes
G 
D 
 (G major) Hit the ground while I  (D major) file
Em 
every note  (E minor) (??)