Key: C major
Intro 1
A
G#m
Now I lay me down to sleep
C#m
E
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
A
G#m
If I shall die before I 'wake
C#m
E
I pray the Lord my soul to take
Chorus 1
A
G#m
C#m
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
E
A
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
G#m
C#m
They talk shit, but I love it every time
E
And I realize
Verse 1
C#m
I've tasted blood and it is sweet
E
A
I've had the rug pulled beneath my feet
G#m
C#m
I've trusted lies and trusted men
E
Broke down and put myself
back together again
A
Stared in the mirror and
G#m
punched it to shatters
C#m
E
Colllected the pieces and picked out a dagger
A
I've pinched my skin in
G#m
between my two fingers
And wished I could
Pre-chorus 1
cut some parts off with some scissors
A
G#m
"Come on, little lady, give us a smile"
C#m
E
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about
A
G#m
I got no one to smile for, I waited a while for
C#m
A moment to say I don't
Chorus 2
owe you a goddamn thing
A
G#m
C#m
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
E
A
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
G#m
C#m
They talk shit, but I love it every time
E
And I realize
Bridge 1
A
I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a
G#m
C#m
E
hell of a night
A
That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a
G#m
C#m
hell of a night
Verse 2
A
G#m
C#m
No, I won't smile, but I'll show you my teeth
E
And I'ma let you speak
A
if you just let me breathe
G#m
C#m
I've been polite, but won't be caught dead
E
Lettin' a man tell me what I should do in my
A
bed
G#m
Keep my exes in check in my basement
C#m
'Cause kindness is weakness, or
E
worse, you're complacent
A
G#m
I could play nice or I could be a bully
Pre-chorus 2
I'm tired and angry, but somebody should be
A
G#m
"Come on, little lady, give us a smile"
C#m
E
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about
A
G#m
I got no one to smile for, I waited a while for
C#m
A moment to say I don't
Chorus 3
owe you a goddamn thing
A
G#m
C#m
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
E
A
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
G#m
C#m
They talk shit, but I love it every time
E
And I realize
A
G#m
C#m
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
E
A
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
G#m
C#m
They talk shit, but I love it every time
E
And I realize
Bridge 2
A
G#m
Someone like me can be a
C#m
E
real nightmare, completely aware
A
G#m
But I'd rather be a real nightmare than
C#m
die unaware, yeah
A
G#m
Someone like me can be a
C#m
E
real nightmare, completely aware
A
G#m
But I'm glad to be a
C#m
real nightmare, so save me your prayers
Chorus 4
A
G#m
C#m
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
E
A
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
G#m
C#m
They talk shit, but I love it every time
E
And I realize
A
G#m
C#m
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
E
A
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
G#m
C#m
They talk shit, but I love it every time
E
And I realize
Outro 1
A
I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a
G#m
C#m
E
hell of a night
A
That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a
G#m
C#m
E
hell of a night
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