| C | Fm | C | Fm |
| C | Am | G | C |
| C | Fm | |
| So be | it I'm your crowbar |
| C | Fm | |
| If that's what | I am so far |
| C | Am | G | C | |
| Until you g | et ou | t of thi | s mess |
| C | Fm | |
| And I will | pretend |
| C | Fm | |
| That I don't know | of your sins |
| C | Am | G | F | |
| Until you ar | e ready | to con | fess |
| F | Dm | Fm | D | |
| But all the | time | , al | l the time |
| C | F | C | F | |
| I'll kno | w, I'll | know |
| C | Fm | |
| And you can | use my skin |
| C | Fm | |
| To bury | secrets in |
| C | Am | G | C | |
| And I w | ill | settle you | down |
| C | Fm | |
| And at my | own suggestion |
| C | Fm | |
| I will | ask no questions |
| C | A | G | F | |
| While I do my t | hing in the | backg | round |
| F | Dm | Fm | D | |
| But all the | time, | all | the time |
| C | F | C | F | |
| I'll know | , I'll | know |
| Bridge: |
| E Am (two measures each chord) |
| E | Am | |
| Baby -- I can't help you | out |
| F | C | |
| While she's still | around |
| C | Fm | C | |
| So fo | r the tim | e being |
| C | Fm | C | Am | G | C | |
| I'm b | eing p | ati | ent |
| C | Fm | |
| And amidst th | is bitterness |
| C | Fm | |
| If you'll just c | onsider this |
| C | Am | G | F | |
| Even if it | don't m | ake se | nse |
| Dm | Fm | D | |
| All the t | ime, giv | e it time |
| C | Fm | C | |
| And when the c | rowd becomes | your burden |
| Fm | C | |
| And y | ou've early closed your cu | rtain |
| Am | G | C | |
| I'll w | ait by the b | ackstage | door |
| C | Fm | |
| While you | try to find |
| C | Fm | |
| The lines | to speak your mind |
| C | Am | G | F | |
| And pry it open ho | ping f | or an e | ncore |
| Dm | Fm | D | |
| And if it | gets too late | for me | to wait |
| C | E | C | |
| For you to find you l | ove me, and t | ell me so |
| Am | D | F | G | |
| It's o | k, d | on't need to | say it... |
| Outro - C Fm (six measures, ending on C) |