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| Chords: |
| E,A,D,G,B,E |
| Am-x,0,2,2,1,0 |
| F--x,x,3,2,1,0 |
| C--0,3,2,0,1,0 |
| G--3,2,0,0,3,3 |
| Cmaj9/G-3,2,0,0,1,0 |
| Intro- |
| Am | F | |
| Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires | squeal |
| C | |
| Red light, can't stop so I spin the | wheel |
| G | |
| My world goes black before I f | eel an angel lift me up |
| Am | F | |
| And I | open bloodshot eyes | into fluorescent white |
| C | G | Am | |
| Flip the siren, hit the lights, | close the doors and I am g | one |
| Bridge- |
| Am cont'D |
| Verse- |
| Am | F | |
| Now I l | ay here owing my life to a | stranger |
| C | |
| And I realize that | empty words are not enough |
| G | |
| I'm l | eft here with this question of just |
| Am | F | |
| What have I to show except the | promises I never kept? |
| C | G | |
| I | lie here shaking on this bed, | under the weight of my regrets |
| Chorus- |
| F | Am | Cmaj9/G | |
| I h | ope that I will never let you d | own |
| F | Am | |
| F (single stroke) |
| I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds |
| Bridge- |
| Am cont'D |
| Verse- |
| Am (single stroke)) F (single stroke) |
| Look around and you'll see that at times it feels like no one really cares |
| C (single stroke) G |
| It gets me down but I'm still gonna try to do what's right, I know that |
| Am | F | |
| there's A d | ifference between sleight of hand, and | giving everything you have |
| C | G | |
| There's a line drawn in the sand, I'm | working up the will to cross it and |
| Chorus- |
| F | Am | Cmaj9/G | |
| I h | ope that I will never let you d | own |
| F | |
| I k | now that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds |
| Interlude- Play F for 1 measure. |
| Am | |
| Rhetoric can't raise the dead |
| F | |
| I'm sick of always t | alking when there's no change |
| Am | |
| Rhetoric can't raise the dead |
| G | F | G | |
| I'm sick of empty | words, | let's lead an | d not follow |
| Intro-verse- |
| Am (palm muted) F (palm muted) |
| Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal |
| C (palm muted) |
| Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheel |
| G | |
| My world goes black before I f | eel an angel steal me from the |
| Am | F | |
| Greedy jaws of death and chance, and | pull me in with steady hands |
| C | G | |
| They've | given me a second chance, the | artist in the ambulance |
| Chorus- |
| F | Am | Cmaj9/G | |
| I h | ope that I will never let you d | own |
| F | |
| I kn | ow that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds |
| Cmaj9/G | |
| Can we | pick you offfff tttthe ground, more than flashing lights and |
| F (single stroke) |
| sounds |