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