{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1833403,"song":"Point Counterpoint","artist":"Streetlight Manifesto","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11405133-point-counterpoint-chords-by-streetlight-manifesto/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1833403?type=chord","rating":4.43876,"votes":34,"content":"The fill between verses that goes D A E A can alternately be played A  D E in some places. I think\r\nit sounds better, although the first one is more accurate to the original song. Try slowing the tempo\r\nof the song if you're having trouble.\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I've got a gun in my hand but that gun won't cock[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my finger's on the trigger but that trigger seems locked[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd even if I could I would never give up[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo if and when I die, won't you bury me alone?[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBecause I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]       (x4)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf there was something wrong would you be oh-so strong?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWould you do what it takes to move this hollow life along?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd like to think I would, you know I'd like to think I would[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I can guarantee that what you see is not reality[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd every time she makes a point, I make a counterpoint[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd you know, that's only just the way it goes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(You said it right man, that is just the way it goes)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Prechorus]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the days, and the days they seem like forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the days, and the days they seem like forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut forever isn't ever enough[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd like to sing a song -- Promise you won't be long[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll try not to be long but I don't want to get this story wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere was a kid who never cared about the little things[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't even bother because I'm tired and I'm sick of it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd every time she makes a point, I'll make a counterpoint[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd you know that's only just the way it goes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n(You said it right man, that is just the way it goes)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I've got a gun in my hand but that gun won't cock[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my finger's on the trigger but that trigger seems locked[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd even if I could I would never give up[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo if and when I die, won't you bury me alone?[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBecause I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, you don't know where I've been[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, you don't know what I've seen[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I did something right, would you give up this fight?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWould you say you were wrong and maybe someone else was kind of right[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd like to think you would, you know I'd like to think you would[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I can guarantee that what you get is an apology[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJump back to the day we met, I never[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThought that it would end this way, if ever[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI let you down, I want to ask of you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo take it down a notch and we can talk it on through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Prechorus]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the days, and the days they seem like forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the days, and the days they seem like forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut forever isn't ever enough[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd like to sing a song -- Promise you won't be long[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll try not to be long but I don't want to get this story wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere was a chick who never cared about the little things[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't bother, 'cause I still don't give a shit[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd every time she makes a point, I'll make a counterpoint[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd you know that's only just the way it goes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n(You said it right man, that is just the way it goes)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I've got a gun in my hand but that gun won't cock[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my finger's on the trigger but that trigger seems locked[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd even if I could I would never give up[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo if and when I die, won't you bury me alone?[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBecause I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, you don't know where I've been[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, you don't know what I've seen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x6)\r\n(mute last A)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo tell me friend: how's it going to end?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the shit goes down and there's no one left around to get your back[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou'll crack, you'll smile and agree[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith everything they say, they'll try to tell you that it's all okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it's not and you're shot, you're bleeding pretty bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand you can't stop thinking about the things you never had[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLike a wife and a kid and the things you never did[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                           [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou're running around, you're living a life that's empty in the end, my friend[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x2)\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNo, you'll take back all you've said[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, when the regrets fill your head[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x2)\r\n\r\n[Bridge Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]                   \r\nTrust me I've been there before[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI would not wish it upon my greatest enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhat irony, once friends, but I find: [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nyou'll have to learn this lesson on your own[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]       (x4)\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nso I waited by the phone but that phone never rang[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand I sang so loud so I wouldn't hear the bang[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhen the bang never came and I never got the call[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFuck it! Thank you! I love you all![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, some are going to say that we're doomed to repeat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll our past mistakes, great, but that's not me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand even if it was I would always disagree[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbecause in the end I always get the better of me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x2)\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I've got a gun in my hand but that gun won't cock[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my finger's on the trigger but that trigger seems locked[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd even if I could I would never give up[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo if and when I die, won't you bury me alone?[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBecause I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, I'll take you where I've been[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, I'll show you what I've seen[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      (x4)","plain_text":"The fill between verses that goes D A E A can alternately be played A  D E in some places. I think\nit sounds better, although the first one is more accurate to the original song. Try slowing the tempo\nof the song if you're having trouble.\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE\nD  A  E  A       (x4)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Prechorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD   E\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nD  A  E  A      (x2)\n\n\nD  A  E  A      (x2)\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Prechorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD   E\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nD  A  E  A      (x2)\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD  A  E  A      (x2)\n\n[Bridge]\n\nD  A  E  A      (x2)\n\n\nD  A  E  A      (x2)\n\n[Bridge Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\nD  A  E  A       (x4)\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD  A  E  A      (x2)\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nD  A  E  A      (x2)\n\n\nD  A  E  A      (x4)","chords":["D","A","E","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}