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A Midwestern State Of Emergency
I Am Alive In Everything I Touch
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-    x02220
 E-    022100
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 E/G#- 476xxx
 Bm-   x24432
Intro: F#m x8
I am a dead man
I’m crawling
into a trap 
Verse 1:
   F#mA horizontal
response I'm laying
down for you Aonce
again You've Bmtaking
what's granted   F#mI've
said goodbye to my
friends I've thrown
myself head first 
Ainto this Close the
Bmcurtain and strand me
Refrain 1:
F#mFound myself lost again
With even Amore excuses
And Bmeven less conF#mcern
Bound and gagged but
I enjoy it You seAduce
your prisoner BeBmfore
you take your F#mturnE/G#  
Chorus 1:
  ASo lay me down in the
E/G#field and put me Eunder
the F#mtrees in the tall
grass Where they Dwon’t
find Ame Enjoying silence
and E/G#peace Until the
Esirens they F#mcome back
screaming Taking Dme aAway
I’ve given all I can E/G#give
Verse 2:
so don’t let me Go F#mback
between Woodward and
Cass ACracked concrete
with Bmbroken glass This
F#mrun down block with my
name in lights Your
Asaving grace my Bmfinal rights
Refrain 2:
F#m11 Miles from where
I was when I conAceded
my head EmBmbraced my
lost conF#mtrol Innocence
in a state so pure
You hear the Ademons
Calling to Bmtake
back what you sF#mtoleE/G#  
Chorus 2:
  ASo lay me down in the
E/G#field and put me Eunder
the F#mtrees in the tall
grass Where they Dwon’t
find Ame Enjoying silence
and E/G#peace Until the
Esirens they F#mcome back
screaming Taking Dme
aAway I lost a piece of
myE/G#self And I forEgot
to slow F#mdown and
just breathe And
it’s sDcaring Ame
I’ve given all
I can E/G#give
So Elet me F#mgo
I am a dead man
I am a dead man
And it’s the only
way it can end
Breakdown: F#m x4
Bridge:
I F#mdon’t know who’s
side I’m on anymore 
And there’s no
starting over
Chorus 3:
  ASo lay me down in the
E/G#field and put me Eunder
the F#mtrees in the tall
grass Where they Dwon’t
find Ame Enjoying silence
and E/G#peace Until the
Esirens they F#mcome back
screaming Taking Dme
aAway I lost a piece of
myE/G#self And I forEgot
to slow F#mdown and
just breathe And
it’s sDcaring Ame
I’ve given all
I can E/G#give
   E      F#m(hold)
So let me go

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A Midwestern State Of Emergency

by Silverstein

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

A Midwestern State Of Emergency

I Am Alive In Everything I Touch

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

E/G#

- 476xxx

- x24432

Intro: F#m x8

I am a dead man

I’m crawling

into a trap

Verse 1:

F#m

A horizontal

response I'm laying

down for you once

again You've taking

F#m

what's granted I've

said goodbye to my

friends I've thrown

myself head first

into this Close the

curtain and strand me

Refrain 1:

F#m

Found myself lost again

With even more excuses

Bm F#m

And even less concern

Bound and gagged but

I enjoy it You seduce

your prisoner Before

F#m E/G#

you take your turn

Chorus 1:

So lay me down in the

E/G# E

field and put me under

F#m

the trees in the tall

grass Where they won’t

find me Enjoying silence

E/G#

and peace Until the

E F#m

sirens they come back

D A

screaming Taking me away

E/G#

I’ve given all I can give

Verse 2:

F#m

so don’t let me Go back

between Woodward and

Cass Cracked concrete

with broken glass This

F#m

run down block with my

name in lights Your

A Bm

saving grace my final rights

Refrain 2:

F#m

11 Miles from where

I was when I conceded

my head Embraced my

F#m

lost control Innocence

in a state so pure

You hear the demons

Calling to take

F#m E/G#

back what you stole

Chorus 2:

So lay me down in the

E/G# E

field and put me under

F#m

the trees in the tall

grass Where they won’t

find me Enjoying silence

E/G#

and peace Until the

E F#m

sirens they come back

screaming Taking me

away I lost a piece of

E/G# E

myself And I forgot

F#m

to slow down and

just breathe And

D A

it’s scaring me

I’ve given all

E/G#

I can give

E F#m

So let me go

I am a dead man

And it’s the only

way it can end

Breakdown: F#m x4

Bridge:

F#m

I don’t know who’s

side I’m on anymore

And there’s no

starting over

Chorus 3:

So lay me down in the

E/G# E

field and put me under

F#m

the trees in the tall

grass Where they won’t

find me Enjoying silence

E/G#

and peace Until the

E F#m

sirens they come back

screaming Taking me

away I lost a piece of

E/G# E

myself And I forgot

F#m

to slow down and

just breathe And

D A

it’s scaring me

I’ve given all

E/G#

I can give

E F#m(hold)

So let me go

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