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Intro: muted strings into G
GSomeone asked me if I found God?
CYes, I think we met a couple times
GBut I'm not sure if it was him
D'Cause I can't look him in the eye
GAnd all I heard were warnings
CFrom my conscience in the guilty night
GThat said I'll see you Don the day you Gdie
I'll see you Con the day you Gdie
I'll see you Don the day you Gdie
GYes, I've never been to heaven
CBut they say my head is in the clouds
GSo I'll just sit here by myself
DAnd hope I stand out in the crowd
GI tried to make my father proud
CBut found out that I don't know how
GTomorrow there is Donly here and Gnow
Yes, there's oCnly here and nGow
Yes, there's oDnly here and nGow
CAnd I hate to say it, but I've Gheard it all before
DThere's a war outside my window
RevoGlution at my door
Keep your cCorporate counter Dculture
That I'm Bmtrying to igEmnore
Because I dCon't believe in Dnothing anyGmore
GAll these teachers preaching right from wrong
CCan't help the weak against the strong
GOr save you from an end that comes
DFor you and I and everyone
GSo I'll just write another song
CFor all the world to sing along
G'Cause after all some Dday we'll all be Ggone
Yes, sCome day we'll all be gGone
Yes, some Dday we'll all be gGone
GNow I've washed my hands of everything
CThe fairy tales and fantasy
GApparently reality
DHas finally got the best of me
GAnd all those drugs I did in vain
CThey eased the pain, and numbed my brain
GBut life is just a Dhigh you can't susGtain
Life's a Chigh you can't sustGain
Life's a Dhigh you can't sustGain
CYes, I hate to say it, but I've heGard it all before
DThere's a devil in the details and salGvation with the Lord
CNo, I'm not one for compliDance
And defBmiance makes me boEmred
I guess I dCon't believe in nDothing anyGmore
             G (single strum)
Yeah, I've seen the writing on the wall
The dCarkness in the crystal ball
A Ghouse of cards about to fall
A Dpeace of mind I can't recall
But Gman the worst thing that I saw
Was Cclearly the reflection of
A Gboy who said I Dthink I've seen it Gall
Yes, I thCink I've seen it aGll
Yes, I thDink I've seen it Gall
And I haCte to say it, but I've heGard it all before
After alDl these years those chandeliers
Have craGshed upon the floor
And there aCin't no way of knDowing
What the Bmfuture has in sEmtore
So I dCon't believe in Dnothing
No, I dCon't believe in Dnothing
No, I dCon't believe in nDothing anGymore

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Ashtray

by Matt Pless

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Half Step Down

Intro: muted strings into G

Someone asked me if I found God?

Yes, I think we met a couple times

But I'm not sure if it was him

'Cause I can't look him in the eye

And all I heard were warnings

From my conscience in the guilty night

G D G

That said I'll see you on the day you die

C G

I'll see you on the day you die

D G

I'll see you on the day you die

Yes, I've never been to heaven

But they say my head is in the clouds

So I'll just sit here by myself

And hope I stand out in the crowd

I tried to make my father proud

But found out that I don't know how

G D G

Tomorrow there is only here and now

C G

Yes, there's only here and now

D G

Yes, there's only here and now

C G

And I hate to say it, but I've heard it all before

There's a war outside my window

Revolution at my door

C D

Keep your corporate counter culture

Bm Em

That I'm trying to ignore

C D G

Because I don't believe in nothing anymore

All these teachers preaching right from wrong

Can't help the weak against the strong

Or save you from an end that comes

For you and I and everyone

So I'll just write another song

For all the world to sing along

G D G

'Cause after all some day we'll all be gone

C G

Yes, some day we'll all be gone

D G

Yes, some day we'll all be gone

Now I've washed my hands of everything

The fairy tales and fantasy

Apparently reality

Has finally got the best of me

And all those drugs I did in vain

They eased the pain, and numbed my brain

G D G

But life is just a high you can't sustain

C G

Life's a high you can't sustain

D G

Life's a high you can't sustain

C G

Yes, I hate to say it, but I've heard it all before

D G

There's a devil in the details and salvation with the Lord

C D

No, I'm not one for compliance

Bm Em

And defiance makes me bored

C D G

I guess I don't believe in nothing anymore

G (single strum)

Yeah, I've seen the writing on the wall

The darkness in the crystal ball

A house of cards about to fall

A peace of mind I can't recall

But man the worst thing that I saw

Was clearly the reflection of

G D G

A boy who said I think I've seen it all

C G

Yes, I think I've seen it all

D G

Yes, I think I've seen it all

C G

And I hate to say it, but I've heard it all before

After all these years those chandeliers

Have crashed upon the floor

C D

And there ain't no way of knowing

Bm Em

What the future has in store

C D

So I don't believe in nothing

C D

No, I don't believe in nothing

C D G

No, I don't believe in nothing anymore

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