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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro] x2
e|Bm------------Bm------5---------G----------A--------|
B|-3--2-------3--2-----2------------3---------5-|
G|-4----2-----4--2-------2----------4---------6-|
D|-4------2---4--2---------2------5---------7---|
A|-2----------2--2--------------5---------7-----|
E|----------------------------3---------5-------|
It's stBmranger than fBmiction
HGow you've decAayed
It Bmmust be so Bmlonely
LGost within your wAays
[Verse]
e|-D5---B5------------------D5---B5-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|------------------------------------------|
   v v V  v ^ ^ v v v^   v v V  v ^ ^ v v v^
BmYou're born alone, Bmyou die alone
BmThe rest is yourBms to fill the gap
BmThe world goes on Bmwithout you here
BmAdjust or jBmust collapsBmeD  
[Chorus]
Is thAis what you wEmanted to BmbeD  
AlAone standing bAy yourseBmlfD  
Is thAis all you wEmanted to BmbeD  
Or wAas that a crAy for help
e|-D5---B5------------------D5---B5-------------------D5---B5-------------------D5---B5-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           By yourselfcc         by yourself           by yourself
[Verse]
BmVerbal grenades, Bmyou throw in vain
BmI can't belieBmve you'd stoop so low
BmOf all the thingBms you took away
BmI miss my mBmind the mostBm  D  
[Chorus]
Is thAis what you wEmanted to BmbeD  
AlAone standing bAy yourselBmfD  
Is thAis all you wEmanted to BmbeD  
Or wAas that a crAy for help?
e|-D5---B5------------------D5---B5-------------------D5---B5-------------------D5---B5-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           By yourself           by yourself           by yourself
e|Bm------------Bm------5---------G----------A--------|
B|-3--2-------3--2-----2------------3---------5-|
G|-4----2-----4--2-------2----------4---------6-|
D|-4------2---4--2---------2------5---------7---|
A|-2----------2--2--------------5---------7-----|
E|----------------------------3---------5-------|
[Chorus]
Bm D
Is thAis what you wEmanted to bBmeD  
AlAone standing bAy yourseBmlfD  
Is thAis all you wEmanted to BmbeD  
Or wAas that a crAy for help?
e|D5---B5-------------------D5---B5---------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-|
D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-|
A|-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-|
E|----------------------------------|
[Outro]
e|Bm------------Bm------5---------G----------A--------|
B|-3--2-------3--2-----2------------3---------5-|
G|-4----2-----4--2-------2----------4---------6-|
D|-4------2---4--2---------2------5---------7---|
A|-2----------2--2--------------5---------7-----|
E|----------------------------3---------5-------|
It's stBmranger than fBmiction
HGow you've decAayed
It Bmmust be so Bmlonely
LGost within your wAays

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Stranger Than Fiction

by Five Finger Death Punch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro] x2

Bm Bm G A

e|------------------5---------------------------|

B|-3--2-------3--2-----2------------3---------5-|

G|-4----2-----4--2-------2----------4---------6-|

D|-4------2---4--2---------2------5---------7---|

A|-2----------2--2--------------5---------7-----|

E|----------------------------3---------5-------|

Bm Bm

It's stranger than fiction

G A

How you've decayed

Bm Bm

It must be so lonely

G A

Lost within your ways

[Verse]

D5 B5 D5 B5

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|

D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|

A|-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|

E|------------------------------------------|

v v V v ^ ^ v v v^ v v V v ^ ^ v v v^

Bm Bm

You're born alone, you die alone

Bm Bm

The rest is yours to fill the gap

Bm Bm

The world goes on without you here

Bm Bm Bm D

Adjust or just collapse

[Chorus]

A Em Bm D

Is this what you wanted to be

A A Bm D

Alone standing by yourself

A Em Bm D

Is this all you wanted to be

A A

Or was that a cry for help

D5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|

D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|

A|-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

By yourselfcc by yourself by yourself

[Verse]

Bm Bm

Verbal grenades, you throw in vain

Bm Bm

I can't believe you'd stoop so low

Bm Bm

Of all the things you took away

Bm Bm Bm D

I miss my mind the most

[Chorus]

A Em Bm D

Is this what you wanted to be

A A Bm D

Alone standing by yourself

A Em Bm D

Is this all you wanted to be

A A

Or was that a cry for help?

D5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|

D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|

A|-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

By yourself by yourself by yourself

Bm Bm G A

e|------------------5---------------------------|

B|-3--2-------3--2-----2------------3---------5-|

G|-4----2-----4--2-------2----------4---------6-|

D|-4------2---4--2---------2------5---------7---|

A|-2----------2--2--------------5---------7-----|

E|----------------------------3---------5-------|

[Chorus]

Bm D

A Em Bm D

Is this what you wanted to be

A A Bm D

Alone standing by yourself

A Em Bm D

Is this all you wanted to be

A A

Or was that a cry for help?

D5 B5 D5 B5

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-|

D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-|

A|-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----5-2-2--2-2-|

E|----------------------------------|

[Outro]

Bm Bm G A

e|------------------5---------------------------|

B|-3--2-------3--2-----2------------3---------5-|

G|-4----2-----4--2-------2----------4---------6-|

D|-4------2---4--2---------2------5---------7---|

A|-2----------2--2--------------5---------7-----|

E|----------------------------3---------5-------|

Bm Bm

It's stranger than fiction

G A

How you've decayed

Bm Bm

It must be so lonely

G A

Lost within your ways

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