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Key: C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Am- x02210
F -  133211
G -  320003
 Dm- xx0231
 C-  x32010
Intro: Am--F-G x2 
Verse 1:
Your sAmkin attached
this Ffragile cliche
COf my broken
Amheart attack
You should Fswallow
your teeth Cand hang out
Stay for a while
  AmIf your heart's still
beating it must be the blood
  FIf your lungs are still
Gworking it must be the mud
  AmIf its still light out
  Ftoday's worth Gliving
Chorus:
AmI don't see
anything Fnow
So just Dmsay
what you wanna Amsay
It's kind of funny
how you're not
Flistening anyCwayDm  
Growl:
  AmLights out I can't
sFtand to Ghear you sAmcream
  AmWhile we were making
Flove I was Gfast aslAmeep
and the night sky Fbetter
give something Gup
Interlude: F--Dm, Am--F-G x4
Verse 2:
Lights out lights out
Am(hold)
  Lights out I can't stand
to hear you scream
While we were making
love I was fast asleep
  AmIf your heart's still
beating it must be the blood
  FIf your lungs are still
Gworking it must be the mud
  AmIf its still light out
  Ftoday's worth Gliving
Outro:
I'm not Flistening anywayDm  
I'm not Flistening anywayDm  
I'm not listening
Am(hold)
  Listening I'm
not listening
Growl:
I'm not Amlistening
I'm not Flistening
DmI'm not Amlistening
I'm not Flistening
DmI'm not Amlistening

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Listening

by The Used

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02210

F - 133211

G - 320003

- xx0231

- x32010

Intro: Am--F-G x2

Verse 1:

Your skin attached

this fragile cliche

Of my broken

heart attack

You should swallow

your teeth and hang out

Stay for a while

If your heart's still

beating it must be the blood

If your lungs are still

working it must be the mud

If its still light out

F G

today's worth living

Chorus:

I don't see

anything now

So just say

what you wanna say

It's kind of funny

how you're not

F C Dm

listening anyway

Growl:

Lights out I can't

F G Am

stand to hear you scream

While we were making

F G Am

love I was fast asleep

and the night sky better

give something up

Interlude: F--Dm, Am--F-G x4

Verse 2:

Lights out lights out

(hold)

Lights out I can't stand

to hear you scream

While we were making

love I was fast asleep

If your heart's still

beating it must be the blood

If your lungs are still

working it must be the mud

If its still light out

F G

today's worth living

Outro:

F Dm

I'm not listening anyway

F Dm

I'm not listening anyway

I'm not listening

(hold)

Listening I'm

not listening

Growl:

I'm not listening

Dm Am

I'm not listening

Dm Am

I'm not listening

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