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Cauterize
Killing Me
So Far From Real
2003
Key: Eb  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Eb-   x68886
 Cm-   x35543
 Bb-   x13331
Fm -   133111
G# -   466544
 Eb/G- 365xxx
Intro:
I wonder Ebwhere you are
G#Please don’t come
around tonight
cause EbI can’t stand to see
you and G#I don’t want to fight
Gimme Ebone more
drink and I swear
I think I'll be G#ready to make
the same mistakes Ebagain with you
Riff: Cm-G#-Eb-Bb-G#- Bbx4
Verse 1:
  CmI G#finally Ebfi-Bbgured G#out Bbthat
Cmyou’re not G#coming Ebback Bb  G#  Bb  
   Cm     G#  Eband I'm Bbnot G#go-Bbing CmanyG#whereEb  Bb  G#  Bb  
  CmYou were the one with all the
faith how did you let it slip aBbway? 
That’s right, I'm
blaming this all on you
and the little
things you didn’t G#do
We both knew that
you were stronger
could have fought
a little longer
  BbYou didn’t hold
it tight enough
You lost your grip and I slipped
right through your fingers
Chorus:
  EbNo more sCmleepless nights aBblone
This bed is better without you
  EbNo more Cmwaiting up for Bbcalls
I've got nothing left to say to you
G#(hold)
Verse 2:
  CmTell G#me aEbgain Bba--G#bout 
Bbthose Cmbetter G#daysEb  Bb  G#  Bb  
  CmThis G#silence Ebhurts Bbme G#more 
Bbthan CmanyG#thing Ebyou could BbsayG#  Bb  
  CmBroken knuckles broken heart
I fell in love then fell aBbpart
You tried to run I tried to
hide still we managed to colG#lide
Fell so hard matching scars
Held you close felt so Bbfar
Hearts beating out of time
You’re screaming with
no reason and no rhyme
(Repeat Chorus)
Post chorus:
  G#So CmI will Bbsave this G#last breath 
for Cmwords that BbI won’t sG#cream
      Cm          Bb  G#(hold)
I don’t feel like dying
           (Repeat Intro Riff)
but you’re killing me
Bridge:
  FmJust when the wounds start healing
  Eb/Gyou’re there to break me open
  BbWatch the blood spill
I’m getting used to this
I'll clean it in the morning
(Repeat Chorus and Post chorus)
Outro:
I wonder Ebwhere you are
G#Please don’t come
around tonight
cause EbI can’t stand to see
you and G#I don’t want to fight
Gimme Ebone more
drink and I swear
I think I'll be G#ready to make
the same mistakes Ebagain without G#you

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Killing Me

by Cauterize

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Eb/G

Cauterize

Killing Me

So Far From Real

2003

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x68886

- x35543

- x13331

Fm - 133111

G# - 466544

Eb/G

- 365xxx

Intro:

I wonder where you are

Please don’t come

around tonight

cause I can’t stand to see

you and I don’t want to fight

Gimme one more

drink and I swear

I think I'll be ready to make

the same mistakes again with you

Cm G# Eb Bb G# Bb

Riff: ----- x4

Verse 1:

Cm G# Eb Bb G# Bb

I finally fi-gured out that

Cm G# Eb Bb G# Bb

you’re not coming back

Cm G# Eb Bb G# Bb Cm G# Eb Bb G# Bb

and I'm not go-ing anywhere

You were the one with all the

faith how did you let it slip away?

That’s right, I'm

blaming this all on you

and the little

things you didn’t do

We both knew that

you were stronger

could have fought

a little longer

You didn’t hold

it tight enough

You lost your grip and I slipped

right through your fingers

Chorus:

Eb Cm Bb

No more sleepless nights alone

This bed is better without you

Eb Cm Bb

No more waiting up for calls

I've got nothing left to say to you

(hold)

Verse 2:

Cm G# Eb Bb G#

Tell me again a--bout

Bb Cm G# Eb Bb G# Bb

those better days

Cm G# Eb Bb G#

This silence hurts me more

Bb Cm G# Eb Bb G# Bb

than anything you could say

Broken knuckles broken heart

I fell in love then fell apart

You tried to run I tried to

hide still we managed to collide

Fell so hard matching scars

Held you close felt so far

Hearts beating out of time

You’re screaming with

no reason and no rhyme

(Repeat Chorus)

Post chorus:

G# Cm Bb G#

So I will save this last breath

Cm Bb G#

for words that I won’t scream

Cm Bb G#

(hold)

I don’t feel like dying

(Repeat Intro Riff)

but you’re killing me

Bridge:

Just when the wounds start healing

Eb/G

you’re there to break me open

Watch the blood spill

I’m getting used to this

I'll clean it in the morning

(Repeat Chorus and Post chorus)

Outro:

I wonder where you are

Please don’t come

around tonight

cause I can’t stand to see

you and I don’t want to fight

Gimme one more

drink and I swear

I think I'll be ready to make

Eb G#

the same mistakes again without you

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