Neon Gravestones

twenty one pilots
"Neon Gravestones"

Standard tuning. Capo 2nd fret. Corrections welcome.


[Intro]
  Am           Em7/B        G6           Dsus2/A      F6/C
e|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----------0-|
B|--1-----1---|--3-----3---|--3-----3---|--3-----3---|--3-----3---|3-------3---|
G|2-----2-----|4-----4-----|4-----4-----|2-----2-----|2-----2-----|--2---2-----|
D|2-----2-----|2-----2-----|5-----5-----|0-----0-----|3-----3-----|----3-------| x3
A|0-----0-----|2-----2-----|5-----5-----|0-----0-----|3-----3-----|------------|
E|------------|------------|3-----3-----|------------|------------|------------|

[Verse 1]
Am
What's my problem?
                                   Em7/B
Well, I want you to follow me down to the bottom

Underneath the insane asylum
G6
Keep your wits about you while you got 'em
                     Dsus2/A
'Cause your wits are first to go while you're problem-solving
            F6/C
And my problem?

We glorify those, even more, when they
Am
My opinion

Our culture can treat a loss
     Em7/B
Like it's a win and right before we turn on them
   G6                                                     Dsus2/A
We give them the highest of praise, and hang their banner from a ceiling
                         F6/C
Communicating, further engraving

An earlier grave is an optional way

No


[Chorus]
Am                      Em7/B
Neon gravestones try to call

(Neon gravestones try to call)
G6                      Dsus2/A
Neon gravestones try to call for my bones

(Neon gravestones try to call)
F6/C
Call

(For my bones)
            Am   Em7/B
Call, call, call
G6    Dsus2/A
Call
F6/C
Call


[Verse 2]
  Am           Em/B         G            G/A          F/C
e|------5---3-|3-----------|5--5--5--3--|---7--8-8-7-|5-----------|3-----1-----|
B|------------|------------|------------|8----------8|------------|------------|
G|2-----------|------------|0-----------|------------|------------|------------|
D|2-----------|2-----------|0-----------|0-----------|3-----------|------------|
A|0-----------|2-----------|------------|0-----------|3-----------|------------|
E|------------|------------|3-----------|------------|------------|------------|

Am
What's my problem?

Don't get it twisted
              Em/B
It's with the people we praise who may have assisted
        G
I could use the streams and extra conversations
        G/A
I could give up, and boost up my reputation
        F/C
I could go out with a bang

They would know my name

They would host and post a celebration
N.C
My opinion will not be lenient
N.C
My opinion, it's real convenient
N.C
Our words are loud, but now I'm talking action
N.C
We don't get enough love?
N.C
Well, they get a fraction
N.C
They say, "How could he go if he's got everything?"
N.C
I'll mourn for a kid, but won't cry for a king


[Chorus]
Am                      Em7/B
Neon gravestones try to call

(Neon gravestones try to call)
G6                      Dsus2/A
Neon gravestones try to call for my bones

(Neon gravestones try to call)
F6/C
Call

(For my bones)

Call, call, call

Call

Call


[Bridge]
  G            Am           Dm7          C
e|------------|------------|------------|------0-----|
B|--0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-|--0-1-------|
G|------0-----|2-----2-----|------------|--------2-0-|
D|2-----------|------------|3-----3-----|2-----------|
A|------------|0-----0-----|5-----5-----|3-----------|
E|3-----3-----|------------|------------|------------|

  G            Am           Dm7          C
e|------------|------------|------------|------0-----|
B|--0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-|--0-1---0-1-|--0-1-------|
G|0-----0-----|2-----2-----|------------|--------2-0-| Repeat this variation
D|------------|------------|3-----3-----|2-----------| for the remainder 
A|------------|0-----0-----|5-----5-----|3-----------|
E|3-----3-----|------------|------------|------------|

G
Promise me this
     Am
If I lose to myself
    Dm7
You won't mourn a day
           C
And you'll move onto someone else
G
Promise me this
     Am
If I lose to myself
    Dm7
You won't mourn a day
           C
And you'll move onto someone else


[Interlude]
G  Am  Dm7  C
      (Call)
G  Am  Dm7  C
      (Call)


[Chorus]
G                       Am
Neon gravestones try to call

(Neon gravestones try to call)
Dm7                     C
Neon gravestones try to call for my bones

(Call, call, call)
G                       Am
Neon gravestones try to call

(Neon gravestones try to call)
Dm7                     C
Neon gravestones try to call for my bones


[Bridge]
         G
But they won't get them
         Am
No, they won't get them
     Dm7
They won't get them
         C
But they won't get them


[Verse 3]
G
Don't get me wrong

The rise in awareness
   Am
Is beating a stigma that no longer scares us
        Dm7
But for sake of discussion

In spirit of fairness
         C
Could we give this some room for a new point of view?
     G
And, could it be true that some could be tempted
   Am
To use this mistake as a form of aggression?
  Dm7
A form of succession?

A form of a weapon?
          C
Thinking "I'll teach them"

Well, I'm refusing the lesson
   G
It won't resonate in our minds
    Am
I'm not disrespecting what was left behind
     Dm7
Just pleading that "it" does not get glorified
         C
Maybe we swap out what it is that we hold so high
G
Find your grandparents or someone of age
Am
Pay some respects for the path that they paved
   Dm7
To life, they were dedicated
     C
Now, that should be celebrated