The Swing

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Riff 1}
{sot}    [C]             [F]        [E]         [A]             [F]          [E]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o-----5--------------10---------9-------5--------------10----------9--o|
G|----------5---------------------------------6--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o-3-----------3-8--------8/7---------------------8----------8/7-------o|
E|-----------------------------------5-----------5-----------------------|{eot}

Never said I was innocent
I will burn in Hell for the things I've done to you
Never said I was anything good
I should die from the shame from what I put you through

{section: Verse 2}
[E]Let me be the [F]one to bring us back from the [C]dead
I will take the [A]blame for everything     [G]
You know I just [F]wanna help you forget

[C]      [F]    [E]       [A]      [F]    [E]

{section: Verse 3}
all chords in this verse are sort of muted)

[C]We are still [F]livi[E]ng on [A]broken glass   [F]       [E]
[C]We are still [F]numb[E] because it [A]just keeps [F]happ[E]ening
[C]All your [F]frie[E]nds, they can [A]kiss my ass    [F]        [E]
[C]They only [F]see [E]the simple [A]things that the[F]y wa[E]nna see

{section: Verse 4}
[E]Let me be the [F]one to make the pain go away[C]
Shave my sk[A]in and show a brand new fa[G]ce
You know I just [F]wanna know that you're okay

[C]      [F]    [E]       [A]      [F]    [E]

(just drums and background choir)
You don't have to like it but the swing is in my hands now

{section: Chorus}
{section: Riff 2}
{sot}e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7-----7--10-10-10-10--10\-|
D|-5--5--5--5-----5--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7-----7--10-10-10-10--10\-|
A|-5--5--5--5-----5--7--7--7--7-----7--5--5--5--5-----5--8--8--8--8---8\--|
E|-3--3--3--3-----3--5--5--5--5-----5-------------------------------------|{eot}

(Riff 2)
Sometimes I think the power is better than a hard drug
(Riff 2)
Sometimes I think the power is better than anything
[G]Sometimes I thi[A]nk lettin[D]g go is just l[F]ike giving up
[G]Sometimes all I thi[A]nk I wanna do is die[D] inside
[F]All I wanna do is die inside
[F]All I ever think about is you and me falling apart

[C]Yeah...[F] Ohhh[E]... Yeah[A]... Ohh[F]h... [E]Yeah... Ohhh... Yeah... Oh..

{section: Verse 5}
all chords in this verse are sort of muted)

[C]Never [F]said [E]I was [A]innocen[F]t    [E]
[C]I will [F]burn in [E]Hell for the [A]things I have [F]done [E]to you
[C]Never [F]said [E]I was [A]anything good[F]     [E]
(just drums)
Na na na na...

{section: Verse 6}
[E]Let me be the one [F]to make the pain go away        [C]
Shave my [A]skin and show a brand new [G]face
You know I just wann[F]a know that you're okay              [C]
[E]Let me be the one [F]to bring us back from the dead  [C]
I will take the [A]blame for everything    [G]
I just wanna [F]help you forget    [C]

( * - This F isn't actually played by the guitar, but the vocals suggest it.)

{section: Outro}
(Riff 1 x2)

(Then- * means start individually strumming strings here)

[G]    Sometimes [F]     I think      [C]
Letting go is [A]just like giving up       [G]
Sometimes all I [F]think about is falling apart[C]

(Strum the last C like this:}

{sot}e|-------------------------------|
B|--------------1----------------|
G|--------0----------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2--0--2-------|
A|--3-----------------------3----|
E|-------------------------------|{eot}