Point / Counterpoint

[E]i've go[D]t a gun in my hand [A]but that gun won't [E]cock           [A]
my fin[D]ger's on the trigge[A]r but that trigger [E]seems locked   [A]
and i [D]can't stop staring [A]at the tick tock cl[E]ock            [A]
and ev[D]en if i could i wou[A]ld never give up   [E]                  [A]
with a[D] vest on my chest a[A]nd a bullet in my l[E]ung            [A]
i can'[D]t believe i'm dying[A] with my song unsun[E]g              [A]
so if [D]and when i die won'[A]t you bury me alone[E]?              [A]
becaus[D]e i'll never get to[A] heaven if i'm sing[E]ing this song: [A]

if there was som[A]ething wrong would you be oh so strong?    [D]
would you do what it takes to move this hollow life along?
i'd like to think i would, you know i'd like to think i would
but i guarantee that what you see is not reality
and every time i make a point she makes a counterpoint
she said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice
and you know that's only just the way it goes
(you said it right man, that is just the way it goes)

and the days, and the days they seem like forever
and the days, and the days they seem like forever
but forever isn't ever enough

i'd like to sing[D] a song (please swear you won't be long)    [A]
i'll try not to be long but i don't want to get this story wrong
there was a kid who never cared about the little things
don't even bother because i'm tired and i'm sick of it
and every time she makes a point i'll make a counterpoint
she said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice
and you know that's only just the way it goes
(you said it right man, that is just the way it goes)

i've g[D]ot a gun in my hand[A] but that gun won't[E] cock          [A]
my fin[D]ger's on the trigge[A]r but that trigger [E]seems locked   [A]
and i [D]can't stop staring [A]at the tick tock cl[E]ock            [A]
and ev[D]en if i could i wou[A]ld never give up   [E]                  [A]
with a[D] vest on my chest a[A]nd a bullet in my l[E]ung            [A]
i can'[D]t believe i'm dying[A] with my song unsun[E]g              [A]
so if [D]and when i die won'[A]t you bury me alone[E]?              [A]
becaus[D]e i'll never get to[A] heaven if i'm sing[E]ing this song: [A]
oh, you don't know where i've been
oh, you don't know what i've seen
if i did somethi[D]ng right                                    [A]
would you give up this fight?
would you say you were wrong and maybe someone else was kind of right
i'd like to think you would
you know i'd like to think you would
but i can't guarantee that what you get is an apology
jump back to the day we met
i never thought that it would end this way
if ever i let you down i want to ask of you
to take it down a notch and we can talk it on through

and the days, and the days they seem like forever
and the days, and the days they seem like forever
but forever isn't ever enough

i'd like to [A]sing a song (please swear you won't be long[D])
i'll try not to be long but i don't want to get this story wrong
there was a kid who never cared about the little things
don't even bother because i'm tired and i'm sick of it
and every time she makes a point i'll make a counterpoint
she said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice
and you know that's only just the way it goes
(you said it right man, that is just the way it goes)

i've g[D]ot a gun in my hand[A] but that gun won't[E] cock          [A]
my fin[D]ger's on the trigge[A]r but that trigger [E]seems locked   [A]
and i [D]can't stop staring [A]at the tick tock cl[E]ock            [A]
and ev[D]en if i could i wou[A]ld never give up   [E]                  [A]
with a[D] vest on my chest a[A]nd a bullet in my l[E]ung            [A]
i can'[D]t believe i'm dying[A] with my song unsun[E]g              [A]
so if [D]and when i die won'[A]t you bury me alone[E]?              [A]
becaus[D]e i'll never get to[A] heaven if i'm sing[E]ing this song: [A]
[B]oh, you don't kno[D]w where i've been   [A]
[B]oh, you don't kno[D]w what i've seen    [A]

so tell me friend: h[A]ow's it going to end?
when the shit go[D]es down and there's no one left around to get your back
you'll [A]crack
you'll smil[D]e and agree with everything they say
they'll try to tell [A]you that it's all okay  [D]
but it's not and [A]you're shot and you're bleeding pretty bad
and you can't stop thinking [D]about the things you never had
like a wife and a kid[A] and the things you never did
you're running [D]around
you're living a life[A] that's empty in the end[D], my friend
oh, you'l[B]l take back all y[D]ou've said          [A]
oh, when [B]the regrets fill [D]your head           [A]
trust me [B]i've been there b[D]efore
i would not wis[D]h it upon
my great[B]est enemy
what irony[D]
once frie[D]nds, but i find:
[B]you'll have to learn this[D] lesson on your own           [A]

[D]so i waited by the [A]phone but that phon[E]e never rang   [A]
[D]and i sang so loud [A]so i wouldn't hear [E]the bang       [A]
[D]when the bang never[A] came and i never g[E]ot the call: fu[A]ck it! thank you! i love you all!
[D]some are going to s[A]ay that we're doome[E]d to repeat    [A]
[D]all our past mistak[A]es                 [E]                                [A]
[D]great but that's no[A]t me               [E]                              [A]
[D]and even if it was [A]i would always disa[E]gree           [A]
[D]because in the end [A]i always get the be[E]tter of me     [A]

i've g[D]ot a gun in my hand[A] but that gun won't[E] cock          [A]
my fin[D]ger's on the trigge[A]r but that trigger [E]seems locked   [A]
and i [D]can't stop staring [A]at the tick tock cl[E]ock            [A]
and ev[D]en if i could i wou[A]ld never give up   [E]                  [A]
with a[D] vest on my chest a[A]nd a bullet in my l[E]ung            [A]
i can'[D]t believe i'm dying[A] with my song unsun[E]g              [A]
so if [D]and when i die won'[A]t you bury me alone[E]?              [A]
becaus[D]e i'll never get to[A] heaven if i'm sing[E]ing this song  [A]

oh, I'll [B]take you where I'[D]ve been             [A]
oh, I'll [B]show you what I'v[D]e seen              [A]