F7M     Am      Em

E||---0---|---0---|---0---||
B||---1---|---1---|---0---||
G||---2---|---2---|---0---||
D||---3---|---2---|---2---||
A||---3---|---0---|---2---||
E||---1---|-------|---0---||


Follow this progression for both verses:

E||---------------------|---------------------------|
B||---------------------|---------------------------|
G||---------------------|---------------------------|
D||--2--2--2--2--2--2s--|---9---9---9---9---9---9s--|
A||--3--3--3--3--3--3s--|--10--10--10--10--10--10s--|
E||---------------------|---------------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--0--|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

Verse:

Pigment pale and figure frail
I feel your hands tremble in mine
As you rest your head on the motel bed
Asking what's left behind


Chorus:

                F7M                  Am
When you take a bow and the curtains close
            Em                        F7M
They will applaud you for playing the role
              F7M                   Am
Of a wretched child with a bleeding nose
          Em                   F7M
An empty stomach and beautiful clothes


Verse:

Who's to tell of the quiet hell
Cast in your soul, burning you down?
A patient too sick to wait, you sought to medicate
You meant to feel better, but all you feel is nothing now


Chorus:

                F7M                  Am
When you take a bow and the curtains close
            Em                        F7M
They will applaud you for playing the role
              F7M                   Am
Of a wretched child with a bleeding nose
          Em                   F7M
An empty stomach and beautiful clothes


Bridge:

Repeat this x8:

E||------------------|------------------|------------------||
B||--10------12------|--13--------------|--17----------8---||
G||------------------|------------------|------------------||
D||------------------|------------------|------------------||
A||---8------10------|--12--------------|--15----------7---||
E||------------------|------------------|------------------||


Chorus:

                F7M                  Am
When you take a bow and the curtains close
            Em                        F7M
They will applaud you for playing the role
              F7M                   Am
Of a wretched child with a bleeding nose
          Em                   F7M
An empty stomach and beautiful clothes
                F7M   Am
When you take a bow
       Em    F7M
Take a bow