C Em B C
C Em Bm
[VERSE 1]
C Em
Old man was it worth it?
B C
Was it all that it seemed
C G Bm
Did you ever find a carcass of your dreams?
C Em
Oh you must know I was young
B C
The fear I had not yet outrun
C G Bm C
Though I was never meant to hurt you, but I do,
Bm A
But I do…… oh
[CHORUS 1]
A G Am
It’s got a hold of me and it keeps coming away
Em C
And you were always looking at me from afar
D
I can’t change
Em C
I’m a stranger to my nature
C G D Am
Would you love me anyway, if my head don’t talk right
C
Don’t let me down old man
[INSTRUMENTAL]
C Em B C
C Em Bm
[VERSE 2]
C Em
Through the swollen eyes of your Ritalin,
B C
It’s like a stranger's standing over me
C G Bm
Some kind of faceless beast that watches as I sleep
C Em
Now there’s a hard lump in my throat
B C
And all the best times that you’ve ever known
C G Bm
Are all just faded off the back of my sanity
C
Oh please
Bm A
I made you weep
[CHORUS 2]
A G Am
It’s got a hold of me and it keeps coming away
Em C
And you were always looking at me from afar
D
I can’t change
Em C
I’m a stranger to my nature
C G D Am
Would you love me anyway, if my head don’t talk right
C
Don’t let me down old man
[INSTRUMENTAL]
C Em C Em C Em Bm
[OUTRO]
Em C Em
I want It back,
C Em
I left the seed of a memory
C Em Bm
And I wondered if I’ve come too far
Em
