Intro
Am F E
Verse 1
Am
If you're keeping score then you're bound to win
F E
a birds eye view of a burning bridge
Am
You've gone through ghost towns set on pause
F E
hoping the risk was worth a cause
Am F E
Oh, sound off the false alarm, oh oh
Pre Chorus
Am Em C G
But i'll make my own colleague from wood and from ivory
F E Am
And reap the rewards of proximity
Am Em C G
I'll assemble my equal from what I lack and require
F E Am
And gather what's left unaccompanied
Chorus
Dm Am C G Am
It smells like disaster, it looks like a trap
Dm Am F E
So go by the wayside, and never look back
Verse 2
Am
If you could spare me forty winks
F E
while you cry wolf and I count sheep
Am
What good old ghosts in Kevlar vests
F E
with backbones like a jellyfish
Am F E
Oh, stomp on your land again, oh oh
Pre Chorus
Am Em C G
But i'll make my own colleague from wood and from ivory
F E Am
And reap the rewards of proximity
Am Em C G
I'll assemble my equal from what I lack and require
F E Am
And gather what's left unaccompanied
Chorus
Dm Am C G Am
It smells like disaster, it looks like a trap
Dm Am F E -->Keep strumming, listen for timing
So go by the wayside, and never look back
Verse 3
Am
If you're keeping score then you're bound to win
F E
a ring side seat at the main event
Am F E
Oh, stomp on your land again, oh oh
Chorus/Outro
Dm Am C G Am
It smells like disaster, it looks like a trap
Dm Am C G Am
So go by the wayside, and never look back
Dm Am C G Am
It smells like disaster, it looks like a trap
Dm Am F E -->As above. End with Am
So go by the wayside, and never look back
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Chord Definitions
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Am 002210
F 133211
E 022100
Em 022000
C 032010
G 320003
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