A
Standing in the light
’Cause I want to be decent
D
Putting up a fight
A
While picking up the pieces
D
Up a fight
A E
While picking up the pieces
What I want ain't always what I needed
A
The way I've acted
You'd think I'd know better
D A
Never wanted to become your dead letter
D A E
Never wanted to become a stray
Waking every morning just to wash my dreams away
A
Tell me
D A
Do you love me
D A E
In the worst way still
A
Don't ask me
D A
Do I need you
D A
’Cause I bleed you
F#m
And I know
E
You know
A
I do
A
I'm back to the basics
I gotta face it
D A
Lord, I've got the devil to pay
D A
Yeah, I know I've got the devil to pay
E
Baby, being civil ain't easy
A
No way to cheat him
It's all beneath me
D A
Lord, I’ve got the devil to pay
D A
Yes, I know I've got the devil to pay
But it’s
E
Burning up so why the hell am I freezing?
A
Tell me
D A
Do you love me
D A E
In the worst way still
A
Don't ask me
D A
Do I need you
D A
’Cause I bleed you
F#m
And I know
E
You know
A
I do
A
I lost my way
Well I carried the chain
D A
I get all choked up at the devil to pay
D A E
I'm on the ground figuring out the times
A
I lost the face that I can't replace
D A
I get all choked up at the devil's mistakes
D A E
I'm on the ground figuring out mine
(Next part sung acapella a note up from A to B)
B
Tell me
E B
Do you love me
E B F#
In the worst way still
B
Don't ask me
E B
Do I need you
E B
’Cause I bleed you
G#m
And I know
F#
You know
(Continue playing)
B
So tell me,
E B
Do you love me
E B F#
In the worst way still
B
Don't ask me
E B
Do I need you
E B
’Cause I bleed you
G#m
And I know
F#
You know
B
So tell me,
E B
Do you love me
E B F#
In the worst way still
B
Don't ask me
E B
Will I hold you
E B
’Cause I told you
G#m
When I don't
F#
You know
B
I will