Tuning: E A D G B E

Four Year Strong I Hold Myself In Contempt Four Year Strong 2015 Pure Noise Records Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@gmail.com Key: D Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: D - xx0232 A - x02220 Bm - x24432 G - 320033 Em - 022000 D/F# - 2x023x [Intro] D D D D x2 then D D D G D D D Em D D D G D D D Em [Verse 1]

^G Just stop the act ^Em You've been climbing up my ^Bmback to weigh me ^Gdown I attempt^Em Keeping you and all your ^Bmbaggage off the ^Gground You're not just another nail in my ^Emcoffin You're the ^Bmbox I'm laid to ^Grotten alone in But ^Emdon't be surprised if I ^Bmdon't make it out-

[Refrain 1]

A^Alive So get a grip ^Bmyou're ^Glosing it Your ^Bmtime is fading ^Afast I won't waste a^Bmnother ^Gsecond picking you ^Gup when you're ^Emfalling

[Chorus 1]

^DBack a^Gway I'm ^Ganything but ^Bmo--^Akay What's the^G point of ^Dliving if you're ^D/F#already ^Gdead? ^DTake the ^Gbest Of ^Geverything I've ^Bmgot ^Aleft I won't ^Gwaste my ^Ddays hating ^D/F#myself to ^Gdeath

[Post Chorus] D D D G D D D Em [Verse 2]

^G What's left to say? I've been ^Emheading down this ^Bmroad or so I'm ^Gtold Apparently I'm out of con^Emtrol Apparently I'm a^Bmbout to explode ^G I never thought that I'd be ^Agiving you up I ^Bmnever thought that I'd be giving ^Dyou up I never ^G I never thought that you'd be ^Aholding me back ^Em I never thought that you'd be holding me ^Emback

[Refrain 2]

^A So get a grip ^Bmyou're ^Glosing it Your ^Bmtime is fading ^Afast I won't waste a^Bmnother ^Gsecond picking you ^Gup when you're ^Emfalling

[Chorus 2]

[Breakdown] G G G G G G [Bridge]

^GThere will be nothing left of ^Dyou when I ^Ggo^A ^Bm ^DBecause of ^Gyou^A ^Em the air I ^Embreathe is suffo^Gcating^A I ^Bmwon't waste another ^D second on ^Gyou^A ^Em Picking you ^Emup when you fall

[Chorus 3]

[Guitar Solo] D G G Bm A x2 [Chorus 3]

So ^DTake the ^Gbest Of ^Geverything I've ^Bmgot ^Aleft I won't ^Gwaste my ^Ddays hating ^D/F#myself to ^Gdeath

[Outro] D D D D x3 G D

Four Year Strong - I hold myself in contempt