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Tuning: E A D G B E
Note: The song is mostly played using the E-E7 riff - and in this tab, it's simplified as "E *riff" Kindly refer to the tab legend at the bottom, to understand how the riff is to be played. Key: A [Intro] E *riff e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------| B|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------| G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---| D|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-| A|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---| E|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 1] E *riff I'm tryin' to make something of myself E *riff On better days, I go buy the hard sell G A E *riff But I feel like I'm working with barbed wire and moth wings G A E *riff 'Cause I can't really get a hold of many things [Verse 2] E *riff I'm one deep breath away from a breakdown E *riff My nerves are wrecked and coming unwound G A E *riff The world is hostile and I'm fragile and I need G A E *riff Someone to kiss the cuts and tell me to keep trying [Refrain]
Is it Eme? Is it really just Eme? G A E *riff Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending? Is it Eme? Is it really just Eme? Holding it toGgether with Aone loose string E *riff That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling
[Interlude] E *riff e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------| B|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------| G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---| D|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-| A|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---| E|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 3] E *riff I rip myself apart at the seams E *riff I find one weak spot and start unravelling G A E *riff Hoping I can fi-nd a better me G A E *riff A fresh new start buried under me [Refrain]
Is it Eme? Is it really just Eme? G A E *riff Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending? Is it Eme? Is it really just Eme? Holding it toGgether with Aone loose string E *riff That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling
[Solo] E *riff e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------| B|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------| G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---| D|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-| A|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---| E|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ [Bridge]
Can we Estop pretending now? Can we Estop pretending now? G A E *riff Can we all admit that we don't have it figured out Can we Estop pretending now? Can we Estop pretending now? G A E *riff Can we all admit that we don't have it figured out
[Refrain]
Is it Eme? Is it really just Eme? G A E *riff Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending? Is it Eme? Is it really just Eme? Holding it toGgether with Aone loose string E *riff That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling E *riff I can't stop pulling E *riff I can't stop pulling
[Outro] E *riff e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------| B|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------| G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---| D|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-| A|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---| E|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ******************* ( ) - notes are optional to play on first round h - hammer on v - strumming up rake (or upwards) ^ - strumming downwards *******************