Intro: E Dbm Abm B Verse 1: E Dbm I don't live in California, I'll inform you, that's not where I reside Abm B I'm just a tenant, paying rent inside this body and I E Dbm Got two windows and those windows, well I'll call them my eyes Abm B I'm just going where the wind blows, I don't get to decide Pre-Chorus: E Dbm Sometimes I think too much, yeah, I get so caught up Abm I'm always stuck in my head E Dbm I wish I could escape, I tried to yesterday Abm Took all the sheets off my bed Chorus: E Dbm Abm Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found E Scaled the side of the building Dbm Abm I ran to the hills till they found me E And they put me back in my cell Dbm Abm All by myself, alone with my thoughts again E Dbm Abm I guess my mind is a prison and I'm never gonna get out Verse 2: E Dbm So they tranquilized me, analyzed me, threw me back in my cage Abm B Then they tied me to an IV, told me I was insane E Dbm I'm a prisoner, a visitor inside of my brain Abm B And no matter what I do, they try to keep me in chains Pre-Chorus: E Dbm Sometimes I think too much, yeah, I get so caught up Abm I'm always stuck in my head E Dbm I wish I could escape, I tried to yesterday Abm Took all the sheets off my bed Chorus: E Dbm Abm Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found E Scaled the side of the building Dbm Abm I ran to the hills till they found me E And they put me back in my cell Dbm Abm All by myself, alone with my thoughts again E Dbm Abm I guess my mind is a prison and I'm never gonna get out Bridge: E Dbm Said even if it's true, no matter what I do Abm I'm never gonna escape E Dbm I won't give up on hope, secure another rope Abm And try for another day E Dbm Said even if it's true, no matter what I do Abm I'm never gonna escape E Dbm I won't give up on hope, secure another rope Abm And try for another day Chorus: E Dbm Abm Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found E Scaled the side of the building Dbm Abm I ran to the hills till they found me E And they put me back in my cell Dbm Abm All by myself, alone with my thoughts again E Dbm Abm I guess my mind is a prison and I'm never gonna get out
