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