Verse 1:
C
I grew up pretending sticks were little guns
C Em
I would point 'em at my dad, and he'd get mad
F C
'Cause God forbid I'd hurt someone
C
I'd hurt anyone I could
C Em F C
Anyone who got too close, and anyone who wouldn't look
Verse 2:
C
I was born into a one hundred-year storm
C
Foot of ice across Vermont
Em F
And in that dark, and in that frost, a heart was formed
C
Malcontented and unwarm
Em F C
You were unprotected, not unwarned
Chorus:
F C Em Am
That I'm the trouble ahead, and I scream in my sleep
F C Em Am
You put your money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak
F C Em Am
I keep showing you doors, but you can't opеn them up
F C Em Am
It gets harder to see mе the closer you try to look
Post-Chorus:
F C Em Am
I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock
C
You knock
Bridge:
C Am
Have you ever stared directly at the Sun?
C Am Em F
Have you ever shared some closeness so exposed to have it spit back by someone?
C
So, forgive me if I jump
C Am Em
At the rattle of your keys, "Oh, are you leaving?", "No, babe, I'm just waking
F
up"
C
But now what?
C Am Em
I'm left staring at the ceiling, listing reasons you should pack all your xxxx
F
up
Chorus:
F C Em Am
That I'm the trouble ahead, and I scream in my sleep
F C Em Am
You put your money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak
F C Em Am
I keep showing you doors, but you can't opеn them up
F C Em Am
It gets harder to see mе the closer you try to look
Post-Chorus:
F C Em Am
I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock
C
You knock
F C Em Am
I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock
C
You knock
-But you knocked
You knocked-
Instrumental:
F C F C F C Em Am
F C F C F C Em Am
Chorus:
F C Em Am
That I'm the trouble ahead, and I scream in my sleep
F C Em Am
You put your money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak
F C Em Am
I keep showing you doors, but you can't opеn them up
F C Em Am
It gets harder to see mе the closer you try to look
Post-Chorus:
F C Em
I just live here, babe, but you're the one
F C Em
I just live here, babe, but you're the one
F C Em
I just live here, babe, but you're the one
C Em F
You're the one—, you're the one—
C Em F
You're the one—, you're the one—
C Em F
You're the one—, you're the one—
