C Am C Am C Am F G
[Verse 1]
Note: First half, chords are single strummed, let ring.
C Am
Gun inside my mouth this morning
C Am
Blade to my vein when I was young
C Am
I have felt the love of thousands
F G
All I wanted now was the love of one
C Am
I grew up out on the highway
C Am
Listenin' to that desert wind
C Am
Made some deals with the deceiver
F G
I won't lie to you, I knew that it was him
[Pre-chorus and Chorus]
C Dm G
He said, I know why you do what you were doing
C Dm G
I know why you did what you have done, yeah
C Dm G
I know why you do what you were doing
C Dm G F
Why you can't stop for anyooo-ooone
C Am F G
Anyone, ooh...
C Am F G
Anyone, ooh...
[Verse 2]
C Am
Did they tell you you were crazy
C Am
Did they lock you in a cage
C Am
Take your mind and your body
F G
Just trying to make you behave
C Am
Did they push you to the edge now
C Am
Kneeling right into the grave
C Am
Make you lie down right next to death
F G
Just to show her you ain't afraid
[Pre-chorus and Chorus]
C Dm G
She said, I know why you do what you were doing
C Dm G
I know why you did what you have done, yeah
C Dm G
I know why you do what you were doing
C Dm G F
Why you can't stop for anyooo-ooone
C Am F G
Anyone, ooh...
C Am F G
Anyone, ooh...
[Break and Solo]
Verse Chords x 1
[Bridge]
Am Em
Even in your suit of armor
Am Em
See the tears filling your eyes
Am Em
Nothing to do but to say what's in your heart
F G
Before you fall like a bird out of the sky
[Pre-chorus + Chorus]
C Dm G
I know why you do what you were doing
C Dm G
I know why you did what you have done, yeah
C Dm G
I know why you do what you were doing
C Dm G F
Why you can't stop for anyooo-ooone
C Am F G
Anyone, ooh...
C Am F G
Anyone, ooh...
C Am F G
Anyone, ooh...
C Am F G
Anyone, ooh...