I Need Control

| G#m |


[Verse 1]
G#m
Every time that I try to speak

It feels so calculated
A#dim/C#
If I say what I really mean
A#dim/C#
It's like you see me naked
G#m
Not a word until I was three

The doctors were elated
C#m
Thank God there was nothing wrong
    A#dim/C#
And everything's fine
G#m
Always on the edge of my seat
G#m
Never the right position
C#m
Check the doors are locked, one two three
            A#dim
Flip on and off the switches
G#m
Something bad could happen to me

House will burn if I didn't
C#m
Make sure that the stove was off
                 N.C.
Now everything's fine


[Bridge]
       G#m
I need control
       G#m
I need control


[Chorus]
            G#m
What will I do

If I lose
   A#dim/C#
My mind
             E
Hurt someone else

Or myself
     D#
I'm terrified
            G#m
These crazy thoughts

They won't stop
   C#m
Oh my
           E
I feel the worst in me
C#m           D#
Better tread carefully
(I need control)


[Verse 2]
G#m
Everybody please disappear
            G#m/F#
I'm feeling claustrophobic
C#m/F                C#m/E
Way past capacity in here
           A#dim/F#
Hard to be easy-going
G#m
Suffocating's my biggest fear

I can't breathe in this clothing
C#m/A#
Leave before something goes wrong
    A#dim/C#
And everything's fine


[Bridge]
       G#m
I need control (Oh oh oh ooh)
       G#m
I need control (Oh oh oh ooh)


[Chorus]
            G#m
What will I do

If I lose
   A#dim/C#
My mind
            E
Put someone else

On myself
    C#m  D#
I'm terrified
            G#m
These crazy thoughts

They won't stop
   C#m
Oh my
           E
I feel the worst in me
C#m           D#
Better tread carefully
            G#m
What will I do
     G#m/F#
If I lose
   A#dim/F
My mind
            E
Put someone else
     C#m
On myself
     D#
I'm terrified
            G#m
These crazy thoughts
           G#m/F
They won't stop
   A#dim/F
Oh my
           E
I feel the worst in me
              D#
Better tread carefully

I need control


[Outro]
G#m*
    Make a mistake
G#m* E*
          I'll go insane
E* E/C#*
         What can I say
         D#
I'm a perfectionist
G#m/C#* G#m*
            Slave to my brain
G#m* E*
         Circle the drain
E* E/C#*             E
         What can I say
C#m      G#m
Get me a therapist
(I need, I need, I need, I need)
         G#m* (let ring out)
Get me a therapist
          G#m* (let ring out)
(Get me a therapist)
G#m                           G#m*
I need, I need, I need, I need
G#m                           G#m*
I need, I need, I need, I need
G#m                           G#m*
I need, I need, I need, I need
G                       G* G#m*
I need, I need, I need (Control)
G#m*                          G#m*
I need, I need, I need, I need
G#m*                          G#m*
I need, I need, I need, I need
G#m*                          G#m*
I need, I need, I need, I need
G*                      G* G#m*
I need, I need, I need (Control)