Tuning: Standard Intro (Riff 1 - repeat twice): e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--| G|------------------------------------------------------8-----8-----8-----8--| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9--| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11------------9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9----| E|--0--0---------------------12-12------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| Verse 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9--------------------------| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11-------------------------------------| E|--0--0---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------| What ghosts exist behind these attic walls? e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------| G|--------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------------| D|--------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------------| A|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--------------------------------------------| E|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--------------------------------------------| There’s got to be a simpler explanation e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9--------------------------| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11-------------------------------------| E|--0--0---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------| ‘cos I e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------| G|--------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------------| D|--------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------------| A|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--------------------------------------------| E|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--------------------------------------------| scrimped and I saved just to find that they've been splicing my e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--| G|------------------------------------------------------8-----8-----8-----8--| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9--| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11------------9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9----| E|--0--0---------------------12-12------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| inventions. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9--------------------------| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11-------------------------------------| E|--0--0---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------| Cold skin and bones and this latitude e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------| G|--------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------------| D|--------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------------| A|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--------------------------------------------| E|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--------------------------------------------| We ain't paying ‘til the heat comes through e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9--------------------------| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11-------------------------------------| E|--0--0---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------| so you e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------| G|--------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------------| D|--------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------------| A|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--------------------------------------------| E|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--------------------------------------------| slept in a stocking cap and wool scarf and Chorus: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------0-------0-------0-------0----------| G|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-------8-------8-------8----------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-------9-------9-------9----------| A|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9------------| E|------------------------------------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7------------| Promises of payments were u-pon your shoulders constantly but e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------7---7---7----------| G|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------13--11--8--8---8---8---8--------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--6-6-6-14--9---9-----------------------| A|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6---------9-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------4-4-4---------7-----------------------| don’t forget to entertain ‘cause this is your first defense. Riff 1 - repeat twice: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--| G|------------------------------------------------------8-----8-----8-----8--| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9--| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11------------9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9----| E|--0--0---------------------12-12------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| Verse 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9--------------------------| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11-------------------------------------| E|--0--0---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------| Four year offense to the devoted type e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------| G|--------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------------| D|--------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------------| A|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--------------------------------------------| E|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--------------------------------------------| I may have got an invitation but I wasn't invited. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9--------------------------| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11-------------------------------------| E|--0--0---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------| But I e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------| G|--------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------------| D|--------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------------| A|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--------------------------------------------| E|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--------------------------------------------| thought that this meant something more than broken hearts and new e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--| G|------------------------------------------------------8-----8-----8-----8--| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9--| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11------------9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9----| E|--0--0---------------------12-12------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| addictions. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9--------------------------| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11-------------------------------------| E|--0--0---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------| We'll leave our sins within the carpet twine. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------| G|--------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------------| D|--------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------------| A|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9--------------------------------------------| E|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--------------------------------------------| Our bodies will dissolve the chemicals in due time. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--| G|------------------------------------------------------8-----8-----8-----8--| D|--------13-13-------13-13--------------13-13\-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9--| A|--11-11--------------------11-11-11-11------------9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9----| E|--0--0---------------------12-12------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| Chorus: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------0-------0-------0-------0----------| G|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-------8-------8-------8----------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-------9-------9-------9----------| A|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9------------| E|------------------------------------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7------------| Promises of payments were u-pon your shoulders constantly but e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------7---7---7----------| G|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------13--11--8--8---8---8---8--------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--6-6-6-14--9---9-----------------------| A|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6---------9-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------4-4-4---------7-----------------------| don’t forget to entertain ‘cause this is your first defense. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------7---7---7-------------------------------------------| G|----------13--11--8--8---8---8---8-----------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-14--11--9--------------------------------------------------------| A|----6-6-6---------9--------------------------------------------------------| E|----4-4-4---------7--------------------------------------------------------| This is your first defense. Repeat twice: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------7---7---7-------------------------------------------| G|----------13--11--8--8---8---8---8-----------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-14--11--9--------------------------------------------------------| A|----6-6-6---------9--------------------------------------------------------| E|----4-4-4---------7--------------------------------------------------------| Outro: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------7---7---7-------------------------------------------| G|----------13--11--8--8---8---8---8--------13--11--8------------------------| D|----6-6-6-14--11--9-----------------6-6-6-14--9---9------------------------| A|----6-6-6---------9-----------------6-6-6---------9------------------------| E|----4-4-4---------7-----------------4-4-4---------7------------------------| This is your first defense. This was your first defense. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------7---7---7-------------------------------------------| G|----------13--11--8--8---8---8---8--------13--11--8------------------------| D|----6-6-6-14--11--9-----------------6-6-6-14--9---9------------------------| A|----6-6-6---------9-----------------6-6-6---------9------------------------| E|----4-4-4---------7-----------------4-4-4---------7------------------------| This is my last defense. Complete lyrics: What ghosts exist behind these attic walls? There's got to be a simpler explanation 'cause I scrimped and I saved just to find that they've been splicing my inventions. Cold skin and bones and this latitude we ain't paying ‘til the heat comes through. So you slept in a stocking cap and wool scarf and Promises of payments were upon your shoulders constantly but don't forget to entertain 'cause this is your first defense. Four year offense to the devoted type I may have got an invitation but I wasn't invited. But I thought that this meant something more than broken hearts and new addictions. We'll leave our sins within the carpet twine. Our bodies will dissolve the chemicals in due time. Promises of payments were upon your shoulders constantly but don't forget to entertain 'cause this is your first defense. This is your first defense. This is your first defense. This was your first defense. This is my last defense.

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