RIFF 1 e|---2--2--2-0-2---3--2--0--3---3--3--3-3--3--3---3--2--0--3---| B|---3--3--3-3-3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3-3--3--3---3--3--3--3---| G|---2--2--2-2-2---0--0--0--0---0--0--0-0--0--0---0--0--0--0---| D|---0--0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0---2--2--2-2--0--2---0--0--0--0---| A|------------------------------3--3--3-3--0--0----------------| E|-----------------3--3--3--3---------------------3--3--3--3---| RIFF 2 e|---0-2-2--2-0-2---3--2--0--3---3--3--3-3--3--3---3--2--0--3---| B|---3-3-3--3-3-3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3-3--3--3---3--3--3--3---| G|---2-2-2--2-2-2---0--0--0--0---0--0--0-0--0--0---0--0--0--0---| D|---0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0---2--2--2-2--0--2---0--0--0--0---| A|-------------------------------3--3--3-3--0--0----------------| E|------------------3--3--3--3---------------------3--3--3--3---| RIFF 3 e|---2~------2-------------0~------0-------------3~---| B|---3~----------3---3-----1~----------1---1-----3~---| G|---2~---2--------2-------2~---2--------2-------0~---| D|---0~--------------------2~--------------------0~---| A|-------------------------0~--------------------2~---| E|-----------------------------------------------3~---| INTRO- Riff 1 Riff 2 VERSE: Well my broken battered body In the days when I was younger Used to fix itself quick sharp After every slip and stumble -PRE-CHORUS: But these days I'm collecting scars that don't seem to fade Cuts and bruises that won't go away Riff 2 Riff 2 VERSE: I used to think that I Would never live past twenty five When you think like that each day Is a gift if you survive PRE-CHORUS: But I survived too long for my side of the deal But as I reach that shore I'm not sure how to feel Riff 2 Cause I keep losing days That used to take a lifetime In the blinking of an eye All these small ideas Are suddenly commitments Greatness slips on by Greatness slips on by Riff 2 Riff 2 VERSE: I remember well the day That I got my first tattoo I was so scared before and after I was so proud when it was new PRE-CHORUS: But these days I've gone and got me many more Sometimes I get more when I get bored One for every year I've lost OUTRO: Cause I keep losing days That used to take a lifetime In the blinking of an eye All these small ideas Are suddenly commitments Greatness slips on by Greatness slips on by Greatness slips on by Riff 3 Greatness slips on by

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