(tab by Brian Allen)Listen to the song for a better idea of the rhythms invovled.The vocal melody is a bit nonstandard, but I think if you hearthe song you'll be able to catch on to it.C EmC Em G7CIsn't it nice how things resolveF G CTo test your will would take the skill of crazy antsF CYou fit your mind into smaller and smaller jarsEmYou find them clutching the last strawF G CAs if it's worth the worse for wear and tear you lookF CBut why try to understand someone that you don't even knowEven though he brought you up, beat you up,D7Shut you up when you cried ?CAnd now you avoid partiesEmBecause they remind youFOf someone whoGyou used to knowG F CPretty soon you'll want to avoid yourselfC EmC Em G7A popular phrase from the same yearWould draw no tears save for the fears of looking backYou find you hide for weaker and weaker reasonsThe battle you lost in the mirrorEarned you no thanks but wooden planks were soon withdrawnAnd you couldn't run away even if you triedAnd you tried and you cried 'cause you knew that laying flatIn your parents' carAnd now you avoid fatherBecause they remind youOf someone who you used to knowPretty soon you'll want to avoid your ownAnd now you're finally on your ownYou draw your choices from the voices you despiseYou find you're drawn to tighter and tighter circlesFlashbacks, flashes forwardYou are insane though you have gained such wide appealAnd all the car rides, cheap insides, laughter at the right peopleAt the right time at the right line in the right frame of mindAnd now you avoid thinkingBecause it reminds you of someone you used to knowPretty soon you'll only think about yourselfOutro - C Em F G C
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