[Intro]
Am B E F G
[Verse 1]
Am
I think I'm drowning
B
asphyxiated
E
I wanna break this spell
F G
that you've created
Am
you're something beautiful
B
a contradiction
E
I wanna play the game
F G
I want the friction
Am B E F G
you will be the death of me
Am B E F G
you will be the death of me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F
bury it
G Am G
I won't let you bury it
F
I won't let you smother it
G Am G
I won't let you murder it
[Chorus 1]
F
our time is running out
G Am C
our time is running out
F
you can't push it underground
G Am F G
you can't stop it screaming out
[Break 1]
Am B E F G
[Verse 2]
Am
I wanted freedom
B
bound and restricted
E
I tried to give you up
F G
but I'm addicted
Am
now that you know I'm trapped
B
sense of elation
E
you'd never dream of
F G
breaking this fixation
Am B E F G
you will squeeze the life out of me
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[Pre-Chorus 2]
F
bury it
G Am G
I won't let you bury it
F
I won't let you smother it
G Am G
I won't let you murder it
[Chorus 2]
F
our time is running out
G Am C
our time is running out
F
you can't push it underground
G Am
you can't stop it screaming out
C
how did it come to this?
Dm Am
oo-oo-ohh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dm Am
oo-oo-ohh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dm Am E
oo-oo-ohh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Break 2]
Am B E F G
[Verse 3]
Am B E F G
you will suck the life out of me
[Pre-Chorus 3]
F
bury it
G Am G
I won't let you bury it
F
I won't let you smother it
G Am G
I won't let you murder it
[Chorus 3]
F
our time is running out
G Am C
our time is running out
F
you can't push it underground
G Am
you can't stop it screaming out
C
how did it come to this?
Dm Am
oo-oo-ohh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dm Am
oo-oo-ohh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dm Am E
oo-oo-ohh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!