CAPO: 1 fret
[Intro:] Gm Bb Cm D Bb
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Verse:]
[Gm]The air was cold
[D]The night I fled
[Cm]Your eyes were more
[Gm]Than I could take
[Gm]I ran so fast
[F]I ran like hell
[Cm]And still wasn't [D]able to escape
[Gm]The picture's still[D] fixed in my head
[Cm]The stage was all [Gm]set at my request
[Gm]You took the roll
[F]You played it well
[Cm]I knew it would be[Adim] easy for you[Gm]
[Pre Chorus:]
[D]Strike me harder now[Cm]
[Gm]Push me to the groun[Bb]d[D]
[Cm]Pain is [Gm]sweeter
Com[F]ing fro[Gm]m your hand
[Cm]I love you
[Eb]When you hurt[D] me the [Gm]most
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm]So fell the lash, [Adim]repeatedly
[Cm]The icy words [Gm]cut me deep, and still
[Gm]I begged for more
[F]You gave no less
[Cm]Surrendering [Adim]fully to the game
[Gm]You took control
[D]I took the blame
[Cm]You had enough [Gm]so you looked away
[Gm]Deprived of love, [F]deprived of pain
[Cm]No choice but to [D]keep on sinking
[Pre Chorus:]
[D]Strike me harder now[Cm]
[Gm]Push me to the groun[Bb]d[D]
[Cm]Pain is [Gm]sweeter
Com[F]ing fro[Gm]m your hand
[Cm]don't you [Gm]leave me
[Eb]When I need y[D]ou the m[Gm]ost
[Gm] [Bb] [F] [Cm]
[Gm] [G#] [Bb]
[Cm]No pain or love l[Gm]eft for your slave
[Bb]My heart is torn [F]yet you smile the same
[Cm]I'll break the vow[Gm] and I'll tell myself[G#]
[G#]The words that [Bb]free me from you
SOLO: Cm Gm Bb F Cm D F Adim Gm
[Pre Chorus:]
[D]Strike me harder now[Cm]
[Gm]Push me to the groun[Bb]d[D]
[Cm]Pain is [Gm]sweeter
Com[F]ing fro[Gm]m your hand
[Cm]Take your [Gm]hate and d[F]rive it [GM]through my heart
But p[Cm]lease don't [Gm]leave me w[Eb]hen I need yo[D]u the mo[Gm]st...
[Outro:]
[Gm]The air was cold
[D]The night I fled
[Cm]The pain was more [Gm]than I could take
[Gm]You learned your role
[D]you'll play it well
[Cm]I know it will be easy for y[Gm]ou
[Intro:] Gm Bb Cm D Bb
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Verse:]
[Gm]The air was cold
[D]The night I fled
[Cm]Your eyes were more
[Gm]Than I could take
[Gm]I ran so fast
[F]I ran like hell
[Cm]And still wasn't [D]able to escape
[Gm]The picture's still[D] fixed in my head
[Cm]The stage was all [Gm]set at my request
[Gm]You took the roll
[F]You played it well
[Cm]I knew it would be[Adim] easy for you[Gm]
[Pre Chorus:]
[D]Strike me harder now[Cm]
[Gm]Push me to the groun[Bb]d[D]
[Cm]Pain is [Gm]sweeter
Com[F]ing fro[Gm]m your hand
[Cm]I love you
[Eb]When you hurt[D] me the [Gm]most
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm]So fell the lash, [Adim]repeatedly
[Cm]The icy words [Gm]cut me deep, and still
[Gm]I begged for more
[F]You gave no less
[Cm]Surrendering [Adim]fully to the game
[Gm]You took control
[D]I took the blame
[Cm]You had enough [Gm]so you looked away
[Gm]Deprived of love, [F]deprived of pain
[Cm]No choice but to [D]keep on sinking
[Pre Chorus:]
[D]Strike me harder now[Cm]
[Gm]Push me to the groun[Bb]d[D]
[Cm]Pain is [Gm]sweeter
Com[F]ing fro[Gm]m your hand
[Cm]don't you [Gm]leave me
[Eb]When I need y[D]ou the m[Gm]ost
[Gm] [Bb] [F] [Cm]
[Gm] [G#] [Bb]
[Cm]No pain or love l[Gm]eft for your slave
[Bb]My heart is torn [F]yet you smile the same
[Cm]I'll break the vow[Gm] and I'll tell myself[G#]
[G#]The words that [Bb]free me from you
SOLO: Cm Gm Bb F Cm D F Adim Gm
[Pre Chorus:]
[D]Strike me harder now[Cm]
[Gm]Push me to the groun[Bb]d[D]
[Cm]Pain is [Gm]sweeter
Com[F]ing fro[Gm]m your hand
[Cm]Take your [Gm]hate and d[F]rive it [GM]through my heart
But p[Cm]lease don't [Gm]leave me w[Eb]hen I need yo[D]u the mo[Gm]st...
[Outro:]
[Gm]The air was cold
[D]The night I fled
[Cm]The pain was more [Gm]than I could take
[Gm]You learned your role
[D]you'll play it well
[Cm]I know it will be easy for y[Gm]ou
