(Verse)
[G]It seemed like eve[C]ryone I kn[D]ew was dy[G]ing
[C]I looked in the mir[D]ror and I was on f[G]ire
[G]Somebody yell[D]ed out "hey, s[C]top, drop, and r[G]oll!"
[G]I said "that might save my sk[Em]in, but it wo[D]n't save my s[G]oul.
[G]That might save my sk[C]in, but it wo[D]n't save my s[G]oul"
[G]You swallow ha[D]rd and you bot[C]tle it [G]up
[G]Try to prete[C]nd you're a ha[D]lf full c[G]up
[G]Believe what they're fe[D]eding, you're eating it [G]up
[G]While I'm reading b[Em]ooks about h[D]ow they're co[G]rrupt
[G]I'm reading bo[C]oks about h[D]ow they're cor[G]rupt
(Chorus)
[D]He says he prote[C]cting us but he's a l[G]iar
[D]I know deep d[C]own that it's d[G]own to the wire
[D]My heart will st[C]op if I p[G]ut out the fire
[D]As long as I'm bu[C]rning
[D]I'll keep on year[C]ning
[D]To save the wo[C]rld
[C]Not sure h[D]ow but I'm lea[G]rning
(Verse)
[G]Since what they c[C]all the begi[D]nning of m[G]an
[G]Blood has been s[C]hed for the r[D]ape of the l[G]and
[G]They call it civ[C]ilized, I[D] call it c[G]rp
[G]Our only h[Em]ope is to l[D]ook further b[G]ack
[G]Our only h[C]ope is to l[D]ook further b[G]ack
[G]If we really wa[C]nt for this wo[D]rld to sur[G]vive
[G]We'll just take w[C]hat we need [D]to stay al[G]ive
[G]It's a mist[C]ake to just t[D]ake and not g[G]ive
[G]It's not true t[Em]hat we must mu[D]rder to l[G]ive
[G]It's not true th[C]at we must m[D]urder to l[G]ive
(Chorus)
[D]He says he prote[C]cting us but he's a l[G]iar
[D]I know deep d[C]own that it's d[G]own to the wire
[D]My heart will st[C]op if I p[G]ut out the fire
[D]As long as I'm bu[C]rning
[D]I'll keep on year[C]ning
[D]To save the wo[C]rld
[C]Not sure h[D]ow but I'm lea[G]rning
(Verse)
[G]And telling the tr[C]uth the best w[D]ay that I'm a[G]ble
[G]Placing my c[C]ards all face up on the ta[G]ble
[G]It's okay to be sc[D]ared, you don't h[C]ave to act t[G]ough
[G]Take all that p[Em]ain and turn [D]it into l[G]ove
[G]Take all that pa[C]in and turn [D]it into l[G]ove
[G]And let your emo[C]tions be fu[D]el to your fl[G]ame
[G]Being on fi[C]re will ke[D]ep you a[G]wake
[G]If somebody yel[D]ls out "hey, st[C]op, drop, and r[G]oll!"
[G]Say "that might save my s[Em]kin, but it w[D]on't save my [G]soul.
[G]That might save my skin, b[C]ut it w[D]on't save my s[G]oul"
[G]It seemed like eve[C]ryone I kn[D]ew was dy[G]ing
[C]I looked in the mir[D]ror and I was on f[G]ire
[G]Somebody yell[D]ed out "hey, s[C]top, drop, and r[G]oll!"
[G]I said "that might save my sk[Em]in, but it wo[D]n't save my s[G]oul.
[G]That might save my sk[C]in, but it wo[D]n't save my s[G]oul"
[G]You swallow ha[D]rd and you bot[C]tle it [G]up
[G]Try to prete[C]nd you're a ha[D]lf full c[G]up
[G]Believe what they're fe[D]eding, you're eating it [G]up
[G]While I'm reading b[Em]ooks about h[D]ow they're co[G]rrupt
[G]I'm reading bo[C]oks about h[D]ow they're cor[G]rupt
(Chorus)
[D]He says he prote[C]cting us but he's a l[G]iar
[D]I know deep d[C]own that it's d[G]own to the wire
[D]My heart will st[C]op if I p[G]ut out the fire
[D]As long as I'm bu[C]rning
[D]I'll keep on year[C]ning
[D]To save the wo[C]rld
[C]Not sure h[D]ow but I'm lea[G]rning
(Verse)
[G]Since what they c[C]all the begi[D]nning of m[G]an
[G]Blood has been s[C]hed for the r[D]ape of the l[G]and
[G]They call it civ[C]ilized, I[D] call it c[G]rp
[G]Our only h[Em]ope is to l[D]ook further b[G]ack
[G]Our only h[C]ope is to l[D]ook further b[G]ack
[G]If we really wa[C]nt for this wo[D]rld to sur[G]vive
[G]We'll just take w[C]hat we need [D]to stay al[G]ive
[G]It's a mist[C]ake to just t[D]ake and not g[G]ive
[G]It's not true t[Em]hat we must mu[D]rder to l[G]ive
[G]It's not true th[C]at we must m[D]urder to l[G]ive
(Chorus)
[D]He says he prote[C]cting us but he's a l[G]iar
[D]I know deep d[C]own that it's d[G]own to the wire
[D]My heart will st[C]op if I p[G]ut out the fire
[D]As long as I'm bu[C]rning
[D]I'll keep on year[C]ning
[D]To save the wo[C]rld
[C]Not sure h[D]ow but I'm lea[G]rning
(Verse)
[G]And telling the tr[C]uth the best w[D]ay that I'm a[G]ble
[G]Placing my c[C]ards all face up on the ta[G]ble
[G]It's okay to be sc[D]ared, you don't h[C]ave to act t[G]ough
[G]Take all that p[Em]ain and turn [D]it into l[G]ove
[G]Take all that pa[C]in and turn [D]it into l[G]ove
[G]And let your emo[C]tions be fu[D]el to your fl[G]ame
[G]Being on fi[C]re will ke[D]ep you a[G]wake
[G]If somebody yel[D]ls out "hey, st[C]op, drop, and r[G]oll!"
[G]Say "that might save my s[Em]kin, but it w[D]on't save my [G]soul.
[G]That might save my skin, b[C]ut it w[D]on't save my s[G]oul"
