Intro
Am F C G
Chorus
[Am] How long,[F]long, how long will [C]I slide?
[G]Separate my s[Am]side [F]
[C]I don't, [G]don't believe it's[Am]it's bad [F]
[C]Slittin' my throat i[G]it's all I ever
Verse 1
[Am]I heard your voice through [Em]a photograph
[Am]I thought it up and brought u[Em]up the past
[Am]Once you know you can never [Em]go back
[G]I've got to take it on t[A]the otherside
Verse 2
[Am]Centuries are what it [Em]meant to me
[Am]A cemetery where I m[Em]marry the sea
[Am]Stranger things never c[Em]change my mind
[G]I've got to take it on t[A]the otherside
[G]Take it on t[A]the otherside
[G]Take it on
[A]Take it on
Chorus
[Am] How long,[F]long, how long will [C]I slide?
[G]Separate my s[Am]side [F]
[C]I don't, [G]don't believe it's[Am]it's bad [F]
[C]Slittin' my throat i[G]it's all I ever
Verse 3
[Am]Pour my life into a [Em]paper cup
[Am]The ashtray's full and I'm [Em]spillin' my guts
[Am]She wants to know am I[Em]I still a slut
[G]I've got to take it on t[A]the otherside
Verse 4
[Am]Scarlet starlet and s[Em]she's in my bed
[Am]A candidate for my s[Em]soul mate bled
[Am]Push the trigger and [Em]pull the thread
[G]I've got to take it on t[A]the otherside
[G]Take it on t[A]the otherside
[G]Take it on
[A]Take it on
Chorus
[Am] How long,[F]long, how long will [C]I slide?
[G]Separate my s[Am]side [F]
[C]I don't, [G]don't believe it's[Am]it's bad [F]
[C]Slittin' my throat i[G]it's all I ever
Instrumental
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
Bridge
[Em]Turn me on take me for a hard ride
[C]Burn me out leave me on the otherside
[Em]I yell and tell it that
It's not my friend
[C]I tear it down I tear it down
And then it's born again
Instrumental
[Am] [F] [C] [G]
Chorus
[Am] How long,[F]long, how long will [C]I slide?
[G]Separate my s[Am]side [F]
[C]I don't, [G]don't believe it's[Am]it's bad [F]
[C]Slittin' my throat i[G]it's all I ever
[Am]How [F]long I[C] don't, d[G]on't believe i[Am]t's ba[F]d
[C]Slit my throat
[G]it's all I ever
Am (one strum down)