Tone: [G]
Intro
[G] [C] [Em] [Em/F#] [G] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [B7] [C] [G]
Verse 1
I could’ve [G]woke yesterday in the grave
Could’ve [Em]choked on the smoke from my fathers flame
But there’s a [C]no need to stoke
There’s a southern wind blowin’ this [G]way
Verse 2
And [G]dare me to do it I'll go
I’d trade [Em]these pounds of flesh for a miserable ghost
And [C]not much will change
But the way that you see me will [G]though
Chorus
And I [C]see it complete in my [Em]head [Em/F#]
And [G]I don’t be[D]believe but I [G]like to pre[C]pretend
That the [Em]war inside of [B7]me will [C]kill the man I have [G]been
Interlude
[G] [C] [Em] [Em/F#] [G] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [B7] [C] [G]
Verse 3
A [G]sickness is poisoning my time
And I [Em]searched for a cure and it blinded my sight
And [C]I’m almost sure that I’ve had my fill for one [G]life
Verse 4
And [G]everything good was a lie
All my [Em]friends turned to snakes and love turned to spite
And [C]I held the blame because you couldn’t carry its [G]size
Chorus
And I [C]see it complete in my [Em]head [Em/F#]
And [G]I don’t be[D]believe but I [G]like to pre[C]pretend
That the [Em]war inside of [B7]me will [C]kill the man I have [G]been
That the [Em]war inside of [B7]me will [C]kill the man I have [G]been