Tone: [D]
Intro:
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]
Verse 1:
[D]Every time they knock me [G]down [A]
I rise to my feet[D]feet
Every time I take a [G]bullet
They find a [A]medic
[D]To patch me up real neat
You only have to run the [G]numbers to know[A]know
Sooner or [Bm]later everybody's gotta [E]go
Bleed out[G]out [A]
Chorus:
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
I'm gonna bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
There won't be anyone [G]waiting to rush me to safe[A]safety
I'm [Bm]gonna let the long night [E]take me
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
Verse 2:
[D]Every bender needs a [G]black out [A]
Every gauge deserves a [D]top line
Every story needs a [G]child
Who believe[A]believes the brave [D]hero's gonna be just fine
You just have to check the [G]papers to see[A]see
Some of these [Bm]children end up just like me[E]me
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
Chorus:
I'm gonna blee[D]bleed out
I'm gonna bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
I'm gonna [G]make a gigantic me[A]mess
But it [Bm]meant something important I gue[E]guess
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
Verse 3:
[D]Somewhere beyond imagi[G]imagination
[A]Somewhere beneath the final [D]delta
Washed up on the [G]banks of
a river at the [A]height of the storm
[D]Everybody's seeking shelter
[G]I'm gonna dive right in[A]in [Bm]
I can't swim[E]swim
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
Chorus:
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
I'm gonna bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
There's gonna be a [G]big spot where I once lay[A]lay
And there won't [Bm]even be a spot one [E]day
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
Interlude:
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [Bm] [E] [G] [A] [D]
Verse 4:
[D]There was a chance we'd make it [G]through this
[A]It's safe to say now that we've [D]missed it
And I won't ever lose [G]hope and I haven't lost hop[A]hope
[D]I'm just realistic
I will go down pun[G]punching, but I will go [A]down
And my [Bm]corner men won't bring me back a[E]around
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
Verse 5:
[D]The blood is pooling under[G]underneath me
[A]Flowing freely from my [D]mouth
You wanna call a med [G]evac no[A]now [D]
[D]Knock yourself out
You can tell 'em when they [G]get here you tried[A]tried
But the [Bm]smallest hole was several inches [E]wide
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed out[D]out
Verse 6:
[D]I'm gonna head into the [G]darkness
[A]I'm gonna head into the [D]light
I will surrender to the [G]slow lurching tid[A]tide [D]
[D]Drift off into the night
There won't be any words of [G]wisdom from me[A]me
Just a [Bm]lake of blood for all the world to [E]see
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
Chorus:
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
I'm gonna bleed [G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed [D]out
I'm gonna tell [G]my friends to all go to hel[A]hell
[Bm]And wish my enemies wel[E]well
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
I'm gonna bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
If it's blood [G]you want
I've got plenty of i[A]it [Bm]
You're gonna [E]love it
Bleed ou[G]out [A]
I'm gonna bleed ou[D]out
Outro:
[D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [Bm] [E] [G] [A] [D]