Chords for State Of Grace-NoMeansNo
Tempo:
122.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gb
Ab
Cm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
I [Gb] told myself that there was no more than [Cm] the sound of the wind through an open door.
And if no one entered, it was no crime.
[C] At least it was none of mine.
And all [Gb] I saw, I kept that day, [Cm] an empty heart in an empty place.
[Gb] There was no reason for me to live.
[Cm] I had nothing to give.
Nothing [Bb] to give.
[Eb] I closed my eyes and to my surprise, [Ab] my heart was beating.
I was [Gb] still alive.
[Eb] Was there really nothing that I could [Ab] do?
No, it did me [Gb] too.
[Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself for so [Ab]
long.
[Gb] [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself.
[Ab]
And it can't go on.
[Eb] I'm lying in state, I'm lying in state of grace.
I'm lying in state, I'm lying in state of grace.
[Ab] And it [Eb] can't go on.
[Gb] [F] [Ebm] First I tried to blame the [Eb] world for all the evils that were unfurled.
[Gb] Rags of sin blowing in the wind [Eb] over church and state, the rich and the great.
[Gb] But when I listened, [Ebm] all I really heard [Cm] was my own voice and my own [Ebm] words.
Sometimes begging for love, [Cm] sometimes screaming with hate, screaming with [Bb] hate.
I
[Eb] don't trust that voice in my head.
[Ab] It's not mine, it's [Gb] the voice of the [Eb] dead.
And while I ask them what I think they should, [Ab] I learned it all from you.
[Gb] [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself for [Ab] so long.
[Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself.
[Ab] And it can't [Gb] go on.
Cause [Eb] I'm lying in state, I'm lying in state of grace.
I'm lying in state, I'm lying in state of grace.
And it can't go on.
[Ebm] In the end you are my only friend.
[Cm] And all I see is you.
[Ebm] And all I have to give my friend, [Cm] I will give it to him.
[Ebm] Who do I mean, who am I talking to?
[Cm] How could it be more plain?
[C] Wake up, look in your heart.
[Eb]
Who are you?
What is your [Bb] name?
[Eb]
Am I paper shit in your perfect world?
It's [Ab] only for the moment, [Gb] by myself.
I know [Eb] you're paddling with it like you don't understand.
[Ab] You know I'm too [Gb] late.
[Eb] You don't wanna look, you don't wanna touch.
You [Ab] don't wanna think cause you've [Gb] got so much.
[Eb] You're just my wasted will.
[Ab] What you can do to [Gb] me,
[Eb] I'm lying in state.
I'm lying in state of grace.
I'm lying in state.
I'm lying to myself.
[Gb] [Eb] And it can't go on.
[Gb]
[Ab]
I [Gb] told myself that there was no more than [Cm] the sound of the wind through an open door.
And if no one entered, it was no crime.
[C] At least it was none of mine.
And all [Gb] I saw, I kept that day, [Cm] an empty heart in an empty place.
[Gb] There was no reason for me to live.
[Cm] I had nothing to give.
Nothing [Bb] to give.
[Eb] I closed my eyes and to my surprise, [Ab] my heart was beating.
I was [Gb] still alive.
[Eb] Was there really nothing that I could [Ab] do?
No, it did me [Gb] too.
[Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself for so [Ab]
long.
[Gb] [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself.
[Ab]
And it can't go on.
[Eb] I'm lying in state, I'm lying in state of grace.
I'm lying in state, I'm lying in state of grace.
[Ab] And it [Eb] can't go on.
[Gb] [F] [Ebm] First I tried to blame the [Eb] world for all the evils that were unfurled.
[Gb] Rags of sin blowing in the wind [Eb] over church and state, the rich and the great.
[Gb] But when I listened, [Ebm] all I really heard [Cm] was my own voice and my own [Ebm] words.
Sometimes begging for love, [Cm] sometimes screaming with hate, screaming with [Bb] hate.
I
[Eb] don't trust that voice in my head.
[Ab] It's not mine, it's [Gb] the voice of the [Eb] dead.
And while I ask them what I think they should, [Ab] I learned it all from you.
[Gb] [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself for [Ab] so long.
[Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself.
[Ab] And it can't [Gb] go on.
Cause [Eb] I'm lying in state, I'm lying in state of grace.
I'm lying in state, I'm lying in state of grace.
And it can't go on.
[Ebm] In the end you are my only friend.
[Cm] And all I see is you.
[Ebm] And all I have to give my friend, [Cm] I will give it to him.
[Ebm] Who do I mean, who am I talking to?
[Cm] How could it be more plain?
[C] Wake up, look in your heart.
[Eb]
Who are you?
What is your [Bb] name?
[Eb]
Am I paper shit in your perfect world?
It's [Ab] only for the moment, [Gb] by myself.
I know [Eb] you're paddling with it like you don't understand.
[Ab] You know I'm too [Gb] late.
[Eb] You don't wanna look, you don't wanna touch.
You [Ab] don't wanna think cause you've [Gb] got so much.
[Eb] You're just my wasted will.
[Ab] What you can do to [Gb] me,
[Eb] I'm lying in state.
I'm lying in state of grace.
I'm lying in state.
I'm lying to myself.
[Gb] [Eb] And it can't go on.
[Gb]
[Ab]
Key:
Eb
Gb
Ab
Cm
Ebm
Eb
Gb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] told myself that there was no more than [Cm] the sound of the wind through an open door.
And if no one entered, it was no crime.
_ [C] At least it was none of mine.
_ _ And all [Gb] I saw, I kept that day, [Cm] an empty heart in an empty place.
[Gb] There was no reason for me to live.
[Cm] I had nothing to give.
Nothing [Bb] to give. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I closed my eyes and to my surprise, [Ab] my heart was beating.
I was [Gb] still alive.
[Eb] Was there really nothing that I could [Ab] do?
No, it did me [Gb] too.
_ [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself for so [Ab]
long.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself.
_ [Ab]
And it can't go on.
_ [Eb] I'm lying in state, _ _ I'm lying in state of grace.
_ I'm lying in state, _ _ I'm lying in state of grace.
[Ab] And it [Eb] can't go on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] First I tried to blame the [Eb] world for all the evils that were unfurled.
[Gb] Rags of sin blowing in the wind [Eb] over church and state, the rich and the great. _
[Gb] But when I listened, [Ebm] all I really heard [Cm] was my own voice and my own [Ebm] words.
Sometimes begging for love, _ _ [Cm] sometimes screaming with hate, screaming with [Bb] hate.
I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ don't trust that voice in my head.
[Ab] It's not mine, it's [Gb] the voice of the [Eb] dead.
And while I ask them what I think they should, _ [Ab] I learned it all from you.
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself for [Ab] so long.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself.
[Ab] And it can't [Gb] go on.
Cause [Eb] I'm lying in state, _ _ I'm lying in state of grace.
_ _ I'm lying in state, _ _ I'm lying in state of grace.
And it can't go on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] In the end you are my only friend.
_ [Cm] And all I see is you.
_ _ _ [Ebm] And all I have to give my friend, [Cm] I will give it to him.
_ [Ebm] Who do I mean, who am I talking to?
[Cm] How could it be more plain?
_ _ [C] Wake up, look in your heart.
[Eb] _
Who are you?
_ _ What is your [Bb] name? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Am I paper shit in your perfect world?
It's [Ab] only for the moment, [Gb] by myself.
I know [Eb] you're paddling with it like you don't understand.
_ [Ab] You know I'm too [Gb] late. _
[Eb] You don't wanna look, you don't wanna touch.
You [Ab] don't wanna think cause you've [Gb] got so much.
[Eb] You're just my _ wasted will.
[Ab] What you can do to [Gb] me, _
_ [Eb] I'm lying in state.
I'm lying in state of grace. _
I'm lying in state. _ _
I'm lying to myself.
[Gb] [Eb] And it can't go on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] told myself that there was no more than [Cm] the sound of the wind through an open door.
And if no one entered, it was no crime.
_ [C] At least it was none of mine.
_ _ And all [Gb] I saw, I kept that day, [Cm] an empty heart in an empty place.
[Gb] There was no reason for me to live.
[Cm] I had nothing to give.
Nothing [Bb] to give. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I closed my eyes and to my surprise, [Ab] my heart was beating.
I was [Gb] still alive.
[Eb] Was there really nothing that I could [Ab] do?
No, it did me [Gb] too.
_ [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself for so [Ab]
long.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself.
_ [Ab]
And it can't go on.
_ [Eb] I'm lying in state, _ _ I'm lying in state of grace.
_ I'm lying in state, _ _ I'm lying in state of grace.
[Ab] And it [Eb] can't go on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] First I tried to blame the [Eb] world for all the evils that were unfurled.
[Gb] Rags of sin blowing in the wind [Eb] over church and state, the rich and the great. _
[Gb] But when I listened, [Ebm] all I really heard [Cm] was my own voice and my own [Ebm] words.
Sometimes begging for love, _ _ [Cm] sometimes screaming with hate, screaming with [Bb] hate.
I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ don't trust that voice in my head.
[Ab] It's not mine, it's [Gb] the voice of the [Eb] dead.
And while I ask them what I think they should, _ [Ab] I learned it all from you.
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself for [Ab] so long.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] I've been lying to myself, lying to myself.
[Ab] And it can't [Gb] go on.
Cause [Eb] I'm lying in state, _ _ I'm lying in state of grace.
_ _ I'm lying in state, _ _ I'm lying in state of grace.
And it can't go on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] In the end you are my only friend.
_ [Cm] And all I see is you.
_ _ _ [Ebm] And all I have to give my friend, [Cm] I will give it to him.
_ [Ebm] Who do I mean, who am I talking to?
[Cm] How could it be more plain?
_ _ [C] Wake up, look in your heart.
[Eb] _
Who are you?
_ _ What is your [Bb] name? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Am I paper shit in your perfect world?
It's [Ab] only for the moment, [Gb] by myself.
I know [Eb] you're paddling with it like you don't understand.
_ [Ab] You know I'm too [Gb] late. _
[Eb] You don't wanna look, you don't wanna touch.
You [Ab] don't wanna think cause you've [Gb] got so much.
[Eb] You're just my _ wasted will.
[Ab] What you can do to [Gb] me, _
_ [Eb] I'm lying in state.
I'm lying in state of grace. _
I'm lying in state. _ _
I'm lying to myself.
[Gb] [Eb] And it can't go on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _