Seatbelts Gotta Knock a little Harder
Intro:
E, F#, D, A/E, E, Esus4, E x 4
Verse 1 :
E
Happiness is just a word to me,
G D
And it might have meant a thing or two
A/E
if I'd known the difference.
E
Emptiness, a lonely parody,
G D
And my life, another smokin’ gun
A/E
A sign of my indifference.
C
Always keepin’ safe inside
D
Where no one ever had a chance
A/E
To penetrate or break in.
C
Let me tell you some have tried,
D
but I slam the door so tight
A/E
That they could never get in.
Verse 2 :
E
Kept my cool under lock and key
G D
And I never shed a tear
A/E
Another sign of my condition.
E
Fear of love or bitter vanity
G D
That kept on the run
A/E
The main of events at my confession.
C
I kept a chain upon my door
D
That would shake the shame of Cain
A/E
into a blind submission.
C
The burning ghost without a name
D
Was still calling all the same
A/E
But I just wouldn’t listen.
Chorus 1 (same as intro):
E
The longer I'd stall
The further I'd crawl
F#
The further I'd crawl
The harder I'd fall
D A/E E
I was crawlin' into the fire
E
The more that I saw
The further I'd fall
F#
The further I'd fall
The lower I'd crawl
D A/E E
I kept fallin' into the fire
Verse 3 :
E
Suddenly it occurred to me
G D
The reason for the run and hide
A/E
Had totaled my existence
E
Everything left on the other side
G D
Could never be much worse that this
A/E
But could I go the distance
C
I faced the door and all my shame
D
Tearin' off each piece of chain
A/E
Until they were broken
C
But no matter how I tried
D
The other side was locked so tight
A/E
The door it wouldn't open
Chorus 2 :
E
Gave it all that I got
And started to knock
F#
Shouted for someone
To open the lock
D A/E E
I just gotta get through the door
E
And the more that I knocked
The hotter I got
F#
The hotter I got
The harder I'd knock
D A/E E
I just gotta break through the door
E
Gotta knock a little harder
F#
Gotta knock a little harder
D
Gotta knock a little harder
A E
Break through the door
(repeat until end)
