COME CLEAN DARK THING - Veruca Salt
Chord arrangement
by Matty Jay (www.mattyjay.com)
guitarist for Alyce Hart (www.alycehart.com)
Verse:
D
Nightshade, a pretty flower
A
You drink the poison and we count the hours
D
You black out, holding my hand
A
I dream of letting go but I just can't
Chorus:
Bb G C F
Come clean, dark thing, you can breathe the air again and I’ll care again
Bb G C F
Come clean, dark thing, look up to the sky again and I’ll try again
Bb G
Come clean, dark thing
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
F C
You can breathe the air again, and stop pretending
Verse:
D
Dark sky, you're barely breathing
A
You’re still alive but you’re already grieving
D
A headstone, look at what you’ve become
A
You see the sadness at the center of everyone
Chorus:
Bb G C F
Come clean, dark thing, you can breathe the air again and you’ll care again
Bb G C F
Come clean, dark thing, look into the sky again and you’ll try again
Bb G
Come clean, dark thing
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
F C
You can breathe the air again, and stop pretending
Bridge:
Dm Bb F C Dm
How we sleep, how we lie, how we learn to say goodbye
Bb F C Dm
You are safe here, you are right here, you could promise you could try
Bb F C
All your love, all your life, all your days of wasted time
Outro Chorus:
Bb G
Come clean, dark thing
Come clean, dark thing
Come clean, dark thing
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
F C
You can breathe the air again, and stop pretending
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
D Bb
You can breathe the air again
F C
You can breathe the air again, and stop pretending
D Bb G
If you say that you want me, too
D Bb G
If you say that you need me, too
D Bb G
If you say that you love me, too
D Bb
If you say that you love me
