Silverstein - Massachusetts (Acoustic) This is How the Wind Shifts (Deluxe Edition) Tuning: half-step down Updated: 04/04/13 - Added Asus2 in Verses (still in novice difficulty) - Updated lyrics for Bridge ("...I'll never come back." instead of "...look back.", as written in the original version) [Intro] Am-G-C-G [Verse 1] Am Asus2 She's cutting out the bruises, F G Am Asus2 Forgetting her excuses for being here again F C G Am with a suitcase packed and waiting by the door. Asus2 F G Am Asus2 In her head, convinced herself she hasn't lost enough to quit. F C But tonight she lays here thinking, G F C G "What if I just left Am G F In the middle of the night C G Back to California Am-G And never look back?" [Chorus] Am F She'll fantasize about it C G F every single day but she can't find it G Am in her heart to run away, C and no one's listening. Am F With Northern Massachusetts, C G on his knees to stay, he's begging, F G Am "Please, oh baby please, I can explain. F-G It won't happen again." [Verse 2] Am Asus2 He's putting out the fires F C and he's making her believe G Am Asus2 he's really changed this time; F G Am Asus2 But it's obvious it's just another lie, lapse and relapse. F C G And again she lays beside him thinking, F C--G Am G F "I'll pretend in the middle of the night, C G my eyes are closed, I'm sleeping, Am G But I won't come back." [Chorus] Am F She'll fantasize about it C G F every single day but she can't find it G Am in her heart to run away, C And no one's listening. Am F With Northern Massachusetts, C G On his knees to stay, he's begging, F G Am "Please, oh baby please, I can explain. Ad lib: Am-G-F-G It won't happen again... It won't happen again" [Bridge] Am How long can this last? G#m The final straw was the hospital. F At least she told herself that. G But she just can't find the strength to end it. F C G Am G F "I just left in the middle of the night, C G Back to California, Am-G I'll never come back..." [Chorus] Am F She'll fantasize about it C G F every single day but she can't find it G Am in her heart to run away, C And no one's listening. Am F With Northern Massachusetts, C G On his knees to stay, he's begging, F G Am "Please, oh baby please, I can explain. C It won't happen again" [Outro] Am F She'll fantasize about it C G F every single day but she can't find it G Am in her heart to run away, (to run away...) C And no one's listening. Am F With Northern Massachusetts, C G (ON his knees to stay...) On his knees to stay, he's begging, F G Am "Please, oh baby please, I can explain. Am It won't happen again"