CHORUS Bm F#m E E If I fail, if I fall, if I can't be free then I never was at all F#m E B B The more I fight I stay the same D F#m E E Where do I go and what do I do? I'll never know if I never get through D F#m E E The more I fight I stay... the same INSTRUMENTAL PART VERSE F#m F#m D E God, I love excuses- nothing better than a homemade lie F#m F#m D E New rules and old confusion- the ones you just despise F#m F#m D E Out of my way, out of my reach- how do you dream if you still can't sleep? F#m F#m D E My mind is a terrible gift and I'd rather be numb than feel this way BRIDGE C#5 E5 C#5 E5 Come home when the metal is broken/ another thief doesn't honor a thing C#5 E5 C#5 E5 Time flies when the moment is golden/ I won't leave this clean... CHORUS Bm F#m E E If I fail, if I fall, if I can't be free then I never was at all F#m E B B The more I fight I stay the same D F#m E E Where do I go and what do I do? I'll never know if I never get through D F#m E E The more I fight I stay the same VERSE F#m F#m D E Half my time in one protection- this is better than a beggar's stand F#m F#m D E New shoes and old directions- the epithet of man F#m F#m D E Killing my name, killing my past- nothing's left when nothing lasts F#m F#m D E My life is a terrible waste... and I'm going down fast CHORUS Bm F#m E E But if I fail, if I fall, if I can't be free then I never was at all F#m E B B The more I fight I stay the same D F#m E E Where do I go and what do I do? I'll never know if I never get through D F#m E E The more I fight I stay the same INSTRUMENTAL + SOLO VERSE F#m F#m D E Don't be so distracted- I can tell you where the story ends F#m F#m D E New sins and old abuses- no one wins again F#m F#m D E This is my chance- this is my curse- we all know it'll only get worse F#m F#m D E My hell is a terrible case but I'll give you all hell first... CHORUS Bm F#m E E If I fail, if I fall, if I can't be free then I never was at all F#m E B B The more I fight I stay the same Bm F#m E E If I'm still, if I stall, if I can't be heard I will never even call F#m E B B The more I fight I stay the same D D/C# E E Where do I go and what do I do? The very thought scares the hell out of you D D/C# E E The more I fight I stay the same Eb Bb F F (HALF STEP UP) If I fail, if I fall, if I know, if I care at all E B F# F# (HALF STEP UP) The more I fight I stay the same