E               B
This is for the lions living in the
    A
Wiry broke-down frames of my friends bodies
E                       B
When the flood water comes, it ain't gonna be
  A
Clear, it's gonna look like mud
G#m             A
But I will help you swim
G#m             A
I will help you swim
                        E
I'm gonna help you swim

E               B                               A
This is for the snakes and the people they bite

For the friends I've made; for the sleepless nights
E                       B                       A
For the warning signs I've completely ignored

There's an amount to take, reasons to take more
G#m                                     A
It's no big surprise you turned out this way
                        G#m                            A
When they close their eyes and prayed you would change

E                       B                 A
And they cut your hair, and sent you away

You stopped by my house the night you escaped
E                       B               A
With tears in my eyes, I begged you to stay
                                                      E
You said, Hey man, I love you but no fucking way

E                       B
I'm sure that we could find something for you
A
To do on stage
E               B                       A
Maybe shake a tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies

E                       B
This is for the lake that me and my friends
    A
Swim in, naked and dumb on a drunken night
E                       B
And it should've felt good but I can hear the Jaws
     A
Theme song on repeat in the back of my mind
G#m             A                               G#m
Make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the
    A
Face
G#m                                     A
There are lessons to be learned, consequences for all the
      G#m             A
Stupid things I say
E                                       B
And it is no big surprise you turned out this way
        A
The spark in her eyes, The look on your face

I will not be late

E                       B
I'm sure that we could find something for you
A
To do on stage
E               B                       A
Maybe shake a tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies
E               B
I wanna contribute to the
      A
Chaos, I don't wanna watch and then complain
E               B
'Cause I am through finding
    A
Blame, that is the decision that I have made

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------2--4--6--4--6--4--2-----------2--6--4--|
G|--0--2--4-----------------------0--2--4-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|-----6--4---|
B|4/6---------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

E
She hopes I'm cursed forever to sleep on a twin-sized
B        A
Mattress
        E                                       B  A
In somebody's attic or basement my whole life
E                               B          A
Never graduating up in size to add another
        E
And my nightmares will have nightmares every night
B                       A
Oh, every night. Every night