| Bsus4  | Cmaj7   D6   Cmaj7  | 2x

| F#5   A5  | 2x


[Verse 1]
F#5
 I've been burning
A5   F#5                A5
And dousing the flames
F#5
 I feel the whiplash
A5      F#5                A5
Of the backlash on my face
F#5
 I melt to sleep at night
 A5    F#5                 E5
But I wake to trip the day
 F#5
Never for you never for me
 A5      F#5                   A5   E5
Would I kiss your feet of clay


[Chorus]
Bsus4
 I'm still alive and so should I
C
 Soak up the wave of compromise
D
 Am I the victim of youth
C
 Is this the truth?
               F#5     A5    F#5    A5
Why don't you tell me
F#5                     A5    F#5    A5
 Why don't you tell me


[Verse 2]
F#5
 There's no conscience
A5   F#5            A5
In charity or shame
F#5
 The voice deceive me
 A5    F#5                  A5   E5
But believe me its the same
F#5
 I see the black in white
A5       F#5              E5
And the color in the gray
 F#5                          A5
Better for me better for you
           F#5              A5   E5
Going to bleach it all away


[Chorus]
Bsus4
 I'm still alive and so should I
C
 Soak up the wave of compromise
D
 Am I the victim of youth
C
 Is this the truth?
               F#5     A5    F#5    A5
Why don't you tell me
F#5                     A5    F#5
 Why don't you tell me


[Solo]
| F#5  | G5  | F#5  | G5    A5  G5  | F#5   A5  | F#5   A5  |


[Instrumental]
| Bsus4  | Cmaj7   D6   Cmaj7  | 2x


[Chorus]
               F#5     A5    F#5    A5
Why don't you tell me
F#5                     A5    F#5    A5
 Why don't you tell me


[Outro]
Asus2
 I'm still alive and so should I
Bsus4
 Soak up the wave of compromise
Cmaj7
 I see the scars, I hear the lies
D6
 So what's the truth
               F#m       C
Why don't you tell me