Tuning:
EADGBf#
The main riff is based around a B chord I think
f#|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
A |--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-|
E |--------------------|
The high e and b strings are left open for the F#, G#m and A, this is done by playing
route of the chord with your thumb.
F# G#m A
f#|--0----0----0---|
B |--0----0----0---|
G |--3----4----6---|
D |--4----6----7---|
A |--4----6----7---|
E |--2----4----5---|
Intro: B Riff
Verse 1:
B Riff
This country is my canvas
I leave paint trails as I go.
E
I'm painting a picture
F# B Riff
That you can only see from outer space.
B Riff
My bedroom is your sofa,
I take my breakfast on the train.
E F# G#m B Riff
I'm tired and I'm dirty, and not a second goes to waste.
Chorus:
A E
I'll be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
G#m F#
It's just my way of trying to be aliive.
Verse 3:
B Riff
Well I'll never get to grey hair
And I'll never be in the black,
E F# B Riff
But I can tell stories that most can hardly dream.
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B Riff
Dreaming is a luxury,
Like stopping-staring and beauty sleep.
E
I'll stop when I'm finished,
F# B Riff G#m
And sleep is for the weak.
Chorus:
A E
I'll be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
G#m F#
It's just my way of trying to be aliive.
A E
Heaven's in the half light, and that's where I reside,
G#m
I got a whiskey and a wry smile
B
I check my vital signs.
Bridge:
F#
And when I'm gone,
A
The world revolves, and life goes on,
So mark no grave,
A G#m F# A
Forget my name.
A G#m F#(Let Ring)
If the song remains
And everybody's got a drink and a smile,
F#
Well, that's just fine by me yeah.
Chorus:
A E
Heaven's in the half-light, and that's where I reside,
G#m
I got a whiskey and a wry smile
F#
I check my vital signs.
A E
I'll be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
G#m B Riff
It's just my way of trying to be aliive.
Outro: B Riff (Play till death) Says Frank.
