3rd Shift
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Intro: G#m F# (x2)
[Verso 1]
G#m
His mother said stay away
Away from all the darkness
F# G#m
it will haunt you And everything
we've ever prayed Is the only
F#
thing that will ever save you
[Refrão]
E B
But it all started with that little taste
E B F#
It helped keep him up later at night
E B F#
helped the truth come back into sight
E
And when she left him it dulled the
B E B
pain He'd hide the marks under his
F# E B
socks the doctor said he was in
F# G#m G#m
shock from what he'd seen
[Verso 2]
G#m
His mama said it's the last time
It's the last time we'll be here
F# G#m
to save you Because you've fucked
this up again And those kids aren't
F#
your friends they use you up
[Verso 3]
G#m
And now he's standing in the rain
F#
He should have probably hopped
G#m
the train instead of drove
The sergeant has seen this thing
before Maybe some time behind
F#
locked doors will save this kid
[Refrão]
E
No but it don't save him
B
and who's to blame?
E
The truth just keeps him
B F#
up at night there was
E B F#
never much inside he liked
E
The guilty phantoms make him
B E
insane He could clean up but
B F# E
why start now after all
B F# G#m F#
who knows how to start again?
[Ponte]
G#m
If they don't save him
F#
who's to blame?
G#m
If he don't save him
F#
who's to blame?
G#m
If we don't save him
F#
who's to blame?
[Verso 4]
G#m
His mother said stay away
Away from all the darkness
F# G#m
it will haunt you And everything
we've ever prayed Is the only
F#
thing that will ever save you
[Refrão]
E B
But it all started with that little taste
E B F#
It helped keep him up later at night
E B F#
helped the truth come back into sight
E
And when she left him it dulled the
B E B
pain He'd hide the marks under his
F# E B F#
socks the doctor said he was in shock
E B
If we don't save him who is to blame?
E B F#
The truth just keeps us up at night
E B F#
why can't he see what's there to like?
E B
Do guilty phantoms make us insane?
E B F#
If we clean it up there's no way out
E B
time will tell if he makes
F# G#m
it out of this alive
How to play 3rd Shift
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.