Gotta Knock A Little Harder

Intro: G A7 F C/G G Gsus4 G (4x) G Happiness is just a word to me, A#sus9 F And it might have meant a thing or two C Csus4 C if I'd known the difference. G Emptiness, a lonely parody, A#sus9 F And my life, another smokin’ gun C Csus4 C A sign of my indifference. Eb Always keepin’ safe inside F Where no one ever had a chance G Gsus4 G To penetrate or break in. Eb Let me tell you some have tried, F but I slam the door so tight G Gsus4 G That they could never get in. G Kept my cool under lock and key A#sus9 And I never shed a tear F C Csus4 C Another sign of my condition. G Fear of love or bitter vanity A#sus9 That kept on the run F C Csus4 C The main of events at my confession. Eb I kept a chain upon my door F That would shake the shame of Cain G Gsus4 G into a blind submission. Eb The burning ghost without a name F Was still calling all the same G But I just wouldn’t listen. G The longer I'd stall The further I'd crawl A7 The further I'd crawl The harder I'd fall F C/G G Gsus4 G I was crawlin' into the fire G The more that I saw The further I'd fall A7 The further I'd fall The lower I'd crawl F C/G G Gsus4 G I kept fallin' into the fire Solo: G A7 F C/G G Gsus4 G (2x) G G# A Suddenly it occurred to me Csus9 G The reason for the run and hide D Dsus4 D Had totaled my existence A Everything left on the other side Csus9 G Could never be much worse that this D Dsus4 D But could I go the distance F I faced the door and all my shame G Tearin' off each piece of chain A Asus4 A Until they were broken F But no matter how I tried G The other side was locked so tight A Asus4 A The door it wouldn't open A Gave it all that I got And started to knock B7 Shouted for someone To open the lock G D A Asus4 A I just gotta get through the door A And the more that I knocked The hotter I got B7 The hotter I got The harder I'd knock G D A Asus4 A I just gotta break through the door A Gotta knock a little harder B7 Gotta knock a little harder G D Gotta knock a little harder A Asus4 A Break through the door