Mt. St. Joseph
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Am F C G Am
How can you sit there in your room like a caged up refugee?
C G F Am
Barely alive and all worn out with the fake plastic trees.
F C G Am
Is it the only thing that makes you feel like life has meaning?
F C G
The scars are tattooed down your arms.
Am G
All we wait for is everything that used to matter.
Am F
Now all that's left is our hope and battle scars.
Am G
All we wait for is everything that used to matter.
Am F
It's too damn hard to watch you fall apart.
Am F C G Am
What are you trying to find driving late with no headlights?
F C G
When you go down that road, you can never go home again.
Am F C G
Can't lie around all day, blood and bone and tooth decay.
Am F C G
Cuz down here, you know, no one ever survives.
Am G
All we wait for is everything that used to matter.
Am F
Now all that's left is our hope and battle scars.
Am G
All we wait for is everything that used to matter.
Am F
It's too damn hard to watch you fall apart.
Am Em F
It was too damn hard to watch you fall apart.
Am F C G
And I remember that day the scent crept from under your door.
Am F C G
They found you three days later, you were buried under your sheets.
Am F C G
It was too damn hard to watch as heaven and hell held you down like anchors,
Am C G F
And your demons finally lulled you back to sleep.
F G Am
Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh, Joey, you let them get to you.
F G Am
Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh, how could you be so careless?
F G Am F G
Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh, Can you hear us from where you are?
Am G
All we wait for is everything that used to matter.
Am F
Now all that's left is our hope and battle scars.
Am G
All we wait for is everything that used to matter.
Am F
It's too damn hard to watch you fall apart.
Am Em F
It was too damn hard to watch you fall apart.
How to play Mt. St. Joseph
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.