Paralytic States
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Intro: E F# B G#
B
She could hear them fucking through
Those thin hotel walls
E
She heard babies crying,
She heard laughter, she heard sirens
B
Red and blue lights flashing
Through those cheap hotel drapes
E
Blood spilled out on the porcelain
F#
The bath tub's over-flowing
E F#
Paralytic states of dependency
B G#
All waking life's just a living dream
E F#
Agitated states of amazement
B G#
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
B G#
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
E F# B G#
B
Spread out faced down on those
Stained cheap hotel sheets
E
She spent the last years of her life
Running from the boy she used to be
B
Cut her face wide open
Shaved the bone down thin
E
Plumped her lips up exaggerated
F#m
A fucked up kind of feminine
E F#
Paralytic states of dependency
B G#
All waking life's just a living dream
E F#
Agitated states of amazement
B G#
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
B G#
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
G A D B
D
Night time at the hotel there was fighting in the hall
G
Thin chain lock to keep the world out
She held her breath till it was gone
D
Standing naked in front of that hotel bathroom mirror
G
In her dysphoria's reflection
A
She still saw her mother's son
G D A
Paralytic states of dependency
G D A
All waking life's just a living dream
G D A
Agitated states of amazement
G A
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
G A
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
G A G A
By the time the ball dropped it was already over
G A G A
By the time the ball dropped it was already over
G A D
No resolutions for the new year beginning tomorrow
How to play Paralytic States
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.