Tuning: standard
Capo on 1 (all positions relative to capo)
Strum pattern for most of song: v v^v^
Verse:
E F#m C#m A
E|--0------------2------------------4--------------0------------|
B|--0------------2------------------5--------------2------------|
G|--1------------2------------------6--------------2------------|
D|--2------------4------------------6--------------2------------|
A|--2------------4------------------4--------------0------------|
E|--0------------2----------------------------------------------|
He says he looks in the mirror and he can't tell anymore
E F#m C#m A
E|--0------------2------------------4----------------------0----|
B|--0------------2------------------5----------------------2----|
G|--1------------2------------------6----------------------2----|
D|--2------------4------------------6----------------------2----|
A|--2------------4------------------4----------------------0----|
E|--0------------2----------------------------------------------|
Who he really is and who they believe him to be
E F#m C#m A
E|--0------------2------------------4--------------0------------|
B|--0------------2------------------5--------------2------------|
G|--1------------2------------------6--------------2------------|
D|--2------------4------------------6--------------2------------|
A|--2------------4------------------4--------------0------------|
E|--0------------2----------------------------------------------|
And he says he walks a thin line between what is and what could be
E F#m C#m A
E|--0--------------2---------4-----------------0----|
B|--0--------------2---------5-----------------2----|
G|--1--------------2---------6-----------------2----|
D|--2--------------4---------6-----------------2----|
A|--2--------------4---------4-----------------0----|
E|--0--------------2--------------------------------|
And he's getting closer to something he can't understand
Pre-chorus:
B5 E
E|-------------------------------0----------------|
B|-------------------------------0----------------|
G|------4------------------------1----------------|
D|------4------------------------2----------------|
A|------2------------------------2----------------|
E|-------------------------------0----------------|
Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown
B5 E
E|---------------------------0----------------|
B|---------------------------0----------------|
G|--------4------------------1----------------|
D|--------4------------------2----------------|
A|--------2------------------2----------------|
E|---------------------------0----------------|
And his throne of ice is melting
B5 E
E|---------------------------------0----------------|
B|---------------------------------0----------------|
G|-----4---------------------------1----------------|
D|-----4---------------------------2----------------|
A|-----2---------------------------2----------------|
E|---------------------------------0----------------|
He climbed his ladder there was nothing there
A5
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--2----------------------|
D|--2----------------------|
A|--0----------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Now it's a long way down
Chorus:
E F#m C#m A E
E|----0-------------2------4-----------0--------0--------------|
B|----0-------------2------5-----------2--------0--------------|
G|----1-------------2------6-----------2--------1--------------|
D|----2-------------4------6-----------2--------2--------------|
A|----2-------------4------4-----------0--------2--------------|
E|----0-------------2---------------------------0--------------|
Cause on and on and on he goes dancing on the grave
F#m C#m A
E|-----------2-----------------4-----0----------------------|
B|-----------2-----------------5-----2----------------------|
G|-----------2-----------------6-----2----------------------|
D|-----------4-----------------6-----2----------------------|
A|-----------4-----------------4-----0----------------------|
E|-----------2----------------------------------------------|
Of what he thought was still alive hey
E F#m C#m A E
E|----0-------------2------4---------------0-----------------0--|
B|----0-------------2------5---------------2-----------------0--|
G|----1-------------2------6---------------2-----------------1--|
D|----2-------------4------6---------------2-----------------2--|
A|----2-------------4------4---------------0-----------------2--|
E|----0-------------2----------------------------------------0--|
on and on and on he goes dancing in mansions made of twigs
F#m A
E|----2--------------0----------------------|
B|----2--------------2----------------------|
G|----2--------------2----------------------|
D|----4--------------2----------------------|
A|----4--------------0----------------------|
E|----2-------------------------------------|
And castles made of sand
Verse 2: (same as verse 1)
He says his head is filled with cartoons and fairytales
And he's trapped inside a dungeon of dolls with smiles on their faces
He's built a pretty cage his show's on a beautiful stage
With candy-coated prison bars and chains that look like jewelry
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge:
C#m A E F#m
E|-4------------------0-----------0---------------2----|
B|-5------------------2-----------0---------------2----|
G|-6------------------2-----------1---------------2----|
D|-6------------------2-----------2---------------4----|
A|-4------------------0-----------2---------------4----|
E|--------------------------------0---------------2----|
Cause he lives inside a fairytale sandcastle now
C#m A E F#m A5 A
E|-4--------------------0-------------------0-------------2---------0-----|
B|-5--------------------2-------------------0-------------2---------2-----|
G|-6--------------------2-------------------1-------------2-----2---2-----|
D|-6--------------------2-------------------2-------------4-----2---2-----|
A|-4--------------------0-------------------2-------------4-----0---0-----|
E|------------------------------------------0-------------2---------------|
And there's room inside for false expectations and illusions
Pre-chorus 2:
B5 E
E|-------------------------------0----------------|
B|-------------------------------0----------------|
G|------4------------------------1----------------|
D|------4------------------------2----------------|
A|------2------------------------2----------------|
E|-------------------------------0----------------|
there's a crack in his plastic crown
B5 E
E|---------------------------0----------------|
B|---------------------------0----------------|
G|--------4------------------1----------------|
D|--------4------------------2----------------|
A|--------2------------------2----------------|
E|---------------------------0----------------|
And his throne of ice is melting
B5 E
E|---------------------------------0----------------|
B|---------------------------------0----------------|
G|-----4---------------------------1----------------|
D|-----4---------------------------2----------------|
A|-----2---------------------------2----------------|
E|---------------------------------0----------------|
He climbed his ladder there was nothing there
A5 A
E|-------------------0------|
B|-------------------2------|
G|--2----------------2------|
D|--2----------------2------|
A|--0----------------0------|
E|--------------------------|
Now it's a long way down
A
E|--0--------------|
B|--2--------------|
G|--2--------------|
D|--2--------------|
A|--0--------------|
E|-----------------|
It's a long way down
Chorus x3