Intro and Verse: Pick or play chords as follows: |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)~-----|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)~-----| |----0----0----0----0----0----0~------|----0----0----0----0----0----0~------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-1----1----1----1----1----1----------|-0----0----0----0----0----0----------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| (let ring) (let ring) |--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)--|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(2)--(2)~-----| |----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0----0----0----0----0----0~------| |-------------0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0------|-------------------------------------| |-1-----1------------------------------------------|-0----0----0----0----0----0----------| |--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| (let ring) Verse Protecting you Protecting me I throw the evidence into a trunk and drop it in the sea Lie awake I sleep awake I sleep with one eye on the bedroom door, The other on the cake Protecting me Protecting you Carving away our fingerprints out of our fingertips until they're smooth Lie awake I sleep awake I sleep with one eye on my royal flush The other on the take I sleep awake Verse Protecting this Protecting that Calling a deadbeat with his dead boat wrapped around his artifact Protecting that Lie awake I sleep awake I sleep with one hand on my 45, the other 'round my baby's waist Lie awake I sleep awake I go to bed with all my lights turned on So I don't slip away I stay awake Out on the street I keep a started car Who only waits for me, conveniently Breakdown (repeat) Lie awake I sleep awake Lie awake I sleep awake Ahhh...ahhh... Outro Pick intro again End with: |------------------| |--------------1~--| |-----------2------| |--------3---------| |-----3------------| |--1---------------| (let ring)