[intro] Am F C G [chorus] Am F C How long, how long will I slide? G Am F Separate my siiiiiiide C G Am F I don't, don't believe it's baaaaaad C G Slittin' my throat it's all I ever [verse 1] Am Em I heard your voice through a photograph Am Em I thought it up and brought up the past Am Em Once you know you can never go back G Am I've got to take it on the otherside [verse 2] Am Em Centuries are what it meant to me Am Em a cemetery where I marry the sea Am Em Stranger things never change my mind G Am I've got to take it on the otherside G Am Take it on the otherside G Take it on Am Take it on [chorus] Am F C How long, how long will I slide? G Am F Separate my siiiiiiide C G Am F I don't, don't believe it's baaaaaad C G Slittin' my throat it's all I ever [verse 3] Am Em Pour my life into a paper cup Am Em The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts Am Em She wants to know am I still a slut G Am I've got to take it on the otherside [verse 4] Am Em Scarlet starlet and she's in my bed Am Em a candidate for a soul mate bled Am Em Push the trigger and pull the thread G Am I've got to take it on the otherside G Am Take it on the otherside G Take it on Am Take it on [chorus] Am F C How long, how long will I slide? G Am F Separate my siiiiiiide C G Am F I don't, don't believe it's baaaaaad C G Slittin' my throat it's all I ever [instrumental] Em C Em C [bridge] Em Turn me on take me for a hard ride C Burn me out leave me on the otherside Em I yell and tell it that it's not my friend C I tear it down I tear it down, and then it's born again [guitar solo] Am F C G [chorus] Am F C How long, how long will I slide? G Am F Separate my siiiiiiide C G Am F I don't, don't believe it's baaaaaad C G Slittin' my throat it's all I ever Am F C G Am F Haaaaaad, I don't, don't believe it's saaaaaad C G Am Slitting my throat, it's all I ever