[intro] C G Em F Am G Em F Am G Em F [verse 1] Am G We gather here, we line up Em F Weeping in a sunlit room Am G And if I'm on fire, Em F you'll be made of ashes too Am G Even on my worst day, did I deserve babe Em F All the hell you gave me Am 'Cause I loved you G Em F I swear I loved you 'til my dying day [chorus] C Dm Am I didn't have it in F C Dm myself to go with grace Am And you're the hero flying F C Dm around saving face Am And if I'm dead to you, F C why are you at the wake Dm Am Cursing my name, wishing I stayed F Look at how my tears ricochet [instrumental] C Dm Am F [verse 2] Am G We gather stones, Em F never knowing what they'll mean Am G Some to throw, Em F some to make a diamond ring Am G You know I didn't want to have to haunt you Em F But what a ghostly scene Am G You wear the same jewels Em F that I gave you as you bury me [chorus] C Dm Am I didn't have it F C Dm in myself to go with grace Am 'Cause when I'd fight, F C Dm you used to tell me I was brave Am And if I'm dead to you, F C why are you at the wake Dm Am Cursing my name, wishing I stayed F Look at how my tears ricochet [bridge] C Dm Am And I can go anywhere I want F C Anywhere I want, just not home Dm Am And you can aim for my heart, go for blood F C But you would still miss me in your bones Dm Am And I still talk to you F C (When I'm screaming at the sky) Dm Am And when you can't sleep at night F (You hear my stolen lullabies) [final chorus] Am F I didn't have it in myself C Dm to go with grace Am And so the battleships F C Dm will sink beneath the waves Am You had to kill me, F C but it killed you just the same Dm Am Cursing my name, wishing I stayed F You turned into your worst fears C Dm And you're tossing out blame, Am drunk on this pain, F Crossing out the good years C Dm And you're cursing my name, Am wishing I stayed F Look at how my tears ricochet [outro] x3 C Dm Am F