45

Shinedown
Key
Em
Scroll
3
Verse 1
Em D/F# G
Send away for a priceless gift
C Gm7/C
One not subtle, one not on the list
Em D/F# G
Send away for a perfect world
C Gm7/C
One not simply, so absurd
Em D/F# G
In these times of doing what you're told
C Gm7/C
Keep these feelings, no one knows
Am Em
What ever happened to the young man's heart?
Am G D Em
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart
Chorus
Em D
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45
C D
Swimming through the ashes of another life
Em D
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
C Am
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Verse 2
Em D/F# G
Send a message to the unborn child
C Gm7/C
Keep your eyes open for a while
Em D/F# G
In a box high up on the shelf,
C Gm7/C
left for you, no one else
Em D/F# G
There's a piece of a puzzle known as life
C Gm7/C
Wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight
Am Em
What ever happened to the young man's heart?
Am G D Em
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart
Chorus
Em D
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45
C D
Swimming through the ashes of another life
Em D
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
C Am
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Bridge
Bm C
Everyone's pointing their fingers
Dm C
Always condemning me
Bm
And nobody knows what
Em D/F# G
I believe
C Gm7/C
I believe
Chorus
Em D
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45
C D
Swimming through the ashes of another life
Em D
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
C Am
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Chorus
Em D
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45
C D
Swimming through the ashes of another life
Em D
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
C Am
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Em D
45, 45
C Am
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Chords Used
Em
D/F#
G
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