Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
E - 022100
B - x24442
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
F#m - 244222
E/G# - 476xxx
Intro:
C#m-B-A--
E-F#m-E/G#-C#m-B-
A--B-A--
Verse 1:
C#m B A
I like to stick to walls
E F#m
Deserving conversations
E/G# C#m
and lifting them when
B A B A C#m
they fall I am a
B A E
fire escape my spine is
F#m E/G#
made of iron My heart
C#m B A B A
pumps that old red paint
Chorus 1:
A B
Save yourself
C#m F#m
save yourself
A E/G#
yourself
A B
Save yourself
C#m F#m B C#m A--
save yourself
Verse 2:
C#m B A
I see the seasons change
E F#m
All the young faces come
E/G# C#m B
and replaces the dy--ing
A B A C#m
marks Sit out on
B A
Lexington and Vine
E
All the pimps and
F#m E/G#
prostitutes wave you
C#m B A B A
down at stop-ping signs
Chorus 2:
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A B
Save yourself
C#m F#m
save yourself
A E/G#
yourself
A B
Save yourself
C#m F#m B A
save yourself
Bridge:
A B
Los Angeles I have
C#m A B A
waited for you
A
To pick yourself
B
up and change
A B
The city you live
C#m A
this ocean and sand
A
It's founded by lights
B C#m A B A B
and self made men
Verse 3:
C#m
I've watched the
B
dreamers find their
A E
legs And I've seen
F#m
the ones that come
E/G#
get reduced to
C#m B A B A
bones and bread
C#m B A
I am a fire escape
E
my spine is made of
F#m E/G#
iron My heart pumps
C#m B A B A
that old red paint
Chorus 3:
A B
Save yourself
C#m A B
save yourself
A B
Save yourself
C#m F#m
save yourself
Outro: A--B-C#m-E/G#-F#m-E/G#- x8
