Written by Ryan Guldemond
Intro and Verse: Pick or play chords as follows:Verse A# Protecting you Dm Protecting me A# Dm Asus4 A7 I throw the evidence into a trunk and drop it in the sea A# Lie awake Dm I sleep awake A# Dm I sleep with one eye on the bedroom door, Asus4 A7 The other on the cake A# Protecting me Dm Protecting you A# Dm Asus4 A7 Carving away our fingerprints out of our fingertips until they're smoothhide this tabA# Dm |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---(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) A# Dm Asus4 A7 |--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---(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 A# Protecting this Dm Protecting that A# Dm Asus4 Calling a deadbeat with his dead boat wrapped around his artifact A7 Protecting that A# Lie awake Dm I sleep awake A# Dm Asus4 A7 I sleep with one hand on my 45, the other 'round my baby's waistF Lie awake A7 I sleep awake A# Dm I sleep with one eye on my royal flush Asus4 The other on the take A7 I sleep awakeA# Breakdown F A Dm A# (repeat) F A Lie awake Dm A# I sleep awake F A Lie awake Dm A# I sleep awake F A Dm A# Ahhh...ahhh... Outro Pick intro againF Lie awake A7 I sleep awake A# Dm I go to bed with all my lights turned on Asus4 So I don't slip away A7 I stay awake A# Dm Out on the street I keep a started car Asus4 A7 Who only waits for me, convenientlyhide this tabEnd with: F |------------------| |--------------1~--| |-----------2------| |--------3---------| |-----3------------| |--1---------------| (let ring)