Tuning: Standard Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb



Tempo: slow, melodic



Performance note: Aaron Lewis performs this with a mic'd Guild acoustic guitar.  The key

keeping this song simple.  Without the distortion effects or the electric guitars, drum

bass, the harmonics and nuances of the original recording are lost, but the solitude and 

behind the lyrics takes it's place.  Don't rush.  Quater notes are the same

as: 1-onethousand, 2-onethousand, 3-onethousand, 4-onethousand.



If you use a mic infront of the strings, turn down the bass a little bit but up the mid.

If you use an electric-acoustic, adjust the mid to +2 and the bass to +1 and

leave trebel to 0.



Most notes can be improvised-strummed to the rythem of the song/words.

Let most of the half-note and greater chords ring, but don't drown out the open D string

played.





Note: Adapted from Aaron Lewis's performance of this 2/28/2009 Live concert



Notes and tuning are accurate to Aaron's guitar used live!



=========== Intro



    Esus2                             G       G     D



eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------|---------------3-----------------|

Gb|-------0-------0-------------0---|-0-0-0---0-0---2-----------------|

Db|---4-------4-------4-------4---4-|-4-4-2---4-2---0-----------------|

Ab|-2---2-------2-------2---0-------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|-3-3-3---3-3---------------------|





=========== Verse (the light is on... but you're not)



    Esus2                             G       G     D



eb|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bb|-0-------------------------------|-3------(3)----3-----------------|

Gb|-0-------------------------------|-0------(0)----2-----------------|

Db|-4-------------------------------|-0-------0-----0-----------------|

Ab|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------0-----------------|

Eb|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|





=========== Chorus (sometimes when you're out of)



    Cadd2           Em7               G       G       D



eb|-3-----3-----3---3--3----3---3-3-|-3-------3-----------2----2-3--2-|

Bb|-3-----3-----3---3--3----3---3-3-|-3-------3-------3---3----3-3--3-|

Gb|-0-----0-----0---0--0----0---0-0-|-0-------0-------2---2----2-2--2-|

Db|-2-----2-----2---2--2----2---2-2-|-0-------0-------0---0----0-0--0-|

Ab|-3-----3-----3---2--2----2---2-2-|-2-------2-------0---0----0-0--0-|

Eb|-----------------0--0----0---0-0-|-3-------3-----------------------|





=========== Bridge (the monster you're feeding. your lack of perception)



    Em7     Em7     Cadd2   Cadd2     Em7     Em7     D       D



eb|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-----------------------|

Bb|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|

Gb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|

Db|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|

Ab|-2-------2-------3-------3-------|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|

Eb|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|





=========== Final Chord



    Esus2 (arpeggiate)



eb|---------------------0-----------|

Bb|-----------------0---------------|

Gb|-------------0-------------------|

Db|---------4-----------------------|

Ab|-----2---------------------------|

Eb|-0-------------------------------|

    |----------Let Ring-------------|



|(#) ghost note (finger but don't strum or pluck)

| /  slide up

| \  slide down

| ^  accent note on downstroke

| h  hammer-on

| p  pull-off

| ~  vibrato

| +  harmonic

| x  Mute note

===============================================================================



Play order:



[intro]

[verse]

the lights are on but you're not home

you've drifted off somewhere alone

somewhere that's safe,

no questions here

a quiet place where you hide from your fears



[chorus]

sometimes when you're out of rope the way to climb back up's unclear

the walls you build around yourself i guess they also keep you here

are you afraid of what they think? whoever they happen to be

are you hiding from the scars of your own reality?



[verse]

so you sedate and drown in vain

you've got a pill for every day

a suit and tie to mask the truth

its ugly head is starthing to show through



[chorus]

sometimes when you're out of rope the way to climb back up's unclear

the walls you build around yourself i guess they also keep you here

are you afraid of what they think? whoever they happen to be

or are you hiding the scars of your own reality?



[bridge]

the monster you're feeding, your lack of perception

the things you will do to fill your addictions

the light at the end of your tunnel is closing

what is it that you're so afraid of exposing?

you'd give it all up for what's there for the taking

whatever it takes to keep your hands from shaking

the same things you're thinking might make you feel better

the same things that probably got you here



[chorus]

sometimes when you're out of rope the way to climb back up's unclear

the walls you build around yourself i guess they also keep you here

are you afraid of what they think? whoever "they" happen to be

are you hiding from the scars of your own reality?



[bridge]

the monster you're feeding, your lack of perception

the things you will do to fill your addictions

the light at the end of your tunnel is closing

what is it that you're so afraid of exposing?

you'd give it all up for what's there for the taking

whatever it takes to keep your hands from shaking

the same things you're thinking might make you feel better

are-the same things that probably keep you here (aaron sings this ending live)

[final chord]