A Midwestern State Of Emergency

F#m 8x I am a dead man I’m crawling into a trap F#m A horizontal response I'm laying A down for you once Bm again You've taking F#m what's granted I've said goodbye to my friends I've thrown myself head first A into this Close the Bm curtain and strand me F#m Found myself lost again A With even more excuses Bm F#m And even less concern Bound and gagged but A I enjoy it You seduce Bm your prisoner Before F#m E/G# you take your turn A So lay me down in the E/G# E field and put me under F#m the trees in the tall D grass Where they won’t A find me Enjoying silence E/G# and peace Until the E F#m sirens they come back D A screaming Taking me away E/G# I’ve given all I can give F#m so don’t let me Go back between Woodward and A Cass Cracked concrete Bm with broken glass This F#m run down block with my name in lights Your A Bm saving grace my final rights F#m 11 Miles from where A I was when I conceded Bm my head Embraced my F#m lost control Innocence in a state so pure A You hear the demons Bm Calling to take F#m E/G# back what you stole A So lay me down in the E/G# E field and put me under F#m the trees in the tall D grass Where they won’t A find me Enjoying silence E/G# and peace Until the E F#m sirens they come back D screaming Taking me A away I lost a piece of E/G# E myself And I forgot F#m to slow down and just breathe And D A it’s scaring me I’ve given all E/G# I can give E F#m So let me go I am a dead man I am a dead man And it’s the only way it can end F#m 4x F#m I don’t know who’s side I’m on anymore And there’s no starting over A So lay me down in the E/G# E field and put me under F#m the trees in the tall D grass Where they won’t A find me Enjoying silence E/G# and peace Until the E F#m sirens they come back D screaming Taking me A away I lost a piece of E/G# E myself And I forgot F#m to slow down and just breathe And D A it’s scaring me I’ve given all E/G# I can give E F#m(hold) So let me go