[Intro]
[M] Harmonica crying in the key of sin
[F] Acoustic wood and a busted grin
[M] Turn it around, let the trouble begin
[F] That’s where my nightmare lives
[Verse 1]
[M] You walked in like a warning sign
[F] Coat drippin' rain on a cracked front line
[M] My heart said run, but I stayed too long
[F] Now every good thought feels wrong
[M] Your name tastes sharp on my tongue
[F] One look, and the deal was done
[Pre-Chorus]
[M] I feel it comin' down
[F] Like a door slamming hard
[M] That old black cloud
[F] Been parked in my yard
[Chorus]
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] You know I’m there
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] You pull me under
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] I can’t get free
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] That’s where you keep me
[Post-Chorus]
[M] Oh, oh
[F] Keep me there
[M] Oh, oh
[F] Keep me there
[Verse 2]
[F] I saw your shadow on the screen door glass
[M] Same old smile from the broken past
[F] You said “I’ve changed,” but the laugh came thin
[M] Like a match struck out in the wind
[F] I should’ve shut that lock for good
[M] Instead I let you into the house again
[Pre-Chorus]
[F] Now the walls lean in
[M] And the floor goes thin
[F] Every breath I take
[M] Pulls you back in
[Chorus]
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] You know I’m there
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] You pull me under
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] I can’t get free
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] That’s where you keep me
[Post-Chorus]
[M] Oh, oh
[F] Keep me there
[M] Oh, oh
[F] Keep me there
[Verse 3]
[M] The moon hung low like a busted lamp
[F] We were two ghosts in a freight-yard camp
[M] You kissed my doubt, then bit my pride
[F] Left me with the long dark side
[M] I hear your boots in the hallway now
[F] Even when the room is empty somehow
[Pre-Chorus]
[M] So take that glare
[F] And take that grin
[M] 'Cause I know your game
[F] And I know where it’s been
[Chorus]
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] You know I’m there
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] You pull me under
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] I can’t get free
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] That’s where you keep me
[Verse 4]
[F] I lit a fire just to watch it fade
[M] Tried every prayer that I ever made
[F] But the smoke kept spelling your face on the wall
[M] Like a curse in a one-room hall
[F] If you want my soul, come claim your prize
[M] I’m staring right through those sleepless eyes
[Bridge]
[M] You’re the bruise, you’re the bend
[F] You’re the road that don’t end
[M] Every lie you sold
[F] Crawls back cold
[M] But I’ve got a voice
[F] And I’ve got a name
[M&F] You came for the dark
[M&F] I’ll call out the flame
[Chorus]
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] You know I’m there
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] You pull me under
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] I can’t get free
[M&F] My nightmare
[M&F] That’s where you keep me
[Verse 5]
[M] Now the dawn hits hard on the kitchen floor
[F] And I’m not begging at your door no more
[M] If you come back round, hear this plain
[F] I won’t wear your shadow like a chain
[Tag Outro]
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