[Strophe]
   Am                       G    F 
My demons are begging me to open up
         G 
 my mouth 
My demons are begging me to open up my mouth 
  Am                     G       
I need them mechanically make the
 F             G 
 words come out 
I need them mechanically make the words come out 
     Am                     G     
They fight me, vigorous and angry,
 F                G 
 watch them pounce 
They fight me, vigorous and angry, watch them pounce 
     Am                      G     
They light me licking up the flames
      F          G 
 they bring about
They light me licking up the flames they bring about
[Pre-Refrain]
Am                    G 
  I sold my soul to a three-piece 
F        G             Am 
  And he told me I was holy 
                      G 
  He's got me down on my knees 
F              G 
  But it's the devil that's tryna
[Refrain]
Am                    G 
Hold me down, hold me down 
F 
Sneaking out the back door, 
G 
Make no sound 
Am                     G 
Knock me out, knock me out 
F                        G 
Saying that I want more, this is what
 I live for
Saying that I want more, this is what I live for
[Refrain]
Am                    G 
Hold me down, hold me down 
F                         G 
Throw me in the deep end, watch me
 drown 
Throw me in the deep end, watch me drown 
Am                     G 
Knock me out, knock me out 
F                        G 
Saying that I want more, this is what
 I live for
Saying that I want more, this is what I live for
[Strophe]
    Am                     G       
I'm selfish, taking what I want and
 F           G 
 call it mine 
I'm selfish, taking what I want and call it mine 
    Am                      G     
I'm helpless, clinging to a little
 F           G 
 bit of spine 
I'm helpless, clinging to a little bit of spine 
     Am                      G      
They rush me, telling me I'm running
 F          G 
 out of time 
They rush me, telling me I'm running out of time 
     Am                    G      
They shush me, walking me across a
 F           G 
 fragile line
They shush me, walking me across a fragile line
[Pre-Refrain]
Am                    G 
  I sold my soul to a three-piece 
F        G             Am 
  And he told me I was holy 
                      G 
  He's got me down on my knees 
F              G 
  But it's the devil that's tryna
[Refrain]
Am                    G 
Hold me down, hold me down 
F 
Sneaking out the back door, 
G 
Make no sound 
Am                     G 
Knock me out, knock me out 
F                        G 
Saying that I want more, this is what
 I live for
Saying that I want more, this is what I live for
[Refrain]
Am                    G 
Hold me down, hold me down 
F                         G 
Throw me in the deep end, watch me
 drown 
Throw me in the deep end, watch me drown 
Am                     G 
Knock me out, knock me out 
F                        G 
Saying that I want more, this is what
 I live for
Saying that I want more, this is what I live for
[Pont]
Am G          F     G 
    Hold me down now 
              Am     G 
    Hold me down now 
              F      G 
    Hold me down now
[Pre-Refrain]
Am                    G 
  I sold my soul to a three-piece 
F        G             Am 
  And he told me I was holy 
                      G 
  He's got me down on my knees 
F              G 
  But it's the devil that's tryna
[Refrain]
Am                    G 
Hold me down, hold me down 
F 
Sneaking out the back door, 
G 
Make no sound 
Am                     G 
Knock me out, knock me out 
F                        G 
Saying that I want more, this is what
 I live for
Saying that I want more, this is what I live for
[Refrain]
Am                    G 
Hold me down, hold me down 
F                         G 
Throw me in the deep end, watch me
 drown 
Throw me in the deep end, watch me drown 
Am                     G 
Knock me out, knock me out 
F                        G 
Saying that I want more, this is what
 I live for
Saying that I want more, this is what I live for