Nightmare

	 
[Intro]
F     Em 
        Now I lay me down to sleep 
Am              C 
   I pray the Lord, my soul to keep 
F                       Em 
  If I shall die before I wake 
           Am           C 
I pray the Lord, my soul to take
[Refrain]
F           Em                       
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of
    Am 
 my life 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life 
        C                         
I gotta recognize the weapon in my
 F 
 mind 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind 
          Em                       
They talk shit, but I love it every
 Am 
 time 
They talk shit, but I love it every time 
      C 
And I realize
[Strophe]
N.C.                           Am 
I've tasted blood and it is sweet 
               C                  
I've had the rug pulled beneath my
    F 
 feet 
I've had the rug pulled beneath my feet 
             Em                 Am 
I've trusted lies and trusted men 
                     C        
Broke down and put myself back
   N.C.       F 
 together again 
Broke down and put myself back together again 
                         Em 
Stared in the mirror and punched it
 to shatters 
Stared in the mirror and punched it to shatters 
   Am                    C 
Collected the pieces and picked out a
 dagger 
Collected the pieces and picked out a dagger 
F                         Em 
I've pinched my skin in between my
 two fingers 
I've pinched my skin in between my two fingers 
    N.C. 
And wished I could cut some parts off
 with some scissors
And wished I could cut some parts off with some scissors
[Pre-Refrain]
F                    Em 
Come on little lady, give us a smile
 
Come on little lady, give us a smile 
      Am                    C 
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile
 about 
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about 
      F                      Em 
I got no one to smile for, I waited a
 while for 
I got no one to smile for, I waited a while for 
  Am                    N.C. 
A moment to say I don't owe you a
 Goddamn thing
A moment to say I don't owe you a Goddamn thing
[Refrain]
F           Em                       
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of
    Am 
 my life 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life 
        C                         
I gotta recognize the weapon in my
 F 
 mind 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind 
          Em                       
They talk shit, but I love it every
 Am 
 time 
They talk shit, but I love it every time 
      C 
And I realize
[Post-Refrain]
    F                        Em     
I'm no sweet dream but I'm a hell of
          Am       C 
 a night 
I'm no sweet dream but I'm a hell of a night 
         F                        
That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a
 Em              Am       C 
 hell of a night
That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night
[Strophe]
F             Em                  
  No, I won't smile, but I'll show
           Am 
 you my teeth 
  No, I won't smile, but I'll show you my teeth 
                    C             
And I'ma let you speak if you just
            F 
 let me breathe 
And I'ma let you speak if you just let me breathe 
            Em                       
I've been polite, but won't be caught
    Am 
 dead 
I've been polite, but won't be caught dead 
                      C            
Lettin' a man tell me what I should
 N.C.     F 
 do in my bed 
Lettin' a man tell me what I should do in my bed 
                Em 
Keep my exes in check in my basement
 
Keep my exes in check in my basement 
       Am                      
'Cause kindness is weakness, or
 C 
 worse, you're complacent 
'Cause kindness is weakness, or worse, you're complacent 
F                      Em 
I could play nice or I could be a
 bully 
I could play nice or I could be a bully 
    N.C. 
I'm tired and angry, but somebody
 should be
I'm tired and angry, but somebody should be
[Pre-Refrain]
F                    Em 
Come on little lady, give us a smile
 
Come on little lady, give us a smile 
      Am                    C 
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile
 about 
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about 
      F                      Em 
I got no one to smile for, I waited a
 while for 
I got no one to smile for, I waited a while for 
  Am                    N.C. 
A moment to say I don't owe you a
 Goddamn thing
A moment to say I don't owe you a Goddamn thing
[Refrain]
F           Em                       
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of
    Am 
 my life 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life 
        C                         
I gotta recognize the weapon in my
 F 
 mind 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind 
          Em                       
They talk shit, but I love it every
 Am 
 time 
They talk shit, but I love it every time 
      C 
And I realize 
F           Em                       
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of
    Am 
 my life 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life 
        C                         
I gotta recognize the weapon in my
 F 
 mind 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind 
          Em                       
They talk shit, but I love it every
 Am 
 time 
They talk shit, but I love it every time 
      C 
And I realize
[Pont]
F            Em          Am  
Someone like me can be a real
               C 
 nightmare, completely aware 
Someone like me can be a real nightmare, completely aware 
    F          Em   Am             
But I'd rather be a real nightmare,
      C 
 than die unaware, yeah 
But I'd rather be a real nightmare, than die unaware, yeah 
F            Em          Am  
Someone like me can be a real
               C 
 nightmare, completely aware 
Someone like me can be a real nightmare, completely aware 
    F           Em   Am             
But I'm glad to be a real nightmare,
    N.C. 
 so save me your prayers
But I'm glad to be a real nightmare, so save me your prayers
[Refrain]
F           Em                       
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of
    Am 
 my life 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life 
        C                         
I gotta recognize the weapon in my
 F 
 mind 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind 
          Em                       
They talk shit, but I love it every
 Am 
 time 
They talk shit, but I love it every time 
      C 
And I realize 
F           Em                       
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of
    Am 
 my life 
I, I keep a record of the wreckage of my life 
        C                         
I gotta recognize the weapon in my
 F 
 mind 
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind 
          Em                       
They talk shit, but I love it every
 Am 
 time 
They talk shit, but I love it every time 
      C 
And I realize
[Post-Refrain]
    F                        Em     
I'm no sweet dream but I'm a hell of
          Am       C 
 a night 
I'm no sweet dream but I'm a hell of a night 
         F                        
That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a
 Em              Am       C 
 hell of a night
That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night