Nightmare Acoustic Chords

Based on a version from a BBC Radio, Live Lounge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW_EmCGc6DI
 
 
[Intro]
F E Am C F Em Am C
 
 
[Verse 1]
N.C.                        Am
I've tasted blood and it is sweet
             Cm                    F
I've had the rug pulled beneath my feet
             Em               Am
I've trusted lies and trusted men
                     C                  F
Broke down and put myself back together again
                         Em7
Stared in the mirror and punched it to shatters
Am7                      Am
Collected the pieces and picked out a dagger
F                                 Em
I've pinched my skin in between my two fingers
N.C.
And wished I could cut some parts off with some scissors
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
F                      Em
"Come on, little lady, give us a smile"
      Am                            C
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about
  F                        Em
I got no one to smile for, I waited a while for
Am                                        F
A moment to say I don't owe you a goddamn thing
 
 
[Chorus]
       Em                             Am
I keep a record of the wreckage in my life
        C                          F
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
          Em                  Am
They talk shit, but I love it every time
      C
And I realize
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
G                             G              Am C
I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night
C    F                           Em7              Am Em
That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night
 
 
[Verse 2]
F           Em                          Am7
No, I won't smile, but I'll show you my teeth
                 Am                       F
And I'ma let you speak if you just let me breathe
             Em7                          Am
I've been polite, but won't be caught dead
                      G                        F
Lettin' a man tell me what I should do with my bed
             Em
Keep my exes in check in my basement
Am                           C
'Cause kindness is weakness, or worse, you're complacent
F                    Em
I could play nice or I could be a bully
N.C.
I'm tired and angry, but somebody should be
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 F                     Em
"Come on, little lady, give us a smile"
      Am                C
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about
      F                    Em
I got no one to smile for, I waited a while for
Am                                        F
A moment to say I don't owe you a goddamn thing
 
 
[Chorus]
       Em                             Am
I keep a record of the wreckage in my life
                     C            F
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
           Em                 Am7
They talk shit, but I love it every time
      C
And I realize
F         Em                             Am
I, I keep a record of the wreckage in my life
                     C            F
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
          Em                  Am
They talk shit, but I love it every time
      C
And I realize
 
G Am C Fmaj7 Em7 Am
 
[Bridge]
             G         Am                C
Someone like me can be a real nightmare, completely aware
    Fmaj7      Em7  Am              C
But I'd rather be a real nightmare, than die unaware, yeah
Am           Em        Am
Someone like me can be a real nightmare, completely aware
    Fmaj7       Em7 Am
But I'm glad to be a real nightmare, so save me your prayers
 
 
[Chorus]
Fmaj7     Em                             Am
I, I keep a record of the wreckage in my life
Am                                 F
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
            Em                Am7
They talk shit, but I love it every time
         Cmaj7
And I realize
F         Em                             Am7
I, I keep a record of the wreckage in my life
                      C            F
I gotta recognize the weapon in my mind
          Em                  Am7
They talk shit, but I love it every time
 
And I realize
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
Am                                       C   A C
I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night
     F                          Em7              Am
That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night
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