Birth of Tension Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Eb][D][Eb][D][Eb][D][Eb][D]
[Eb][D][Eb][D][Eb]
[D][Eb][Ab][Eb][D][F5][Eb][D]
[F5]

[Verse 1]
[D]you're kil[Eb]lin'me, your mouth is mov[D]in'
but I cannot hear you [Eb]speak
[D]life's a [Eb]tragedy. go on [D]livin'
in a world [Eb]not for the [F5]weak[D5]
[D]keep your dreams inside your [Eb]heart
never let the [D]pressure tear you [Eb]apart
[D]truth is whispered on [Eb]a breath
loud [D5]enough to [D]cover
[Eb]the smell [F5]of death
[D5]never [D]thought

[Verse 2]
too important
[Eb]to mention
[D]livin' through the birth, the birth of tension
[D5]neve[D]r thought
too important to mention
livin' with the tension, tension,

[Interlude 1]
tension.
[D][Eb][D][Eb][D][Eb][D][A][Ab5][Bb]
[F5]

[Verse 3]
[D]don't you und[Eb]erstand too much ten[D]sion,
snap
where you lose your [Eb]grip
[D]too many dem[Eb]ands sta[D]rt at birth, snap
[Eb]from the bomb you're [F5]ripped[Eb]
[D]leave your dreams inside, be[Eb]hind
never had a [D]reason that you'll
never [Eb]find
[D]tension builds another way
[Eb]gonna [D]make you all go [Eb]away
[F5][D]

[Interlude 2]
[Eb][D][Eb][D]

[Verse 4]
[D]too much tension,
[D5]all [E]arou[F5]nd[C]
[C5]too [F5]much tensi[Bb]on,
bring [G#]you down[D][E][F5]
all the pressures in the [C]narrow
[C5]mind[C][F5][Bb][G#][D]
all the reasons you'll never find
[F5]did you kill your father,
[Bb5]sleep [Bb]with your [G#]mother
[D]idolize your sister, jealous your brother
[E]did ya [F5]kick the dog,
were you beat a strap
were you [C]really be [C5]abused,
[F5]were you [Bb]fak in'
all that too [D]tense

[Interlude 3]
[A][Eb][A][Eb][A][Ab][Eb][A]
[Ab][Eb][A][Eb][A][Ab5][Eb][Eb][F][Eb][A][Eb][A]
[Eb][A][Eb][A][Am][A][Bb][A][Bb][D][A][G#5][Eb][Bb][A]
[A][A][D][F][D]
[A][Eb][D][Eb][Bb][D]
[A][Eb][D5][D][Eb][D][Eb][D]
[Eb][D][A][D][Eb][D]
[F][Eb][D][A][Eb][D]
[Eb][D][A][Ab][Eb][D][A][D][A][G#][Eb][D]
[A][G#]

[Verse 5]
[G#]you're killin' me [Eb]so m[D]any ways
so little time to [Eb]think
[D]life's catastrophe, [Eb]my g[D]lass empty
and I really [Eb]need [F5]a drink
[D]movin' all so very quick
[Eb]movin' [D]so fast that it makes me [Eb]sick
[D]let me outta here
[Eb]livin' ain't livin[D]' with the tension[Eb] and the fear

[Outro 1]
[F5][D][D]
[D][D]
[A][Eb][A][Eb][A][Eb][D]
[A][D][A][Eb][D]
[F][D][G]