Blame It On Bad Luck

Chords

Standard

Em         D
  Pound my knuckles 
C                     Bm
hard against the floor
   Am                   A#
My head against the wall
      B                D
But I did this to myself
  Em             D   C
Assume it's just not worth
               Bm
getting back up   but 
     Am                  A#
I'll blame it on bad luck
     B                  D Em <-- Guitar Enters
I'll shake responsibility 
 

Verse 1:
Em
  I spent some time in 
D     Am       Bm
a bad place at 18
Em              G
wishing I could see 
          Am
something through clear
Bm Em
eyes  Do you ever wake up
   D      Am
to realize  that your
        Bm
life is meaningless?
        Em
Does it give you strength
   G
or lead you to your 
Am               Bm
grave at a young age?


Chorus 2:
Em         D
  Pound my knuckles 
C                     Bm
hard against the floor
   Am                   A#
My head against the wall
      B                B/D#
But I did this to myself
  Em             D   C
Assume it's just not worth
               Bm
getting back up   but 
     Am                  A#
I'll blame it on bad luck
     B
I'll shake responsibility 


Post Chorus: Guitar Solo
Em--Am-B- x2


Verse 2:
Em
  It seems that when 
  D    Am
I ran away from 
Bm     Em          G
my past all my dignity my 
      Am           Bm
faith my pride got left back
Em
  And now I think it's time that 
  D      Am            Bm
I realize  self pity's meaningless
       Em
Though I'm 10 feet deep
     G
I'll claw my way back 
Am             Bm
out from in my grave


Chorus 3:
Em         D
  Pound my knuckles 
C                     Bm
hard against the floor
   Am                   A#
My head against the wall
      B                B/D#
But I did this to myself
  Em             D   C
Assume it's just not worth
               Bm
getting back up   but 
     Am                  A#
I'll blame it on bad luck
     B
I'll shake responsibility
         Am(hold)
And I'll save a hard life
    D(hold)
You did this to me


Breakdown: G--Bm-Em-- x2


Bridge:
C           G      B
  But now I realize  I'd give 
Em D       C
anything I have to walk 
  G                B
a day in those old shoes
Wondering what 
   C
my first smoke
      G      B
would be like  my first
Em      D         C
fuck my next fuck up
            G
Or the next band that
             B
would change my life
                  C   D B/D# 
and it changed my life
Em                  C   D B/D#(Hold)   
  and it changed my life


Chorus 3:
Em         D
  Pound my knuckles 
C                     Bm
hard against the floor
   Am                   A#
My head against the wall
      B                B/D#
But I did this to myself
  Em             D   C
Assume it's just not worth
               Bm
getting back up   but
     Am                  A#
I'll blame it on bad luck
     B
I'll shake responsibility
         C
And I'll save a hard life
    D        B/D#  Em(hold)
You did this to   me