Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
EM Poor boy he knows he's alive, he's afraid to learn, (EM+D#)
EM He don't want to get where he's going cos he thinks he's gonna burn, (EM+D#)
EM He can't handle being born in the middle of a big black line, (EM+D#)
EM No matter where he looks, to him it's just either side. (EM+D#)
Chorus
EM Close your eyes (EM+F#)when you A9 feel you're going (CMAJ7)under,
EM Close your eyes, (EM+F#)you can A9 make the shore this (CMAJ7)time,
EM Close your eyes, (EM+F#) A9 you can (CMAJ7)make it through the
EM wild.(EM+F#) A9 you can (CMAJ7)make it through the wild.
Verse 2
EM Poor boy he knows in this life he'll get hunted down, (EM+D#)
EM He don't want to make the transition into meat that feeds the ground, (EM+D#)
EM He can't hack it when his mind paints a picture from an evil eye, (EM+D#)
EM You can't wash the canvas now cos it's full of dye. (EM+D#)
Chorus
EM Close your eyes (EM+F#)when you A9 feel you're going (CMAJ7)under,
EM Close your eyes, (EM+F#)you can A9 make the shore this (CMAJ7)time,
EM Close your eyes, (EM+F#) A9 you can (CMAJ7)make it through the
EM wild.(EM+F#) A9 you can (CMAJ7)make it through the wild.
REPEAT CHORUS CHORDS TIL END