Chords for Hotel Books - Dreaming Or Sinking (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
85 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em] [E]
[G] [F#]
[E]
I tried [G] looking into her eyes to make sense of my own life, [Em] but found senseless [G] realizations
I was reckless and [Em] she was just a vacation, [E] a vacation from the monotony I lived in.
And avoiding [G] risk felt nice until I realized I was avoiding purpose.
[F#] And it's all new, but I love her, at least I think, because I don't want to [E] live so empty.
I have this tendency to complicate [Bm] things better than I break things, and she was [G] somehow
caught in the in [D]-between.
And forever [Bm] means forever, and that's what it'll [C] always mean, and life is a reality except
for when it's a dream.
And those are the [Am] moments that I can't seem to think, [G] but I make sense of my mess by making
sense of her and me.
And this fear [D] keeps me alive, this fear of [G] knowing that she could leave me.
And I could try, [E] but this fear [Bm] fuels the flames, and that's [G] why I feel like I'm going to die.
Because she kept a part of me close by, and I liked it [Em] the best I can.
And now that [Bm] I know who I used to be, it's hard to be happy with [C] who I am, and that's
where she came [B] in.
A half-baked [G] smile and a love to pretend, but prior to then, love was nothing more to
me than a vacation, a vacant motivation to avoid the means it takes to reach any real
end, [C] a sense of salvation, [Am] but also an element of [A] bitter hope to cope with the rope that
was tied around my neck.
[C]
[F] [Bm] And the savior [G] I hoped for was chased away, way back then when I [C] found vices to take the
[B] place of all the things I wanted to [G] be.
And I lost [C] sight of me, but I was [G] told I could be anybody.
[Em] And I thought I could find purpose in loving someone who looks like me.
And I began dreaming or [D] thinking most nights they meant the same thing.
And [C] when that salvation finally found me, it was traded away for thirty pieces of silver.
Seems like that's not too [D] much, I guess, but I sold my savior for a [Am] whole lot less, my
two best friends acceptance and a mirage [B] of fake [E] happiness.
And [Em] now the words I used to cling to as my refuge now torture me in my head.
[A] Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do.
It's funny, because [D] it seems like I did every time [Em] I lied to you.
And that's my only truth, that I can't sleep at night and I can't get these things right.
[D] And salvation escaped when she came into view.
[F#m] And now I'm hoping my whole [D] life isn't mistaken as [Em] you, but there's no way of knowing.
But all I'm doing is coping [A] with my own pride.
And my [D] past would fight with me, [Em] hoping I would find truth.
But it's never a good idea to start a fight with a man who has [G] nothing to lose.
[Bm]
[B] And I'm empty.
My [Em] heart is caving in.
[C] And [Em] for whatever reason, [F#m] I finally let [B] somebody in.
And I don't [Em] know what love is, [E] but I'm growing.
[G] [Em] [E]
[G] [F#]
[E]
I tried [G] looking into her eyes to make sense of my own life, [Em] but found senseless [G] realizations
I was reckless and [Em] she was just a vacation, [E] a vacation from the monotony I lived in.
And avoiding [G] risk felt nice until I realized I was avoiding purpose.
[F#] And it's all new, but I love her, at least I think, because I don't want to [E] live so empty.
I have this tendency to complicate [Bm] things better than I break things, and she was [G] somehow
caught in the in [D]-between.
And forever [Bm] means forever, and that's what it'll [C] always mean, and life is a reality except
for when it's a dream.
And those are the [Am] moments that I can't seem to think, [G] but I make sense of my mess by making
sense of her and me.
And this fear [D] keeps me alive, this fear of [G] knowing that she could leave me.
And I could try, [E] but this fear [Bm] fuels the flames, and that's [G] why I feel like I'm going to die.
Because she kept a part of me close by, and I liked it [Em] the best I can.
And now that [Bm] I know who I used to be, it's hard to be happy with [C] who I am, and that's
where she came [B] in.
A half-baked [G] smile and a love to pretend, but prior to then, love was nothing more to
me than a vacation, a vacant motivation to avoid the means it takes to reach any real
end, [C] a sense of salvation, [Am] but also an element of [A] bitter hope to cope with the rope that
was tied around my neck.
[C]
[F] [Bm] And the savior [G] I hoped for was chased away, way back then when I [C] found vices to take the
[B] place of all the things I wanted to [G] be.
And I lost [C] sight of me, but I was [G] told I could be anybody.
[Em] And I thought I could find purpose in loving someone who looks like me.
And I began dreaming or [D] thinking most nights they meant the same thing.
And [C] when that salvation finally found me, it was traded away for thirty pieces of silver.
Seems like that's not too [D] much, I guess, but I sold my savior for a [Am] whole lot less, my
two best friends acceptance and a mirage [B] of fake [E] happiness.
And [Em] now the words I used to cling to as my refuge now torture me in my head.
[A] Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do.
It's funny, because [D] it seems like I did every time [Em] I lied to you.
And that's my only truth, that I can't sleep at night and I can't get these things right.
[D] And salvation escaped when she came into view.
[F#m] And now I'm hoping my whole [D] life isn't mistaken as [Em] you, but there's no way of knowing.
But all I'm doing is coping [A] with my own pride.
And my [D] past would fight with me, [Em] hoping I would find truth.
But it's never a good idea to start a fight with a man who has [G] nothing to lose.
[Bm]
[B] And I'm empty.
My [Em] heart is caving in.
[C] And [Em] for whatever reason, [F#m] I finally let [B] somebody in.
And I don't [Em] know what love is, [E] but I'm growing.
Key:
G
Em
D
C
E
G
Em
D
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
I tried [G] looking into her eyes to make sense of my own life, [Em] but found senseless [G] realizations
I was reckless and [Em] she was just a vacation, [E] a vacation from the monotony I lived in.
And avoiding [G] risk felt nice until I realized I was avoiding purpose.
[F#] And it's all new, but I love her, at least I think, because I don't want to [E] live so empty.
I have this tendency to complicate [Bm] things better than I break things, and she was [G] somehow
caught in the in [D]-between.
And forever [Bm] means forever, and that's what it'll [C] always mean, and life is a reality except
for when it's a dream.
And those are the [Am] moments that I can't seem to think, [G] but I make sense of my mess by making
sense of her and me.
And this fear [D] keeps me alive, this fear of [G] knowing that she could leave me.
And I could try, [E] but this fear [Bm] fuels the flames, and that's [G] why I feel like I'm going to die.
Because she kept a part of me close by, and I liked it [Em] the best I can.
And now that [Bm] I know who I used to be, it's hard to be happy with [C] who I am, and that's
where she came [B] in.
A half-baked [G] smile and a love to pretend, but prior to then, love was nothing more to
me than a vacation, a vacant motivation to avoid the means it takes to reach any real
end, [C] a sense of salvation, [Am] but also an element of [A] bitter hope to cope with the rope that
was tied around my neck.
[C] _ _
[F] [Bm] And the savior [G] I hoped for was chased away, way back then when I [C] found vices to take the
[B] place of all the things I wanted to [G] be.
_ And I lost [C] sight of me, but I was [G] told I could be anybody.
[Em] And I thought I could find purpose in loving someone who looks like me.
And I began dreaming or [D] thinking most nights they meant the same thing.
And [C] when that salvation finally found me, it was traded away for thirty pieces of silver.
Seems like that's not too [D] much, I guess, but I sold my savior for a [Am] whole lot less, my
two best friends acceptance and a mirage [B] of fake [E] happiness.
And [Em] now the words I used to cling to as my refuge now torture me in my head.
[A] Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do.
It's funny, because [D] it seems like I did every time [Em] I lied to you.
And that's my only truth, that I can't sleep at night and I can't get these things right.
[D] And salvation escaped when she came into view.
[F#m] And now I'm hoping my whole [D] life isn't mistaken as [Em] you, but there's no way of knowing.
But all I'm doing is coping [A] with my own pride.
_ _ And my [D] past would fight with me, [Em] hoping I would find truth.
But it's never a good idea to start a fight with a man who has [G] nothing to lose.
[Bm] _
[B] And I'm empty.
My [Em] heart is caving in.
_ [C] And [Em] for whatever reason, [F#m] I finally let [B] somebody in. _
And I don't [Em] know what love is, [E] but I'm growing. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
I tried [G] looking into her eyes to make sense of my own life, [Em] but found senseless [G] realizations
I was reckless and [Em] she was just a vacation, [E] a vacation from the monotony I lived in.
And avoiding [G] risk felt nice until I realized I was avoiding purpose.
[F#] And it's all new, but I love her, at least I think, because I don't want to [E] live so empty.
I have this tendency to complicate [Bm] things better than I break things, and she was [G] somehow
caught in the in [D]-between.
And forever [Bm] means forever, and that's what it'll [C] always mean, and life is a reality except
for when it's a dream.
And those are the [Am] moments that I can't seem to think, [G] but I make sense of my mess by making
sense of her and me.
And this fear [D] keeps me alive, this fear of [G] knowing that she could leave me.
And I could try, [E] but this fear [Bm] fuels the flames, and that's [G] why I feel like I'm going to die.
Because she kept a part of me close by, and I liked it [Em] the best I can.
And now that [Bm] I know who I used to be, it's hard to be happy with [C] who I am, and that's
where she came [B] in.
A half-baked [G] smile and a love to pretend, but prior to then, love was nothing more to
me than a vacation, a vacant motivation to avoid the means it takes to reach any real
end, [C] a sense of salvation, [Am] but also an element of [A] bitter hope to cope with the rope that
was tied around my neck.
[C] _ _
[F] [Bm] And the savior [G] I hoped for was chased away, way back then when I [C] found vices to take the
[B] place of all the things I wanted to [G] be.
_ And I lost [C] sight of me, but I was [G] told I could be anybody.
[Em] And I thought I could find purpose in loving someone who looks like me.
And I began dreaming or [D] thinking most nights they meant the same thing.
And [C] when that salvation finally found me, it was traded away for thirty pieces of silver.
Seems like that's not too [D] much, I guess, but I sold my savior for a [Am] whole lot less, my
two best friends acceptance and a mirage [B] of fake [E] happiness.
And [Em] now the words I used to cling to as my refuge now torture me in my head.
[A] Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do.
It's funny, because [D] it seems like I did every time [Em] I lied to you.
And that's my only truth, that I can't sleep at night and I can't get these things right.
[D] And salvation escaped when she came into view.
[F#m] And now I'm hoping my whole [D] life isn't mistaken as [Em] you, but there's no way of knowing.
But all I'm doing is coping [A] with my own pride.
_ _ And my [D] past would fight with me, [Em] hoping I would find truth.
But it's never a good idea to start a fight with a man who has [G] nothing to lose.
[Bm] _
[B] And I'm empty.
My [Em] heart is caving in.
_ [C] And [Em] for whatever reason, [F#m] I finally let [B] somebody in. _
And I don't [Em] know what love is, [E] but I'm growing. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _