My Chemical Romance – Famous Last Words

Performed by
My Chemical Romance
Release Year
2006
Suggested Capo
Fret 5

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My Chemical Romance – Famous Last Words
Key: D Minor BPM: ♩ = 122 Time: 4/4
    |Dm         |Dm      C       |Bb       |Bb      F/A    |
Now, I know that I can't make you stay, but where's your
|Gsus4   Gm   |Am7         |Bb        |Csus4   C   |
 heart?    But where's your heart? But where's your
   |Dm            |Dm      C    |Bb     |Bb     F/A    |
And I know there's nothing I can say, to change that
|Gsus4   Gm   |Am7        |Bb      |Csus4   C   |
 part,      to change that part, to change

|Dm     |Dm     |Dm     |Dm     |

  |Dm         |Dm        C     |Bb         |Bb  F/A    |
So many bright lights to cast a shadow, but can I
|Gsus4   Gm        |Am7         |Bb           |Csus4   C   |
 speak?    Well, is it hard understanding, I’m in-     com-
|Dm      |Dm          C   |Bb        |Bb  F/A    |
 plete? A life that's so demanding, I get so
|Gsus4   Gm   |Am7             |Bb        |C          |
 weak,       a love that's so demanding, I can't speak

|F                 |F       C/E    |Dm                |Dm        F/A    |
 I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world
|Bb                              |C           |Gm                     |C            |
alone, honey, if you stay, you'll be forgiven, nothing you can say can stop me going

|Dm     |Dm     |Dm     |Dm     |
 home

       |Dm     |Dm       C      |Bb                |Bb       F/A    |
Can you see? My eyes are shining bright, ’cause I'm out here on the
|Gsus4     Gm    |Am7            |Bb         |C     |
 other side, of a jet black hotel mirror, and I'm so
|Dm      |Dm      C   |Bb           |Bb  F/A    |
 weak, is it hard understanding, I’m in- com-
|Gsus4   Gm   |Am7             |Bb        |C       |
 plete?      A love that's so demanding, I get weak

|F                 |F       C/E    |Dm                |Dm        F/A    |
 I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world
|Bb                              |C           |Gm                     |C                 |
alone, honey, if you stay, you'll be forgiven, nothing you can say can stop me going home
|F                 |F       C/E    |Dm                |Dm        F/A    |
 I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world
|Bb                              |C           |Gm                     |C            |
alone, honey, if you stay, you'll be forgiven, nothing you can say can stop me going

|Dm   2nC    4Bb  |Bb   1nF/A    3Gm    4F   |Gm     |Am     |
 home
|Dm   2nC    4Bb  |Bb   1nF/A    3Gm    4F   |Gm     |Am     |

|Dm   2nC      4Bb  |Bb   1nF/A    3Gm    4F   |Gm     |Am     |
 These bright lights     have   al-   ways blinded me
|Dm   2nC      4Bb  |Bb   1nF/A    3Gm    4F   |Gm     |C        |
 These bright lights     have   al-   ways blinded me, I say

|F   |F       C/E    |Dm              |Dm      F/A        |
    I see you lying   next to me, with words I thought I’d
|Bb           |C       |Gm        |C     Bb  |
 never speak, awake and unafraid, asleep or
|F/A                                            |F/A     C    |
 dead (How can I see, I see you lying), ’cause I see you lying
|Dm                                               |Dm      C          |
 next to me (How can I see, I see you lying), with words I thought I’d
|Bb                                            |C       |
 never speak (How can I see, I see you lying), awake and
|Gm                                         |C       |
 unafraid (How can I see, I see you lying), asleep or

|F             |F       C/E    |Dm              |Dm      F/A        |
 dead, ’cause I see you lying   next to me, with words I thought I’d
|Bb           |C       |Gm        |C     Bb   |
 never speak, awake and unafraid, asleep or
|F/A           |F/A     C    |Dm              |Dm      C          |
 dead, ’cause I see you lying next to me, with words I thought I’d
|Bb           |C       |Gm        |C            |
 never speak, awake and unafraid, asleep or dead

|F                 |F       C/E    |Dm                |Dm        F/A    |
 I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world
|Bb                                        |C           |
alone (Or dead), honey, if you stay, you'll be forgiven
|Gm                     |C       Bb        |
 Nothing you can say can stop me going home
|F/A               |F/A     C      |Dm                |Dm        C    |
 I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world
|Bb                                        |C          |
alone (Or dead), honey, if you stay, you'll be forgiven
|Gm                     |C                 |
 Nothing you can say can stop me going home

|F                 |F       C/E    |Dm                |Dm        F/A    |
 I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world
|Bb                                        |C           |
alone (Or dead), honey, if you stay, you'll be forgiven
|Gm                     |C                 |
 Nothing you can say can stop me going home