Chord/Tab song: Defend You

Silverstein
Discovering The Waterfront
2005

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Em - 022000
C - x32010
G - 320033
D - xx0232
Am - x02210
B - x24442
[F#]D/F[-]# - [244322]2x023x
Bm - x24432

Intro: Em

Verse 1:

Growl:
I'm lyin[Em]g down
And you can't see
[C] Why I'v[B]e gone- to- sleep---

Sing:
[Em]Try to relate
Can't give in to your
temp[C]tations (temptations)

Growl:
[G]All your hopes and dreams
[B]washing a[Em]way, silently,
Forget everything
you've, [C]taught me
(you've taught me)
When I looked up to [B]you--

Sing:
[Em]Fall to your knees
And Give up your
aspi[C]rations (aspirations)
[G]Falling to your knees

Breakdown: Em-G-F#-Am-B-

Chorus:

Sing:
So [C]how can [Em]you ex[D]pect
me to just [C]close my eyes

Growl:
And [G]forget [Am]your mis[B]takes

Sing:
De[C]fending [Em]you is [D]getting
harder [C]every[G]day [Am]day

Verse 2:

Growl:
I'm breaking [Em]down
The ending's near
The final call, to
make it [C]through-
You'll choo[B]se--

Sing:
[Em]Try to relate
forget everything
you've [C]taught me
(you've taught me)
When [G]I looked up to you

(Repeat Breakdown)
(Repeat chorus)

[C--D--]

Interlude: Plucking and beat switched rom fast to slow
Em--G-D/F#-C-Bm x2

Bridge:

Sing:
[Em] I look in[G]side my[D/F#]self for s[C]trength
Like a [Bm]million times be[Em]fore
You'll [G]never [D/F#]let it [C]in
be[Bm]cause I [C]know you [Em]said
I [C]know you [Em]said I [C]know
I know, I know, I know

Verse 3: Beat switched back to fast

Growl:
[Em]Fall[C] how can you [Bm]let-
it- [Em]go? (let it go)
[C] How can you [Bm]be this way
[Em] I'll never forget
(Never forget)
[C] Where I [Bm]come from
Where I've [Em]been,
I'll never become, [C]you[Bm][C][D]

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Sing this line as backup vocals
while the 2nd trun of chorus

I look inside myself for strength
Like a million times before
You'll never let it in
Can you look inside yourself?
Is it hurting you at all?
You'll never let it in

Outro:

Growl:
Em Em(hold)
You've lost it all