Picking Up The Pieces

kind of tricky song , and this is my first tab . . . so be "gentle" i guess . the prechorus is a little sketchy , but it’s right with the music . capo on 1 Intro - | : A# - C : | Verse : F C i really need to talk with you Dm i keep stepping on the vein A# that keeps my lifeline flowing through . F C i wanna be your perfect stick of glue Dm but i don’t feel perfect at all , a sad and insecure flaw F C i find it hard to hold conversation Dm A# i get sweaty , sick , and i wanna walk away F C it’s not you , this is strictly me in this situation Dm i’m wondering will it ever go away? just go away . . . pre - Chorus A# sometimes i feel like weeping A awake and when i’m sleeping G#m F perfecting how to put a game face on A# this puzzle i’ve been keeping A has been in hiding creeping G#m A out the closet door , spilling out onto the floor; Chorus F C Dm A# F C Dm A# how long will i be picking up the pieces? F C Dm A# . . . C how long will i be picking up my heart? Verse F C i’ll be as honest as i feel Dm i’m getting more paranoid , and i’m hearing things A# F and they never turn out real . C it feels like my heart is made of pure steel , Dm it’s just so heavy all the time . ( little Interlude here , obviously ) F C yea i’m scared of death , i’m scared of living Dm A# i gave up on the past ’cause it was unforgiving F i misplaced my trust , C watched my words begin to rust , Dm i’m a balloon about to bust A# i need a place for reliving still - Chorus 2 F C Dm how long in another place in time , A# F C Dm A# picking up the pieces in the corner of my mind? F C Dm how long , living oh so hard to find , A# F C Dm A# picking up the pieces in the corner of my mind? ends with "whoa’s" and "i still walk on / i wake up every morning , " using the same chords and timing from the Chorus . enjoy , rate and comment if there are problems .