G#m                       F#m7
   Hard times, hard times
              B                E
When I really need somebody to hold me tight
    B           C#m7   
And tell me I'm strong
G#m                       F#m7
   Last night, last night
                B                E
You were really there for me, so thank you
    B        C#m7
For playin' along

[Pre-Chorus 1]
               E
But I gotta be honest with ya, baby
        D#m7      G#m
This is not about love
           E
I gotta be honest with ya, baby
D#m7     G#m7       C#m
I'm not above usin' you
                      F#
to get me through the night

[Chorus 1]
E                     D#7          G#m
Baby, don't leave me alone with my thoughts
        E                       D#7           G#m
I don't wanna get caught in the current of my mind
E                     D#7          G#m
Baby, don't leave me alone with my thoughts
         C#7  E D#
Oo-oo-oo-oooo

[Verse 2]
G#m                       F#m7
   An old man, an old man
                   B
Has got his little hands on the button
E                  B          C#m7
Feels like nothin' anyone can do
                 G#m
People out there crackin' up, crackin' up
    F#m7               B
And I'm just tryin' to keep it together
E                  B               C#m7
Notice that I feel better when I'm holdin' you

[Pre-Chorus 2]
               E
But I gotta be honest with ya, baby
        D#m7      G#m
This is not about love
           E
I gotta be honest with ya, baby
D#m7        G#m7        C#m
You're here help rid me of
                  F#
The demons of the night

[Chorus 1]
E                     D#7          G#m
Baby, don't leave me alone with my thoughts
        E                       D#7           G#m
I don't wanna get caught in the current of my mind
E                     D#7          G#m
Baby, don't leave me alone with my thoughts
   C#
Oooooo

[Bridge]
A                        E
Would you be my human shield?
A                         E
Hold you so that I don't feel anything?
G#                       C#m         B          F#    G#
Hold you so that I don't hear the ringin' in my head?

[Keyboard Solo]
|: E D#7 | G#m    :| x2
|  E D#7 | G#m C#7 |
|  E     | D#7     | D#7 |

[Chorus 2]
E                     D#7          G#m
Baby, don't leave me alone with my thoughts
        E                       D#7           G#m
I don't wanna get caught in the current of my mind
E                     D#7          G#m
Baby, don't leave me alone with my thoughts
        E                       D#7                   G#m
I don't wanna get caught in the prison of the present time
E                     D#7          G#m
Baby, don't leave me alone with my thoughts
   C#
Oooooo

[Outro]
A                        E
Would you be my human shield?
A                         E
Hold you so that I don't feel anything?
A                        E
Would you be my human shield?
A                         E
Hold you so that I don't feel anything?
G#                       C#m         B          F#       G#
Hold you so that I don't hear the ringin' in my head, anymore?

[Riffs]
Lead into each G#m in Verses
   /F# /G  /G#
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|--2---3---4-|

At C#m7 in Verse:
E|-4-------|
B|-5-------|
G|-4---4h6-|
D|-6-------|
A|-4-------|
E|---------|

Chorus Line-Ending Riffs:
Chorus 1
   3 e + a 4 e + a   3 e + a 4 e + a   1   +   2   +
E|-----------------|-4---------------|-------------4---|
B|---4-------------|---7-4-----------|-4-----------6---|
G|-6-----6---6-4---|-------7-6-4-----|-----6---4---4---|
D|-----------------|-------------6---|-------------6---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus 2
   3 e + a 4 e + a   3 e + a 4 e + a   3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
B|---4-------------|---7-4-----------|-----7-----------|
G|-6-----6---6-4---|-------7-6-4-----|-6/8---6h8p6-4---|
D|-----------------|-------------6---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   3 e + a 4 e + a   1   +   2   +
E|-4---------------|-------------4---|
B|---7-4-----------|-4-----------6---|
G|-------7-6-4-----|-----6---4---4---|
D|-------------6---|-------------6---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Bridge/Outro Riffs:
A and E Lines
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a
E|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|---------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-----2h3-|
E|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h4-----|

Replaces E measure above when changing to G#
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------4-|
B|---------------4-|
G|---------------5-|
D|---------------6-|
A|-2-2-4-4-------6-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-4-|