Bb [Verse 1] Eb Bb Fm Always thought I needed a guardian Cm Eb And now that I've got one I wanna be free Bb Fm Cm I don't wanna live my life unhappily Eb Bb Fm I'm locked up in chains, laid out on the floor Cm I've been down this road before Eb Bb Fm I'm not gonna cry, I'm not gonna bleed Cm Bb No matter how hard it might be [Chorus] Fm Eb Bb I wanna be free from the dark that lives deep inside of me Fm Eb Bb Free from all the eyes I see watching over me Ab Eb Don't want you to be there Cm Bb Don't want you to care for me anymore Fm Eb Db I wanna be free of the guardian Ab Bb I am the guardian [Verse 2] Eb Bb Fm The small town girl that I'm looking for Cm There's something I'd like more Eb Bb Fm To feel like a child somewhere within Cm Nothing left beneath this skin Eb Bb Fm Too tired to live, too tired to die Cm So I just stay high Eb Bb Fm I just wanna leave, it's swallowing me Cm Bb Should I just keep trying? [Chorus] Fm Eb Bb I wanna be free from the dark that lives deep inside of me Fm Eb Bb Free from all the eyes I see watching over me Ab Eb Don't want you to be there Cm Bb Don't want you to care for me anymore Fm Eb Db I wanna be free of the guardian Ab Bb I am the guardian [Guitar Solo] Fm Eb Cm Bb Fm Eb Cm Bb Fm Eb Cm Bb Fm Eb Cm Bb [Chorus] Fm Eb Bb I wanna be free from the dark that lives deep inside of me Fm Eb Bb Free from all the eyes I see watching over me Ab Eb Don't want you to be there Cm Bb Don't want you to care for me anymore Fm Eb Db I wanna be free of the guardian Ab Bb I am the guardian [Outro] Bb I am the guardian