Stone Sour – Stalemate chords

Bm        F#m     E          EIf I fail, if I fall, if I can't be free then I never was at all
F#m       E       B          BThe more I fight I stay the same
D         F#m     E          E       Where do I go and what do I do? I'll never know if I never get through
D         F#m     E          EThe more I fight I stay... the same

INSTRUMENTAL PART

F#m            F#m         D          EGod, I love excuses- nothing better than a homemade lie
F#m            F#m         D          ENew rules and old confusion- the ones you just despise
F#m            F#m         D          EOut of my way, out of my reach- how do you dream if you still can't sleep?
F#m            F#m         D          EMy mind is a terrible gift and I'd rather be numb than feel this way


C#5            E5          C#5        E5Come home when the metal is broken/ another thief doesn't honor a thing
C#5            E5          C#5        E5Time flies when the moment is golden/ I won't leave this clean...

Bm        F#m     E          EIf I fail, if I fall, if I can't be free then I never was at all
F#m       E       B          BThe more I fight I stay the same
D         F#m     E          E       Where do I go and what do I do? I'll never know if I never get through
D         F#m     E          EThe more I fight I stay the same


F#m            F#m         D          EHalf my time in one protection- this is better than a beggar's stand
F#m            F#m         D          ENew shoes and old directions- the epithet of man
F#m            F#m         D          EKilling my name, killing my past- nothing's left when nothing lasts
F#m            F#m         D          EMy life is a terrible waste... and I'm going down fast

Bm        F#m     E          EBut if I fail, if I fall, if I can't be free then I never was at all
F#m       E       B          BThe more I fight I stay the same
D         F#m     E          E       Where do I go and what do I do? I'll never know if I never get through
D         F#m     E          EThe more I fight I stay the same

INSTRUMENTAL + SOLO

F#m            F#m         D          EDon't be so distracted- I can tell you where the story ends
F#m            F#m         D          ENew sins and old abuses- no one wins again
F#m            F#m         D          EThis is my chance- this is my curse- we all know it'll only get worse
F#m            F#m         D          EMy hell is a terrible case but I'll give you all hell first...

Bm        F#m     E          EIf I fail, if I fall, if I can't be free then I never was at all
F#m       E       B          BThe more I fight I stay the same
Bm        F#m     E          EIf I'm still, if I stall, if I can't be heard I will never even call
F#m       E       B          BThe more I fight I stay the same
D         D/C#     E          E      Where do I go and what do I do? The very thought scares the hell out of you
D         D/C#     E          E The more I fight I stay the same
Eb     Bb     F      F    (HALF STEP UP)If I fail, if I fall, if I know, if I care at all
E      B      F#     F#   (HALF STEP UP)The more I fight I stay the same