D        F#
Peel the mask away
Bm       G
Drop the masquerade
D              F#        Bm G
Lose the tough guy facade
D            F#
The world's a scary place
Bm          G
Everybody's afraid
D              F#        Bm        G
Whether they'd like to admit it or not

It's the truth

D F# Bm G (x4)


[Verse 2]
D           F#             Bm         G
Sooner or later this party gets busted
D                     F#           Bm  G
And all your friends stumble back home
D                 F#
But you're the loose cannon
          Bm       G
That could never be trusted
          D             F#         Bm
So you'll hide from the cops all alone
G
Again


[Chorus]
            D              F#
Tell me when the fire dies down
         Bm            G
What the fuck will you do?
         D         F#
When the man comes around
         Bm            G
What the fuck will you do?
            D           F#
Who's gonna be there to catch you
          Bm             G
When your plans all fall through?
              D           F#
When you were flyin' your white flag
    Bm         G
Who never gave up on you?


[Verse 3]
D              F#
The future is terrifying
Bm                    G
It constantly plagues my mind
D             F#           Bm
Where will I be in ten years
G         D
Will I be homeless?
F#
Or buried?
           Bm               G
Or have children and be married?
D                           F#                 Bm G
Or will I still be stuck standin' right here?


[Verse 4]
       D             F#
Either way it's been a privilege
    Bm               G
To have had time to spend
     D               F#              Bm G
With my wonderful family and friends
         D            F#
So I'll toast to all of you
     Bm              G
And to all that you do
        D               F#               Bm  G
You're fuckin' awesome don't you ever forget


[Modified Chorus]
            D              F#
'Cause when the fire dies down
         Bm            G
What the fuck will you do?
         D         F#
When the man comes around
         Bm            G
What the fuck will you do?
            D           F#
Who's gonna be there to catch you
          Bm             G
When your plans all fall through?
              D           F#
When you were flyin' your white flag
    Bm         G
Who never gave up on you?

D F# Bm G (x4)

[Verse 5]
D                 F#
Build up your confidence
                  Bm
Will lead to have a breakdown
                   G                              D
And every morning that you wake up's just a let down

Find yourself a comfort or two
F#                            Bm
Adjust until your face down black out fucked up
 G
Just to help yourself forget
 D                 F#
The world we live in is a terrifying place
 Bm                        G
Who will be ones who are there

When the rest have gone away
 D
The ones who've turned their back on you
  F#
They're staggerin' off the plank
  Bm
Come back a fuckin' cannon
          G
Blow 'em away

And watch them sink


[Chorus] (x2)
            D              F#
Tell me when the fire dies down
         Bm            G
What the fuck will you do?
         D         F#
When the man comes around
         Bm            G
What the fuck will you do?
            D           F#
Who's gonna be there to catch you
          Bm             G
When your plans all fall through?
              D           F#
When you were flyin' your white flag
    Bm         G
Who never gave up on you?