What You Are

Song

chords i used for my intro:

e--0--0--|
b--0--7--|
g--6--6--|
d--7--4--|
a--x--0--|
D--4--0--|

<MR> MAIN RIFF {between verse lines + end verse "realise, realise what you are"}:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e------------------|
b-----(7)----------|
g------6-4---------|
d--4---------7-6---|
a------------------|
D------------------|

<Vs_a> VERSE, 1st half {"i walk into this room now..."}:

e--x--

b--x--

g--6--

d-(4)-

a-(4)-

D--4--

<Vs_b> VERSE, 2nd half {"...than i have to give away"}:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e--x-----x-----x---x-----x---x---x-|
b--x-----x-----x---x-----x---x---x-|
g--7-----7-----7---6-----4---x---x-|
d--x-----x-----x---x-----x---7---6-|
a--5-----5-----5---4-----2---x---x-|
D--0-----0-----0---x-----x---7---6-|

<Ch_a> CHORUS, 1st half {"what you've become, just as.."}:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e--x-----x-----x---x----(0)--------|
b--x-----x-----x---x-----5---------|
g--9-----9-----9---9-----5---------|
d--7-----7-----7---7----(3)--------|
a--x-----x-----x---x----(3)--------|
D--7-----7-----7---5-----3---------|

<Ch_b> CHORUS, 2nd half {"..i am, but are you and i so alike?"}

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e--0-----0-----0---x-----x---x-----|
b--3-----3-----3---x-----x---x-----|
g--2-----2-----2---5-----x---x-----|
d--3-----3-----3---x-----2---6-----|
a--0-----0-----0---3-----x---x-----|
D--0-----0-----0---x-----2---6-----|

<Ref> REFRAIN {"what you are is is the beast in a lover's arms"}

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e-(2)-----(2)---(2)--------0-0-0-0----(0)-(0)----------------------|
b--2-------2-----2---------0-0-0-0-----7---7-----------------------|
g--3-------3-----3---------1-1-1-1-----8---8-----------------------|
d--4-------4-----4---------2-2-2-2-----9---9-----------------------|
a--x-------x-----x---------x-x-x-x-----x---x-----------------------|
D--4-------4-----4---------2-2-2-2-----9---9-----------------------|

--song--

<MR>x4

<Vs_a>

walk into this room, oh, all eyes on me now

<Vs_b>

but i do not know the people inside

<MR>x2

<Vs_a>

look straight through me these eyes, seeking more wisdom than I

<Vs_b>

have to give away

<MR>

realize, realize what you are

<Ch_a>

what you've become

<Ch_b>

just as i have

<Ch_a>

are you and I so alike?

i don't hear you

<Ch_b>

just as I am

<Ch_a>

afraid if we dance we might die

mock the world

<Ch_b> <Ch_a>

lips they say "whyyyy?"

<Ch_b>

don't you know when you give life

<MR>

then you become what you are

<MR>

<Vs_a>

the sea is unsparing

we're all drifting away

<Vs_b>

away from you

i pray for you

<MR>x2

now

<Vs_a>

hoping to god on high

is like clinging to straws

<Vs_b>

while drowning

<MR>

realize, realize what you are...

<Ch_a>

what you've become

<Ch_b>

just as i have

<Ch_a>

are you and I so alike?

i don't hear you

<Ch_b>

just as I am <Ch_a>

afraid if we dance we might die

mock the world

<Ch_b> <Ch_a>

lips they say white liiiiies

<Ch_b>

don't trust me, love yourself

then you'll become what you are

<Ref>x4

what you are is the beast in a lover's arms

what you are is the devil in the sweet, sweet kiss

what you are is missing a piece

what you are is a puzzle to me

<Ch_a>

what you've become

<Ch_b>

just as i have

<Ch_a>

are you and I so alike?

i don't hear you

<Ch_b>

just as I am <Ch_a>

afraid if we dance we might die

mock the world

<Ch_b> <Ch_a>

lips they say liiiiies

<Ch_b>

don't you know, when you give life

then you become what you are

<Ref>

what you are is a puzzle

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(lyrics and chord change timings taken from

dave's acoustic version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NffmPn_3BxE )