Verse + Pre-Chorus Chorus E|------------------| ------------------- Am x0221x Am x-12-14-14-13-x Em 02200x Em x7998x Dm xx023x Dm x5776x F 13321x F 1332xx G 35543x G 3554xx -- See bottom for individual chorus notes -- Capo 4th fret [Verse 1] Am Em If I scream at the top of my lungs, will you hear what I don't say Dm F G If I dance like I'm on a stage, will you see I seem out of place Am Em If I put on a disguise, will you think everything's alright Dm F G If I leave before the end, will you forget that I was there [Pre-Chorus 1] Am Em When you saw me leaving, did you think I had a place to go Dm F Since you stopped believing, I've had to put on my own show [Chorus 1] Am Em I'll put on a performance, I'll put on a show Dm F G It is a performance, I do it all so Am Em You won't see my hurting, when my heart it breaks Dm F G I'll put on a performance, I'll put on a brave face [Verse 2] Am Em Even when I was hiding, you could always find me Dm F G Now you've stopped looking for me, but I'm still playing hide and seek Am Em I want you to notice, but you just don't see Dm F G The show is wasted on you, so I perform for me [Pre-Chorus 2] Am Em When you saw me leaving, did you think I had a place to go Dm F G Since you stopped believing, I've had to put on my own show [Chorus 2] Am Em Dm F G Am Em I'll put on a performance, I'll put on a show Dm F G It is a performance, I do it all so Am Em You won't see my hurting, when my heart it breaks Dm F G I'll put on a performance, I'll put on a brave face [Chorus]: Am Em E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | B|-----------13----------------------13--------------|--------8---------------8--------| | G|--------14----14----------------14----14-----------|------9---9-----------9---9------| | D|-----14----------14----------14----------14--------|----9-------9-------9-------9----| | A|--12----------------12-12-12----------------12-12--|-\7-----------7---7-----------7--| | E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Dm F G | x2 E|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| | B|--------6---------------6--------|-----------------|---------------------------------| | G|------7---7-----------7---7------|--------2--------|--------4------------------------| | D|----7-------7-------7-------7----|------3---3------|------5---5----------------------| | A|--5-----------5-5-5-----------5\-|----3-------3----|----5-------5--------------------| | E|---------------------------------|--1-----------1--|-/3-----------3------------------| |