Guardian

     Bm A      D   G
E|------------------------|      
B|------------------------|      
G|---7--6------11--4------| (x2) 
D|---0--0------0---0------|      
A|---x--x------x---x------|      
E|---7--5------10--3------|      

[Verse 1]
       Bm     A
Down a spiral stairway
             D   G
Like a blackout memory
            Bm   A
You prop up your work
              D  G
Like a figure of straw
             Bm            A         D G
Keeping your ghosts from the garden
                      Bm       A     D G
But is it red ripe or deadened skin?
          Bm      A     D G
Spiraling further in
          Bm      A     D G
Spiraling further in

[Chorus]
G                     Bm
  Burn a candle to my skin
         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in
                        Bm    A     G
I can not be your guardian anymore
                    Bm
Burn a candle to my skin
         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in
                      Bm      A        G
I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore

[Play intro riff twice]
Bm A   D G   (x2)

[Verse 2]
         Bm      A
I am a moment in time
                  D     G
When your eyes start to wander
                    Bm  A
And your head starts to spin
              D   G
From the simplest task
                  Bm   A     D G
Deciding what you will wear
                    Bm       A     D G
Finding faults in a straight line
             Bm       A     D G
I have to remember to stop
           Bm    A          D G
Wringing out the same cloth

[Chorus]
G                     Bm
  Burn a candle to my skin
         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in
                        Bm    A     G
I can not be your guardian anymore
                    Bm
Burn a candle to my skin
         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in
                      Bm      A        G
I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore

[Bridge]
    G      Bm A F#m G    Bm      Bm A     F#m G
E|-----|---------------|-------|---------|---------|  
B|-----| o--------------|-------|---------|---------| 
G|--4--|---7--6--2--4--|--7----|--7-6----|--2-4----|  
D|--0--|---0--0--0--0--|--0----|--0-0----|--0-0----|  
A|--x--| o--x--x--x--x--|--x----|--x-x----|--x-x----| 
E|--3--|---7--5--2--3--|--7----|--7-5----|--2-3----|  


    Bm A F#m G     Bm      D  D      A A  (x4) A
E|--------------|-------|---------|---------|-----| 
B|--------------|-------|---------|--------o|-----| 
G|--7--6--2--4--|--7----|--11-11--|--6-6----|--6--| 
D|--0--0--0--0--|--0----|--0--0---|--0-0----|--0--| 
A|--x--x--x--x--|--x----|--x--x---|--x-x---o|--x--| 
E|--7--5--2--3--|--7----|--10-10--|--5-5----|--5--| 

[Play bridge riff four times]

[Chorus]
G                     Bm
  Burn a candle to my skin
         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in
                        Bm    A     G
I can not be your guardian anymore
                    Bm
Burn a candle to my skin
         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in
                      Bm      A        G
I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore

[Outro]
     Bm A F#m G  Bm
E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|---7--6--2--4--7~---| 
D|---0--0--0--0--0~---| 
A|---x--x--x--x--x~---| 
E|---7--5--2--3--7~---|