Headphones

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - headphones - jars of clay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tuning : standard , with capo on 3rd fret Intro tab : E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - | - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - | - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - | - 7 - - - 7 - - - 7 - - - 7 - - - - | ( the Intro riff is played through most of the song , but this is the chord progression if you want to just strum , or use a different instrument . ) ( all chords relative to capo ) F#m G i don’t have to hear it A Bm if i don’t want to F#m G i can drown this out A Bm pull the curtains down on you F#m G it’s a heavy world A Bm F#m it’s too much for me to care G if i close my eyes A Bm it’s not there Chorus : F#m G with my headphones on A Bm with my headphones on piano part : E | - 15 - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - | - 15 - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | F#m G we watch television A Bm but the sound is something else F#m G just a song played against the drama A Bm so the hurt is never felt F#m G i take in the war fires A Bm and i’m chilled by the current events F#m G it’s so hopeless A Bm but there’s a pop song in my head ( Chorus ) Bridge ( play Intro riff throughout ) at the tube stop you sit down across from me ( i can see you looking back at me ) i think i know you by the sad eyes that i see and i wanna tell you ( it’s a heavy world ) everything will be ok but you wouldn’t hear it ( i don’t wanna have to hear it ) so we go our separate ways ( Chorus ) ( the lyrics below are sung over the Chorus , except the last line which is played with the Intro riff ) i don’t wanna be the one who tries to figure it out i don’t need another reason i should care about you you don’t wanna know my story you don’t wanna own my pain we’re living in a heavy , heavy world and there’s a pop song in my head yeah there’s a pop song in my head yeah it’s a heavy world oh no , i don’t wanna have to hear it heavy world i don’t want to have to hear it