Date: Sat, September 27 1997
From: Peter Ferragine (iginition@yesic.com)
Group: Offspring
Album: The Offspring
Re-released: 1995 nitro/epitaph  Originally done: 1989
Track: 8
Title: a thousand days

pm - palm mute


intro                                  verse                    

|-----------------------|          |----------------------|                         
|-----------------------|          |----------------------|                         
|-----------------------|          |-2-4-4--6-6--5-5--4-4-|                           
|---------------4--3--2-|          |-2-4-4--4-4--3-3--2-2-|                         
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2---------|          |-0-2-2----------------|                          
|-----------------------|          |----------------------|                          

verse 2  

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-7-9-9--11-11--10-10---9-9-|
|-7-9-9---9--9---8--8---7-7-|
|-5-7-7---------------------|
|---------------------------|

chorus

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----5-5------7-7--4---------5-5------7-7----|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7--4-----5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7--4-|
|-5-5-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-----5-5-3-3--5-5-5-5--4-|
|-3-3------3-3------------3-3------3-3------2-|

bridge                                 

pm_________________________|          
|--------------------------|          
|--------------------------|
|-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|                                   
|-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--------------------------|
    
after the bridge is played a second time, finish the bridge with

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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------11--11----------------------------|
|-2--4-4--4-4-11--11---2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2--4-4--4-4--9---9---2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0--2-2--2-2----------0--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|

lyrics

ask me no questions and i'll tell you i'll tell you no lies
when all is said and done does it really matter who's wrong or right
don't ask me for a reason, i can't explain 
why we hurt one another again and again
as i lie bleeding here i still, i still reach for you
a thousand days have passed away
a thousand days were captured in her eyes
your eyes are open now but you know its still hard to see inside
when action and intention are two seperate things
now i somehow wish i could explain
why we hurt one another again and again
like someone on his dying breath i still reach for you
forever we've been trapped by our hearts trapped by our minds
i'd like to leave i'd like to win at love
but i just can't let it go and i just can't watch it slipping away 
and i just can't let it go and i just can't stand another minute
maybe now someday our shattered lives will mend themselves again
but now a million miles away i still wish i could
and though i somehow know i can't explain
why we hurt one another again and again
like someone on his dying breath i still reach for you