Monsters

[Verse 1]
E                                C#m7
I killed my first monster when I was seven years old
   E                                   B
He melted like butter in my bathroom's sixtywatt bulb
       E                             C#m7
Kept a threecell MagLite from Daddy's    workshop drawer
E                       B              E
Under my pillow and I'd pull it like a sword

[Chorus]
       A               E        B              C#m
Anymore when a restless feelin' keeps me up at night
A             E               B              A
Fallin' on my knees is my new turnin' on the light
          A
I keep my faith intact,
E     B                   C#m
 make sure my prayers are said
       A                     E                  A
'Cause I've learned that the monsters ain't the ones
       B
beneath the bed

[Verse 2]
E
C#m7    E                               C#m7
    The wolf hunts a hungry man and the devil a lonely
heart
  E                              B
A minefield of bad decisions lay hidin' in the dark
E
Greed stalks, sickness steals,
          C#m7
and pride lays a wicked trap
    E
You can't avoid 'em all, no,
          B           E
you gotta trust me on that

[Chorus]
       A               E        B              C#m
Anymore when a restless feelin' keeps me up at night
A             E               B              A
Fallin' on my knees is my new turnin' on the light
          A
I keep my faith intact,
E     B                   C#m
 make sure my prayers are said
       A                     E                  A
'Cause I've learned that the monsters ain't the ones
       B
beneath the bed

[Guitar Solo]
              | C#m - - - | B C#m - - | C#m - - - |
| B C#m B C#m | B   - - - | - -   - - |

[Bridge]
                 | A |
| E/G# | F#m |

[Verse 3]
E
Daddy, check my closet,
      C#m7
leave on the bathroom light
E                                   B
 I smile and say "All clear" when I tuck him in for the
night
    E
But Daddy, I'm still scared,
      C#m7
can I sleep with you instead?
        E                             B
I kneel down beside my little man and I bow my head

[Chorus]
       A               E        B              C#m
Anymore when a restless feelin' keeps me up at night
A             E               B              A
Fallin' on my knees is my new turnin' on the light
          A
I keep my faith intact,
E     B                   C#m
 make sure my prayers are said
       A                     E                  A
'Cause I've learned that the monsters ain't the ones
       B
beneath the bed
C#m A                     E                  A
    I've learned that the monsters ain't the ones
       B
beneath the bed

[Outro]
    E | - - | - - | - B |