Burned Out Ukulele chords by Dodie Clark

Intro:
Fm Bb Fm Bb

Verse 1:
F
he was certain
F
so was I
Db
there was comfort
Db
in her sighs
Bbm
dreams and ideas should not be the same thing
Ab             C
You waited smiling for this

Verse 2:
F
oh she’d want it
F
if she knew
Db
she could take it,
Db
I thought too
Bbm
be careful be cautious but you just wished harder
Ab             C *
you waited smiling for this

Chorus:
     F               Bb
“But they love you!” over and over “they love you!”
Bb
thousands and thousands of
Dm
eyes just like mine
F
aching to find
      Bb
who they are
   F                 Bb
and they love you! oh you can feel how they love you!
Bb
coated and warm but that’s
Dm
all they can do
   F
words only get through
       Bb
if they’re sharp

Instrumental:
F Fm F Fm

Verse 3:
F
Oh how fitting
F
for one so fake
Db
make me a fairy
Db
whatever it takes
Bbm
and just like her tale my dream was a scam
Ab              C
Oh you waited smiling for this

Verse 4:
F
I am burnt out
F
I smell of smoke
Db
it seeps through her cracks and so I start to choke
Bbm
sentences sit in her mouth that are templated
Ab             C *
You waited smiling for this

Chorus:
     F               Bb
“But they love you!” over and over “they love you!”
Bb
thousands and thousands of
Dm
eyes just like mine
F
aching to find
      Bb
who they are
   F                 Bb
and they love you! oh you can feel how they love you!
Bb
coated and warm but that’s
Dm
all they can do
   F
words only get through
       Bb
if they’re sharp

Bridge:
Eb            Bb
I can just talk about it
Eb            Bb
maybe I'll talk about it
Eb            Bb
i'll never talk about it
Eb            Bb *
i cannot talk about it

Ending:
F
don't build hope on something broken
Bb
i am not cartoon
F
cry for help
F
i am not joking
Bb
i might just leave soon.

F
don't build hope on something broken
Bb
i am not cartoon
F
cry for help
F
i am not joking
Bb *
i might just leave soon.