E B A This is for the lions living in the wiry broke-down frames of my friends bodies. E B A When the flood water comes, it ain't gonna be clear, it?s gonna look like mud. G#m A But I will help you swim. G#m A I will help you swim. E I'm gonna help you swim. E B A This is for the snakes and the people they bite; For the friends I?ve made; for the sleepless nights; E B A For the warning signs I?ve completely ignored. There?s an amount to take, reasons to take more. G#m A It's no big surprise you turned out this way. G#m A When they close their eyes and prayed you would change
E B A And they cut your hair, and sent you away You stopped by my house the night you escaped E B A With tears in my eyes, I begged you to stay You said, ?Hey man, I love you but no fucking way? E E B A I?m sure that we could find something for you to do on stage. E B A Maybe shake a tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies. E B A This is for the lake that me and my friends swim in, naked and dumb on a drunken night E B A And it should've felt good but I can hear the Jaws theme song on repeat in the back of my mind G#m A G#m A Make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the face G#m A G#m A There are lessons to be learned, consequences for all the stupid things I say E B And it is no big surprise you turned out this way. A The spark in her eyes, The look on your face. I will not be late. E B A I?m sure that we could find something for you to do on stage. E B A Maybe shake a tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies. E B A I wanna contribute to the chaos, I don?t wanna watch and then complain, E B A 'Cause I am through finding blame, that is the decision that I have made. Repeat Verse Chords Instrumental riff: D|-------------------------------------------------------6--4---| A|-----------2--4--6--4--6--4--2-----------2--6--4--4/6---------| E|--0--2--4-----------------------0--2--4-----------------------| E B A She hopes I?m cursed forever to sleep on a twin-sized mattress E B A In somebody?s attic or basement my whole life, E B A Never graduating up in size to add another E And my nightmares will have nightmares every night B A
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