Arose Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]If I[C] cou[G]ld[Am] rewind
time like a tape
Inside a boombox, one day for [Em]every
pill [G]or Percocet that I [F]ate
Cut down on the Valium,
[G]I'da heard [Eaug]everything
[Am]But death is turni[G]ng,
so definite, [Eaug]wait!
[Am]They got me all hooked up to some machine
I [Em]love you, Bean,
[G]didn't want you to know I was [Em]struggling
[Am]Feels like [F]I'm underwater
submerged like a submar[G]ine
Just heard that nurse say,
my liver [G#]an d kidneys aren't functioni[Eaug]ng
[Am]Been flirt[G]atious with death,
skirt-chasing, I I [Am]guess
It's arrivederci, same nurse,
just heard say they're unplugging me
And it's your birth[F]day, Jade,
I'm missing your birthday
[G]Baby girl, I'm sorry,
I fucking hate when you hurt, [Am]Hai
And sweeties,
thank you [G]for wait[Am]ing to open gifts
But, girls, [Em]you can just open [G]'em
Dad ain't making it home
for [F]Christmas
Wish I had the strength to just blow a [G]kiss
I go to [Am]make a fist,
but I can[G]'t make one, I'm [Am]frozen stiff
I yell, but nothing comes out,
I'm crying inside, I shout
My vocal cord[G]s won't permit me,
I [Em]scream, but it's not [G]aloud
You put your arm around
[F]Mama to [Am]calm her, [G]wow
I just thought [Am]about the [G]aisle [Am]I'll never
get to walk us [Eaug]down
[Baug]Never see you [G]graduate in your
[Baug]caps and gowns[G]
It's [F]'bout to [Am]be 2008, how's
this happening now?
[F]I got[Faug] so much mo[F]re to do
And, Proof, I'm truly sorry if I let you [G]down,
but this tore me in [Baug]two[Em]
[Am]The thought of no more me and you
You gave me shoes,
[G]Nik[Em]es like new for me [G]for school
[F]Doody, I'm trying, but you,
you were the [G]glue [Am]that binded
So many things, time,
I'd give anything [G]to re[Am]wind it
I had to walk down my halls
and constantly be reminded
[Em]By pictures, all on my walls and I
couldn't sleep at night 'cause
[F]That image burned in my
brain of you [Am]on that t[Em]able
Me falling [Am]across your body,
not able to stand to save you
[Em]God, why did you take him?
I'm tryna keep his [Am]legacy alive,
but I'm dying, where's Nathan?
Little ladies, be [F]brave,
take care of your mother
Smile pretty for [G]pictures,
always cherish each other
I'll always [Am]love ya,
and I'll be in the back of your memory
And I know you'll nev[G]er forget me
Just don't get sad when remembering
And, [F]little bro, keep making me proud
You better [Am]marry that girl 'cause
she's faithfully down
And when you're exchan
[Eaug]ging those sac[Am]red vows
[C]Just know that if I could [Am]be there,
[F]I would
[G]And should you ever see parenthood,
I know [Am]you'll be good [Em]at it
[F]Oh, almost forgot to do something,
thank my [G]father [Am]too
I actually [Eaug]learned a lot from [Am]you
[Eaug]You taught me what not to do[Em]
And, Mom, wish I'd have
had the chance
[Am]To have one last heart-to-heart honest honest
honest and open talk with [F]you
Doody, I see you, I go to walk to you
And I can [G]feel my soul leave my body
and float across [Am]the room
Nurses lean [C]over the bed,
pulling tubes [Em]out
Then [G]the sheet [Em]over my head,
shut the [G]room [F]down
Girls, please don't get upset,
I see them cheeks [G]soaking [Am]and wet
As you [C]squeeze hold of my neck,
so [Am]forcibly, don't wanna [C]let
Me go, pillow drenched,
emotional [Em]wreck[G]s
With every second, [Em]each [Am]closer to [G]death
But [F]suddenly I feel my heart begin to [G]beat slow then a breath,
[C]machines go
[Am]Must've guessed the cheat
[Em]codes to this shit
I'm trying to rewind [Am]time like a tape
Find an escape, make a beeline,
[F]try and awake
From this dream,
I need to re-find my my [G]inner strength
To remind me,
even if a steep climb [Am]I must take
[C]To rewrite a mistake,
[Em]I'm rewi[Am]nding [G]the tape

[Verse 2]
(I don't [Am]want it!)
I'll put out this last album,
then I'm done with it
[G]One hundred percent finished,
fed up with it
I'm [F#m]hanging it [G]up , fuck it!
[F]Excuse the cursing, baby,
but just know
That I'm a [Em]good person,
though they portray me as cold
And if thing[Am]s should worsen,
but I bet you they won't
[G]I'm pledging to throw this
methadone in the [F#]toilet
Shred these old [F]letters I wrote
All that old pathetic loathing,
closing cred[Em]its can roll
[E]I'm [Em]proud to [Am]be back
I'm 'bout to,
like a [G#dim]rematch, outdo Relapse
[G]With Recovery, Mathers LP2
Help pro[F]pel me to victory laps
[G]Gas toward [E]'em and fast
forward the past
[Em]Consider the [Am]last four minutes as
The song I'da sang to my daughters
[G]If I'da made [C]it to the hospital less than 2 hours later,
[Dm]but I fought [Am]it
And came [Em]back like a boomerang
on [Am]'em
Now a new day is dawnin'
I'm up, Tuesday, it's mornin',
now [G#dim]I know

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