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[Intro 1] [G][Em][C] [G][D][Em][C][G] [Verse 1] I am [G]waiting 'til there's nothing left I'm a prayer, all you see is breath I am [Em]empty, I am [C]skin and bones, [G]I'm a ribcage Well, I'm out the door with apathy And I'm coming home with sympathy I am [Em]realize, I am [C]shame, I choose to [G]stay here [Verse 2] [Em]You got a sign, so I pay[C] the ransom [G]You felt sorry, so [D]I fucked her outcome [Em]Had a nice grip on my [C]life 'til you twisted [D]my arm [G]My arm [Interlude 1] [Em][C][G][D][Em][C][G] [Verse 3] There's a [G]song I love so much I stole Every precious note I took, I sold Now I [Em]spit out words 'til you [C]see my lungs on the [G]dance floor To a hopeless cause, I sold my soul A romantic plastic piece of shit you can [Em]mold Until I [C]break into [G]chokable pieces [Verse 4] [Em]You got a sign, so I pay[C] the ransom [G]You felt sorry, so I f[D]ucked her outcome [Em]Had a nice grip on m[C]y life 'til you twisted [D]my arm [G]My [Em]arm [Interlude 2] [C][G][D][Em][C] [Verse 5] And [Em]I open up like the bac[C]k of a book [G]I ruin it within a dri[D]ft, I kept looking [Em](??) I settle down like a [C]rocket explodes [G]Hit the ground while I fil[D]e every note [Em](??) [Verse 6] You got a sign, so [C]I pay the ransom [G]You felt sorry, so I f[D]ucked her outcome [Em]Had [C]a ni[D]ce g[G]rip
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