Intro:
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Ebm C# Ab (2x)
Verse 1:
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As I desaturate the fertile greens, I wanna tell you I
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Don't perpetuate these western schemes but I can't stop laughing at
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The shortsightedness of childhood dreams where we're all young astronauts.
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The truth is it sucks being young and in love.
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When you're old you're just bummed that you'll never be happy enough.
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Verse 2:
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Swim in waterfalls while parents sleep; emerge with spider bites.
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Fearlessly exploring new countries, I crashed my motorbike.
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I wanted to outline the scar in tattoo ink.
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It looked like a polar bear or Africa.
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But the scar went away and my memories changed.
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No, it wouldn't be great to be back in 1998.
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Chorus:
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I've been treating my body.
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Like I never worry that I'm gonna die
F#
Because you would forgive me.
C#
I've been treating my body.
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Like I, Like I'm worried
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That I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
Bridge:
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So what do we get for the friends we've met and the ones we love at home?
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Yeah, what do we get for the friends we've met and the one we've left alone?
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We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
F
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.
Bbm
We're gonna give 'em the debt from our student loans.
F#
We're gonna give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.
C#
I've been treating my body.
F Bbm
Like I never worry that I'm gonna die
F#
Because you would forgive me.
C#
I've been treating my body.
F
Like I, Like I'm worried
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That I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
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I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
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I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
C# F Bbm Ab F# (2x)
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So what do we get for the friends we've met and the ones we love at home?
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Yeah, what do we get for the friends we've met and the one we've left alone?
