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F#m: x 9 11 11 10 9
C#m: x 4 6 6 5 4
Dm:  x 5 7 7 6 5
Am:  5 7 7 5 5 5
Em:  0 2 2 0 0 0
F:   1 3 3 2 1 1
G:   3 5 5 4 3 3
F#mThis is the C#mlife of a F#mwoman with C#mdemons
F#mThe first time we C#mmet I was F#msure she was C#msteaming
DmThis is my life, Dmthis is my life
What a life F#m  C#m  F#m  C#m  
F#mLife isn’t C#mprecious and F#mlife isn’t C#msacred
F#mSometimes C#mrelease only F#mcomes when you C#mmeet death
DmA night of reprieve we were Dmwrecked 
when we slept in the F#mparkC#m  F#m  C#m  
DmWhen we woke in the morning you Dmcried 
could I squeeze out the AmdarkEm  F  G  
AmDestroy the Emnoises that Fmake all the Gvoices
AmGet them Emout of my FheadG  
AmBring on the Emscreaming and FI’ll take your Gdemons 
Amnow that I’m Emalready FdeadEm  
F#mI’m still not C#msure if the F#mright and the C#mwrong side is F#moneC#m  F#m  
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Drowning Years

by The Delgados

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

F#m: x 9 11 11 10 9

C#m: x 4 6 6 5 4

Dm: x 5 7 7 6 5

Am: 5 7 7 5 5 5

Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0

F: 1 3 3 2 1 1

G: 3 5 5 4 3 3

F#m C#m F#m C#m

This is the life of a woman with demons

F#m C#m F#m C#m

The first time we met I was sure she was steaming

Dm Dm

This is my life, this is my life

F#m C#m F#m C#m

What a life

F#m C#m F#m C#m

Life isn’t precious and life isn’t sacred

F#m C#m F#m C#m

Sometimes release only comes when you meet death

Dm Dm

A night of reprieve we were wrecked

F#m C#m F#m C#m

when we slept in the park

Dm Dm

When we woke in the morning you cried

Am Em F G

could I squeeze out the dark

Am Em F G

Destroy the noises that make all the voices

Am Em F G

Get them out of my head

Am Em F G

Bring on the screaming and I’ll take your demons

Am Em F Em

now that I’m already dead

F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m

I’m still not sure if the right and the wrong side is one

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