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GMake what you can out of Amnothing
Keep bluffing your D/F#way to extinction
You're a Csick fuck to Dthink
That this, Emunlike anything else, will Clast fDorever
GBuilding rock anthems a Amjigsaw exterior
D/F#You see what you miss
But you Ccan't stand to be Dnear her
It's Embigger than that you realize
But short-sighted Cimpulses Down what's left of your dignity
GTell yourself quietly Amdon't plow the field yet
You're D/F#waiting to grow some Cnew life from Dretrospect
EmYou know free agency pays little in the long Crun
But you Djust don't feel like your legs are that tired yet
EmFriends and go-Ambetweens
Sing like Dcanaries crushed in leaves
This is the Amthanks you getC  
EmSomewhere that's Amsweet
Maybe Dsomeday we will meet
And I can Amthank you CwithDout Gstrings
All these befores that get Amdrilled on long after
D/F#It's all just leverage when you're Csure that it's Dover
EmThe street goes blurry like a movie that you Csaw once
DMinutes freeze but you can't collect the corners still
GShe used to whisper you Amname like a refrain
D/F#And when she held you, you Cknow, you felt Dsafer
But your Emdemons are fucking huge
You stack your deck to Close
You sDay there's nothing you can do
EmFriends and go-Ambetweens
Sing like Dcanaries crushed in Spring
This is the Amthanks you getC  
EmYou get what you put Amin
I guess that's bullDshit in the end
Written under fAmluorescent lights
That Creplace the Dsun at Gnight
any questions? [email protected]

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Canaries

by Kind of Like Spitting

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Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Standard tuning

G Am

Make what you can out of nothing

D/F#

Keep bluffing your way to extinction

C D

You're a sick fuck to think

Em C D

That this, unlike anything else, will last forever

G Am

Building rock anthems a jigsaw exterior

D/F#

You see what you miss

C D

But you can't stand to be near her

It's bigger than that you realize

C D

But short-sighted impulses own what's left of your dignity

G Am

Tell yourself quietly don't plow the field yet

D/F# C D

You're waiting to grow some new life from retrospect

Em C

You know free agency pays little in the long run

But you just don't feel like your legs are that tired yet

Em Am

Friends and go-betweens

Sing like canaries crushed in leaves

Am C

This is the thanks you get

Em Am

Somewhere that's sweet

Maybe someday we will meet

Am C D G

And I can thank you without strings

All these befores that get drilled on long after

D/F# C D

It's all just leverage when you're sure that it's over

Em C

The street goes blurry like a movie that you saw once

Minutes freeze but you can't collect the corners still

G Am

She used to whisper you name like a refrain

D/F# C D

And when she held you, you know, you felt safer

But your demons are fucking huge

You stack your deck to lose

You say there's nothing you can do

Em Am

Friends and go-betweens

Sing like canaries crushed in Spring

Am C

This is the thanks you get

Em Am

You get what you put in

I guess that's bullshit in the end

Written under fluorescent lights

C D G

That replace the sun at night

any questions? [email protected]

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