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(Verse)
BShe packed her bags and she ran Bbaway
Heading off to CaliEfornia
Their summer’s in the F#sun 
Are always better out there 
BLittle girl with the dream inside her Bbheart
Is popping pills despite the Eartistry
They make believe that F#someday she’ll be happy
(Pre-chorus)
EbAnd I do not think you’re Eready
EbYour mind is much 
EMuch too young
EbYour heart is a maEchete
                        Eb      E(mute)
And it’s cutting straight through
(Chorus)
Cuz I wanted this so Bbad
and I tried to make it Bblast
and I tried to hold on Etightly
It wasn’t hard
You F#played the part don’t you go giving up on Bme
and I tried to take it Bbback
And I tried to hold on Etightly
No it F#wasn’t hard
It wasn’t hard 
(back to verse chords)
Giving up on me
Giving up on me
Giving up on me
No it wasn’t hard
(Verse)
She tied her arm just to find the vein
Circumstances left her lonely 
She’s got nothing to hold
Except for what she thinks now
About the prices that you pay
For having the heart that dreams of the days 
When we will finally find ourselves
(Pre-chorus)
And I do not think you’re ready
Your mind is much 
Much too young
Your heart is a machete
And it’s cutting straight through
(Bridge)
For you cuz
You don’t understand 
What I mean 
When I am all I have
In the end 
We just are what we are
Just know one thing
(Chorus)
Cuz I wanted this so bad
And I tried to make it last
And I tried to hold on tightly
It wasn’t hard
You played the part don’t you go giving up on me
And I tried to take it back
And I tried to hold on tightly
No it wasn’t hard
It wasn’t hard 
Giving up on me
Giving up on me
Giving up on me
No it wasn’t hard

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Giving Up

by Safety Word Orange

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(Verse)

B Bb

She packed her bags and she ran away

Heading off to California

Their summer’s in the sun

Are always better out there

B Bb

Little girl with the dream inside her heart

Is popping pills despite the artistry

They make believe that someday she’ll be happy

(Pre-chorus)

Eb E

And I do not think you’re ready

Your mind is much

Much too young

Eb E

Your heart is a machete

Eb E

(mute)

And it’s cutting straight through

(Chorus)

Cuz I wanted this so bad

and I tried to make it last

and I tried to hold on tightly

It wasn’t hard

F# B

You played the part don’t you go giving up on me

and I tried to take it back

And I tried to hold on tightly

No it wasn’t hard

It wasn’t hard

(back to verse chords)

Giving up on me

No it wasn’t hard

(Verse)

She tied her arm just to find the vein

Circumstances left her lonely

She’s got nothing to hold

Except for what she thinks now

About the prices that you pay

For having the heart that dreams of the days

When we will finally find ourselves

(Pre-chorus)

And I do not think you’re ready

Your mind is much

Much too young

Your heart is a machete

And it’s cutting straight through

(Bridge)

For you cuz

You don’t understand

What I mean

When I am all I have

In the end

We just are what we are

Just know one thing

(Chorus)

Cuz I wanted this so bad

And I tried to make it last

And I tried to hold on tightly

It wasn’t hard

You played the part don’t you go giving up on me

And I tried to take it back

And I tried to hold on tightly

No it wasn’t hard

It wasn’t hard

Giving up on me

No it wasn’t hard

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