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Kind of tricky song, and this is my first tab...so be "gentle" I guess. The 
Prechorus is a little sketchy, but it's right with the music.
Capo on 1
INTRO - |: Bb- C:|
Verse:
FI really need to talk with Cyou
I keep Dmstepping on the vein
That keeps my Bblifeline flowing through.
FI wanna be your perfect stick of Cglue
But I don't feel Dmperfect at all,
A Sad and insecure flaw
FI find it hard to hold conversCation
I get swDmeaty, sick, and I wanna walk aBbway
It's not Fyou, this is strictly me in this situaCtion
I'm wondering will it eDmver go away? Just go away...
PRE-CHORUS
BbSometimes I feel like weeping
AAwake and when I'm sleeping
AbmPerfecting how to put a Fgame face on
BbThis puzzle I've been keeping
AHas been in hiding creeping
AbmOut the closet door, spilling Aout onto the floor;
CHORUS
How FloCng Dmwill I be Bbpicking up the FpiecCes?Dm  Bb  
     F   C           Dm          Bb...          C  
How long will I be picking up my heart?
VERSE
FI'll be as honest as I fCeel
I'm getting more pDmaranoid, and I'm hearing things
And they nBbever turn out real.F  
It feels like my heart is made of pCure steel,
It's just so hDmeavy all the time.
           (little interlude here, obviously)
FYea I'm scared of death, I'm scared of liviCng
I gDmave up on the past 'cause it was unBbforgiving
FI misplaced my trust,
Watched my wCords begin to rust,
I'm a bDmalloon about to bust
I need a plBbace for reliving still - 
<PRE-CHORUS>
<CHORUS>
CHORUS 2
How lFong in anCother place in tDmime,
  BbPicking up the Fpieces in the Ccorner of my Dmmind?Bb  
How lFong, liviCng oh so hard to Dmfind,
  BbPicking up the Fpieces in the Ccorner of my Dmmind?Bb  
Ends with "Whoa's" and "I still walk on / I wake up every morning," using the same 
chords and timing from the chorus. Enjoy, rate and comment if there are problems.

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Picking Up The Pieces

by Blue October

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Kind of tricky song, and this is my first tab...so be "gentle" I guess. The

Prechorus is a little sketchy, but it's right with the music.

Capo on 1

Bb C

INTRO - |: - :|

Verse:

F C

I really need to talk with you

I keep stepping on the vein

That keeps my lifeline flowing through.

F C

I wanna be your perfect stick of glue

But I don't feel perfect at all,

A Sad and insecure flaw

F C

I find it hard to hold conversation

Dm Bb

I get sweaty, sick, and I wanna walk away

F C

It's not you, this is strictly me in this situation

I'm wondering will it ever go away? Just go away...

PRE-CHORUS

Sometimes I feel like weeping

Awake and when I'm sleeping

Abm F

Perfecting how to put a game face on

This puzzle I've been keeping

Has been in hiding creeping

Abm A

Out the closet door, spilling out onto the floor;

CHORUS

F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb

How long will I be picking up the pieces?

F C Dm Bb C

...

How long will I be picking up my heart?

VERSE

F C

I'll be as honest as I feel

I'm getting more paranoid, and I'm hearing things

Bb F

And they never turn out real.

It feels like my heart is made of pure steel,

It's just so heavy all the time.

(little interlude here, obviously)

F C

Yea I'm scared of death, I'm scared of living

Dm Bb

I gave up on the past 'cause it was unforgiving

I misplaced my trust,

Watched my words begin to rust,

I'm a balloon about to bust

I need a place for reliving still -

<PRE-CHORUS>

CHORUS 2

F C Dm

How long in another place in time,

Bb F C Dm Bb

Picking up the pieces in the corner of my mind?

F C Dm

How long, living oh so hard to find,

Bb F C Dm Bb

Picking up the pieces in the corner of my mind?

Ends with "Whoa's" and "I still walk on / I wake up every morning," using the same

chords and timing from the chorus. Enjoy, rate and comment if there are problems.

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