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Circle The Drain

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Capo - 6 Fret
[Verse I]
This is the Amlast time you say
After the lGast line you break
It's not Emeven a holiday
Nothing to celeFbrate
[Verse II]
You give a Amhundred reasons why
And say you Greally gonna try
If I had a nEmickel for every time
I'd own the Fbank
[Pre-Chorus I]
Thought that AmI was the exception
I could Gre-write your addiction
You Emcould have been the greatest
But you Frather get wasted
[Chorus]
You fall Amasleep and duGring fForeplay
Cause the pills Amyou take Gare more your Fforté
AmI'm not sticking arouGnd to watch you Cgo downF  
Wanna be your Amlover, not your fuckinG' motherF  
Can't be your sAmaviour, I don't have tGhe powerF  
AmI'm not gonna sGtay and watch you circle the drCain
Watch you circle the dFrain
Watch you circle the dAmrain
[Verse III]
You say it helps Amyou write your rimes
WhateGver helps you sleep at night
You bEmecome what you despise
        Fstereo-type
[Verse IV]
You think you're Amso rock'n'roll
But you'Gre really just a joke
Had tEmhe world in the palm of your hands
But you fuckiFn' choked
[Pre-chorus II]
Should have bAmeen my teenmate
Could've Gchanged your faith
You sEmaid that you love me
You won'Ft remember in the morning
[Chorus]
You fall Amasleep and duGring fForeplay
Cause the pills Amyou take Gare more your Fforté
AmI'm not sticking arouGnd to watch you Cgo downF  
Wanna be your Amlover, not your fuckinG' motherF  
Can't be your sAmaviour, I don't have tGhe powerF  
AmI'm not gonna sGtay and watch you circle the drCain
Watch you circle the dFrain
Watch you circle the dAmrain
[Interlude]
Am G Em F
[Chorus]
You fall Amasleep and duGring fForeplay
Cause the pills Amyou take Gare more your Fforté
AmI'm not sticking arouGnd to watch you Cgo downF  
Wanna be your Amlover, not your fuckinG' motherF  
Can't be your sAmaviour, I don't have tGhe powerF  
AmI'm not gonna sGtay and watch you circle the drCain
Watch you circle the dFrain
Watch you circle the dAmrain
[Bridge]
AmWatch you circle the drain... AmWatch you circle the drain
NananAmana nana na bam - bam, DararGarararara - Bam - Bam,
You're Emgoing down, you're going down, you're Fgoing down,
You're goin ...
Ending
AmYou fall asleep and during foreplay
GBecause the pills you take are more your forté
                                    C         F(end with Am)
I'm not stickin' around to watch you go down...

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Circle The Drain

by Katy Perry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo - 6 Fret

[Verse I]

This is the last time you say

After the last line you break

It's not even a holiday

Nothing to celebrate

[Verse II]

You give a hundred reasons why

And say you really gonna try

If I had a nickel for every time

I'd own the bank

[Pre-Chorus I]

Thought that I was the exception

I could re-write your addiction

You could have been the greatest

But you rather get wasted

[Chorus]

Am G F

You fall asleep and during foreplay

Am G F

Cause the pills you take are more your forté

Am G C F

I'm not sticking around to watch you go down

Am G F

Wanna be your lover, not your fuckin' mother

Am G F

Can't be your saviour, I don't have the power

Am G C

I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain

Watch you circle the drain

[Verse III]

You say it helps you write your rimes

Whatever helps you sleep at night

You become what you despise

stereo-type

[Verse IV]

You think you're so rock'n'roll

But you're really just a joke

Had the world in the palm of your hands

But you fuckin' choked

[Pre-chorus II]

Should have been my teenmate

Could've changed your faith

You said that you love me

You won't remember in the morning

[Chorus]

Am G F

You fall asleep and during foreplay

Am G F

Cause the pills you take are more your forté

Am G C F

I'm not sticking around to watch you go down

Am G F

Wanna be your lover, not your fuckin' mother

Am G F

Can't be your saviour, I don't have the power

Am G C

I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain

Watch you circle the drain

[Interlude]

Am G Em F

[Chorus]

Am G F

You fall asleep and during foreplay

Am G F

Cause the pills you take are more your forté

Am G C F

I'm not sticking around to watch you go down

Am G F

Wanna be your lover, not your fuckin' mother

Am G F

Can't be your saviour, I don't have the power

Am G C

I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain

Watch you circle the drain

[Bridge]

Am Am

Watch you circle the drain... Watch you circle the drain

Am G

Nananana nana na bam - bam, Darararararara - Bam - Bam,

Em F

You're going down, you're going down, you're going down,

You're goin ...

Ending

You fall asleep and during foreplay

Because the pills you take are more your forté

C F Am

(end with )

I'm not stickin' around to watch you go down...

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