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Song: Dead End
Artist: The Format
Album: Dog Problems (2006)(Track 8)
Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic
VERSE 1
Hold Con, there's a hole in my heart
EveryoDmne can see right through me
        (Em)     F  
It goes all the way to the waves
Where my love she tried to wash it aGwayF  G  
See we brCeak for the summers so she can find lovers
She thDminks that they're bottles of wine
                     (Em)      F  
They make you dinner and they sing you to sleep
But by the morning find the bottle is emGptyF  G  
'Cause she nAmever gives it the time
Every boDmttle she finds, they don't compare
                 (Em)   F  
To the ones she left behind; There is never a note
So she waGits for me to come back hoFmeG  
CHORUS 1
I'm looking for a deCad end song
You wish that smoke could chDmange its color
I love it when you tFalk so much
And act like nothing went wrGongF  
I'm lGooking for a deCad end song
We sit and find flDmaws in everyone
I want to keep you Fby my side
Holding off tidal waGves
VERSE 2
"Mint CCar" is keeping us warm
She lays croDmssed upon the bed
               (Em)     F  
We are puzzles making shapes with our hands
I take my finger, turn it into a pGenF  G  
Then I rAmun my hand down your spine
You guess to wDmrite something profound, Something like:
                        (Em)   
"Our love will last 'til we die"
FI say "you're good at this game"
but what I really wrGote is
How I've yet to be FsavGed
CHORUS 2
I'm looking for a deCad end song
You wish that smoke could chDmange its color
I love it when you tFalk so much
And act like nothing went wrGongF  
I'm lGooking for a deCad end song
We sit and find flDmaws in everyone
I want to keep you Fby my side
Holding off tidal waGves
G
REFRAIN
AmI'm searching for a dEmead end song
AmYou wish that smoke could cEmhange its color
DmI wanna get you right by my sGide
AmI'm searching for a Emdead end song
AmWe sit and find fEmlaws in everyone
DmI want to keep you right by my siGde
CHORUS 3
I'm looking for a deCad end song
You wish that smoke could chDmange its color
I love it when you tFalk so much
And act like nothing went wrGongF  
I'm lGooking for a deCad end song
We sit and find flDmaws in everyone
I want to keep you Fby my side
Holding off tidal waGves
Fade to end

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Dead End

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Song: Dead End

Artist: The Format

Album: Dog Problems (2006)(Track 8)

Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic

VERSE 1

Hold on, there's a hole in my heart

Everyone can see right through me

Em F

()

It goes all the way to the waves

G F G

Where my love she tried to wash it away

See we break for the summers so she can find lovers

She thinks that they're bottles of wine

Em F

()

They make you dinner and they sing you to sleep

G F G

But by the morning find the bottle is empty

'Cause she never gives it the time

Every bottle she finds, they don't compare

Em F

()

To the ones she left behind; There is never a note

G F G

So she waits for me to come back home

CHORUS 1

I'm looking for a dead end song

You wish that smoke could change its color

I love it when you talk so much

G F

And act like nothing went wrong

G C

I'm looking for a dead end song

We sit and find flaws in everyone

I want to keep you by my side

Holding off tidal waves

VERSE 2

"Mint Car" is keeping us warm

She lays crossed upon the bed

Em F

()

We are puzzles making shapes with our hands

G F G

I take my finger, turn it into a pen

Then I run my hand down your spine

You guess to write something profound, Something like:

()

"Our love will last 'til we die"

I say "you're good at this game"

but what I really wrote is

F G

How I've yet to be saved

CHORUS 2

I'm looking for a dead end song

You wish that smoke could change its color

I love it when you talk so much

G F

And act like nothing went wrong

G C

I'm looking for a dead end song

We sit and find flaws in everyone

I want to keep you by my side

Holding off tidal waves

REFRAIN

Am Em

I'm searching for a dead end song

Am Em

You wish that smoke could change its color

Dm G

I wanna get you right by my side

Am Em

I'm searching for a dead end song

Am Em

We sit and find flaws in everyone

Dm G

I want to keep you right by my side

CHORUS 3

I'm looking for a dead end song

You wish that smoke could change its color

I love it when you talk so much

G F

And act like nothing went wrong

G C

I'm looking for a dead end song

We sit and find flaws in everyone

I want to keep you by my side

Holding off tidal waves

Fade to end

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