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[Verse 1]
GWell hey, way to Emgo Dean, you guessed it
Your Dworst nightmare is Cme
GCause I know how you look Eminto the mirror
And Dhate everything you Csee
GDo you have any oEmriginal thoughts, Dean
Or do you Djust want to be like your Cdad
Cause you can Gwear his clothes and Emlisten to his music
But you'll Dnever have his love like CSammy had
[Chorus]
So Gwhat you gonna do, Dean?
You gonna Dcry about it?
I Emguess you'll go to hell for your miDstakes
EmAnd now you know how Ddemons are made there
And it Cwon't take long for Emyou to break
GAnd I know my brother's fighting Amsomewhere out there
GAnd it's so hard to Amadmit that I'm scared
GIt's been so easy to preAmtend I don't care
EmBut what do you do when you're your Cown worst nightmare
G   Am  Em   D   G   Am   C   D
[Verse 2]
GCan't raise your fingers and Emsnap me away Dean
We're Dstuck in here, you'll Cfind
GYou're too stupid to Emget a way out now
Cause you're Dtrapped in your own Cmind
GYou'll always be daddy's Emblunt little instrument
A Dshield and nothing Cmore
It's a Ggood thing you sold your soul to Emsave your little brother
Cause Dwithout Sammy what the hell are Cyou good for?
[Chorus]
So Gwhat you gonna do Dean?
You gonna Dcry about it?
You Emknow every word I say is Dtrue
GYou don't care if you Dlive or you die now
Your own Cfather didn't care, so Emwhy should you?
GAnd I know my brother's fighting Amsomewhere out there
GAnd it's so hard to Amadmit that I'm scared
GIt's been so easy to preAmtend I don't care
EmBut what do you do when you're your Cown worst nightmare
G   Am  Em   D   G   Am   C   D
[Verse 3]
GMy father was an Emobsessed bastard
I Gdidn't deserve what he Emput on me
GAll that crap about Amprotecting Sam
When Ghe's the one who couldn't save his Amfamily
GI don't deserve to die
I Emdon't deserve hell
They Gsay that I don't matter but I Emdo because
GMy dad's the one who was Amnever there for Sam
And CI, I always Dwas
[Chorus]
GAnd I know my brother's fighting Amsomewhere out there
GAnd it's so hard to Amadmit that I'm scared
GIt's been so easy to preAmtend I don't care
EmBut what do you do when you're your own Cworst nightmare
G   Am  Em   D   G   Am   C   D   G

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Your Own Worst Nightmare

by Elizabeth Smart

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[Verse 1]

G Em

Well hey, way to go Dean, you guessed it

D C

Your worst nightmare is me

G Em

Cause I know how you look into the mirror

D C

And hate everything you see

G Em

Do you have any original thoughts, Dean

D C

Or do you just want to be like your dad

G Em

Cause you can wear his clothes and listen to his music

D C

But you'll never have his love like Sammy had

[Chorus]

So what you gonna do, Dean?

You gonna cry about it?

Em D

I guess you'll go to hell for your mistakes

Em D

And now you know how demons are made there

C Em

And it won't take long for you to break

G Am

And I know my brother's fighting somewhere out there

G Am

And it's so hard to admit that I'm scared

G Am

It's been so easy to pretend I don't care

Em C

But what do you do when you're your own worst nightmare

G Am Em D G Am C D

[Verse 2]

G Em

Can't raise your fingers and snap me away Dean

D C

We're stuck in here, you'll find

G Em

You're too stupid to get a way out now

D C

Cause you're trapped in your own mind

G Em

You'll always be daddy's blunt little instrument

D C

A shield and nothing more

G Em

It's a good thing you sold your soul to save your little brother

D C

Cause without Sammy what the hell are you good for?

[Chorus]

So what you gonna do Dean?

You gonna cry about it?

Em D

You know every word I say is true

G D

You don't care if you live or you die now

C Em

Your own father didn't care, so why should you?

G Am

And I know my brother's fighting somewhere out there

G Am

And it's so hard to admit that I'm scared

G Am

It's been so easy to pretend I don't care

Em C

But what do you do when you're your own worst nightmare

G Am Em D G Am C D

[Verse 3]

G Em

My father was an obsessed bastard

G Em

I didn't deserve what he put on me

G Am

All that crap about protecting Sam

G Am

When he's the one who couldn't save his family

I don't deserve to die

I don't deserve hell

G Em

They say that I don't matter but I do because

G Am

My dad's the one who was never there for Sam

C D

And I, I always was

[Chorus]

G Am

And I know my brother's fighting somewhere out there

G Am

And it's so hard to admit that I'm scared

G Am

It's been so easy to pretend I don't care

Em C

But what do you do when you're your own worst nightmare

G Am Em D G Am C D G

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