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A great song by a great band. I hope this works for you, it sounds right to me. 
xxx S
EmI'm Din the cGity you haCted
CMy eyes are fallen
EmCountiDng the clGicks with the lCiving dead
CMy eyes are red
EmI'm Din the crGush and I hCate it
CMy eyes are fallen
DI'm having trGouble inCside my skin
DI try to kGeep my sCkeletons in
EmIs it weDird to be bGack in the sCouth?
CAnd can they even tell
EmThat the cDity girl Gwas ever tChere -
COr anywhere?
DI'm having Gtrouble inCside my skin
DI try to kGeep my sCkeletons in
DI'll be a Gfriend and a Cfuck-up
CAnd eDverything
DBut EmI'll never Dbe
DAnything you ever want me to be
GI keep coming back Chere where everything Dslipped
DBut I Gwill not spill my Cguts outD  
GI keep coming bacCk here where everythinDg slipped
DBut I Gwill not spill my Cguts outD  
EmI don't Dneed any Ghelp to be Cbreakable, Cbelieve me
EmI know Dnobody Gelse who can Claugh along to any Ckind of joke
EmI won't Dneed any Ghelp to be Clonely when you Cleave me
It'll be Deasy to Ccover
DGather my sGkeletons Cfar inside
DIt'll be Gsummer in CDallas
CBefore I Drealize
EmI don't Dwant you to Ggrieve
But I Cwant you to sympathize (alright)
EmI can't Dblame you for Glosing
Your Cmind for a little while (so did I)
EmI don't Dwant you to Gchange
But I Cwant you to recognize (that I)
DIt'll be Geasy to Ccover
DGather your Gskeletons Cfar inside
DIt'll be Gsummer in CDallas
CBefore you Drealize
DThat EmI'll never Dbe
DAnything you ever want me to beG  
GI keep coming back Chere where everything Dslipped
But I Gwill not spill my Cguts outD  
GI keep coming back Chere where everything Dslipped
DBut I Gwill not spill my Cguts outD  

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Slipped

by The National

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A great song by a great band. I hope this works for you, it sounds right to me.

xxx S

Em D G C

I'm in the city you hated

My eyes are fallen

Em D G C

Counting the clicks with the living dead

My eyes are red

Em D G C

I'm in the crush and I hate it

My eyes are fallen

D G C

I'm having trouble inside my skin

D G C

I try to keep my skeletons in

Em D G C

Is it weird to be back in the south?

And can they even tell

Em D G C

That the city girl was ever there -

Or anywhere?

D G C

I'm having trouble inside my skin

D G C

I try to keep my skeletons in

D G C

I'll be a friend and a fuck-up

C D

And everything

D Em D

But I'll never be

Anything you ever want me to be

G C D

I keep coming back here where everything slipped

D G C D

But I will not spill my guts out

G C D

I keep coming back here where everything slipped

D G C D

But I will not spill my guts out

Em D G C C

I don't need any help to be breakable, believe me

Em D G C C

I know nobody else who can laugh along to any kind of joke

Em D G C C

I won't need any help to be lonely when you leave me

D C

It'll be easy to cover

D G C

Gather my skeletons far inside

D G C

It'll be summer in Dallas

C D

Before I realize

Em D G

I don't want you to grieve

But I want you to sympathize (alright)

Em D G

I can't blame you for losing

Your mind for a little while (so did I)

Em D G

I don't want you to change

But I want you to recognize (that I)

D G C

It'll be easy to cover

D G C

Gather your skeletons far inside

D G C

It'll be summer in Dallas

C D

Before you realize

D Em D

That I'll never be

D G

Anything you ever want me to be

G C D

I keep coming back here where everything slipped

G C D

But I will not spill my guts out

G C D

I keep coming back here where everything slipped

D G C D

But I will not spill my guts out

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