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Capo on 2nd fret.
GWhy is it that sadness dAmoesn't make a sound?
I dEmon't want you aroundC  
GI gave you all I had, then you sAmwiftly gave it back
I Emdon't know what you wantC  
(DOoooEmooh... COoooAmoh)       (x2)
GEverything is caving, fAmalling into ruin
EEmverybody learnsC  
GWe spend most our lives just Ampicking up the mess
But Emthere is never lessC  
DOoooEmooh... COoooAmoh.        (x2)
GA broken little boy from the Amwindow where he fell
I Emdid not love him wellC  
If JGesus is my friend then I Amdon't know where he went 
With the Emheart that he stoleC  
I look in your Emeyes and there I sCee
A version of Emme I'd like to mDeet
While lying alEmone inside the Cdark
Wondering wEmhat our lives are Dfor
I must cut them Cout and zip them up     Em  
In the palms of my hGands so I can looDk
Whenever I fEmeel like giving uCp
But then you'd be Emblind so I must sDtop

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Everything Is Caving

by Dear Reader

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 2nd fret.

G Am

Why is it that sadness doesn't make a sound?

Em C

I don't want you around

G Am

I gave you all I had, then you swiftly gave it back

Em C

I don't know what you want

D Em C Am

(Ooooooh... Oooooh) (x2)

G Am

Everything is caving, falling into ruin

Em C

Everybody learns

G Am

We spend most our lives just picking up the mess

Em C

But there is never less

D Em C Am

Ooooooh... Oooooh. (x2)

G Am

A broken little boy from the window where he fell

Em C

I did not love him well

G Am

If Jesus is my friend then I don't know where he went

Em C

With the heart that he stole

Em C

I look in your eyes and there I see

Em D

A version of me I'd like to meet

Em C

While lying alone inside the dark

Em D

Wondering what our lives are for

C Em

I must cut them out and zip them up

G D

In the palms of my hands so I can look

Em C

Whenever I feel like giving up

Em D

But then you'd be blind so I must stop

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