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Ruin It

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Ruin It - Alkaline Trio
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Intro
e:-0----------¦ let ring
B:-1----------¦ let ring
G:-2----------¦ let ring
D:-2----------¦ let ring
A:-0--3--2--0-¦
E:------------¦
Verse
I've Amwaited a long time for this Dmlife
Just to Amruin it, so please don't Emruin this for me
Yes to Amunderstand this lie
Hell I Dmcrossed those t's
I scratched out all these Emeyes, myself last Dmnight
Em   Am(intro riff x2)
What I promise not to find
So Amthis is what I'm looking like these Dmdays
I'm all grown Amup, so full of Emhate
But AmI don't wanna let go of my Dmrage
Cause it's the Amsalt, that brings the Emtaste
Chorus
So Fwhere am I to decide that I'm not Gright?
Cause I might Ambreak and EmI might Gbend
Your heart strings Amout of Emtune agGain
And I might Amtry to EmapologiGze
On a good Dmday
On my bGest day
If Emyou stick Amaround
Am/ / / ¦ Dm/ / / ¦ Am/ / / ¦ Em/ / / ¦
Verse
Did I Amstay inside to sterilize this Dmknife?
Am I being to Amcareful? Does this Emseem right?
Did I Amopen up the shades to Dmexpose the sunny rays?
To Amshow what burned there Eminside
Chorus
FTake a close look, Hold me right up in to the Glight
Cause I might Ambreak and EmI might Gbend
Your heart strings Amout of Emtune agGain
And I might Amtry to EmapologiGze
On a good Dmday
On my bGest day
If Emyou stick Faround
Middle 8
FI've waited for sAmo long
FI've waited for sDmo long
Spread me Fout, rake me in
This Amscorched and rocky field
Will Gcamouflage my skin
Chorus
And I might Ambreak and EmI might Gbend
Your heart strings Amout of Emtune agGain
And I might Amtry to EmapologiGze
On a good Dmday
On my bGest day
If Emyou stick Amaround
On my Gbest day
If Emyou stick Amaround
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