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[Intro]
C Em Am G Dm Am7 C
[Bridge]
DmParalyzedF, on the Amfloor again.
DmLately FI've been Amfiending.
[Verse 1]
Cause it's Dmover, I'm stupid.
CLiving a lie on my Amown, so alone.
You're Dmcalling consistently
but CI'm paralyzed on the Amfloor far from you.
[Chorus]
And Clately I've been Emthinking
AmI'm not feeling GanyDmthing at all.
Will I surCvive in the dead of night?
And Am7now the Amlights are fading Gfaster.
DmSave me from my disasterF, my disGaster.
[Verse 2]
     Dm      F      AmLay the lights down low
DmGod only knows I give up to Fthe fire.
AmYou didn't always come up from the water.
DmI only thought you were crying from Flaughter.
AmSaving myself from the mouth of a monster.
[Bridge]
DmParalyzed Fon the Amfloor again.
DmBaby FI've been Amfiending.
[Chorus]
And Clately I've been Emthinking
AmI'm not feeling GanyDmthing at all.
Will I Csurvive in the dead of night?
And Am7now the Amlights are fading Gfaster.
DmSave me from my disasterF, my disGaster.
[Instrumental]
C    Fm  C    Fm
[Bridge 2]
DmParalyzed Fon the Amfloor.
[Chorus]
And Clately I've been Emfeeling
AmI'm not thinking GanyDmthing at all.
Will I Fsurvive in the dead of night?
And Gnow the Clights are fading Emfaster.
AmSave me from my GdisasDmter, my disaster.F  G  
[Outro]
CGod only knows I give up to the Emfire.
AmYou didn't always come up from the Gwater.
DmI only thought you were crying from laughter.
FSaving myself from the mouth of a Gmonster. (x2, end on 5th beat of F or fade out)

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Paralysis

by Young the Giant

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Intro]

C Em Am G Dm Am7 C

[Bridge]

Dm F Am

Paralyzed, on the floor again.

Dm F Am

Lately I've been fiending.

[Verse 1]

Cause it's over, I'm stupid.

C Am

Living a lie on my own, so alone.

You're calling consistently

C Am

but I'm paralyzed on the floor far from you.

[Chorus]

C Em

And lately I've been thinking

Am G Dm

I'm not feeling anything at all.

Will I survive in the dead of night?

Am7 Am G

And now the lights are fading faster.

Dm F G

Save me from my disaster, my disaster.

[Verse 2]

Dm F Am

Lay the lights down low

Dm F

God only knows I give up to the fire.

You didn't always come up from the water.

Dm F

I only thought you were crying from laughter.

Saving myself from the mouth of a monster.

[Bridge]

Dm F Am

Paralyzed on the floor again.

Dm F Am

Baby I've been fiending.

[Chorus]

C Em

And lately I've been thinking

Am G Dm

I'm not feeling anything at all.

Will I survive in the dead of night?

Am7 Am G

And now the lights are fading faster.

Dm F G

Save me from my disaster, my disaster.

[Instrumental]

C Fm C Fm

[Bridge 2]

Dm F Am

Paralyzed on the floor.

[Chorus]

C Em

And lately I've been feeling

Am G Dm

I'm not thinking anything at all.

Will I survive in the dead of night?

G C Em

And now the lights are fading faster.

Am G Dm F G

Save me from my disaster, my disaster.

[Outro]

C Em

God only knows I give up to the fire.

Am G

You didn't always come up from the water.

I only thought you were crying from laughter.

F G

Saving myself from the mouth of a monster. (x2, end on 5th beat of F or fade out)

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