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“Coping Mechanism”
by Shovels & Rope
‘Swimmin’ Time’
G C G
I’ve got to find a better Ccoping mechanismG  
I’m falling apart, disinteCgrating in the schismG  
Is it a show or Dis it realismC  
Lost and found and then I was Glocked up Cin a prGison
I better find a more Csuitable solutionG  
Before I reach the most preCdictable conclusionG  
To be the victim of my Dpersonal delusionC  
Just to find that I’ve been Gliving Can ilGlusion
GThey say there’s just no substitute for the Creal thing
The kind of chemical that can Gmake your Cwhole body Gsing
You can take the Dneedle and shove it in your D7vein
And call it mediGcation to Calleviate you Gpain
I do my best to keep the conCfusion to a minimumG  
I’ll try not to be the Cmonster of the millenniumG  
Someday they’ll thank us for the Dhell that we was givin’ emC  
When all of this time we just hope we were GborderCline ofGfendin’ em
GThey say there’s just no substitute for the Creal thing
The kind of chemical that can Gmake your Cwhole body Gsing
Scrub it till you’re Dbleedin’ but you can’t scrub out the D7stain
Leave your mouth wide Gopen while you’re Cdrowning in the GrainEm  
Put your head dowGn, wipe the spit out your eyeEm  
Ain’t nobody coming to your Gpoor me paradeEm  
When trouble comes to your dooGr, what you ignoring it for
You’ll be Astanding there helpless when it Dcomes on in
DThey say there’s just no substitute for the Creal thing
The kind of chemical that’ll Gmake your Cwhole body Gsing
You can test your Dmerit, you can show it some resD7traint
But in the end you’re just a GpredictaCble reGfrain
Oh, ain’t nothing like the Creal thing
The kind of chemical that’ll Gmake your Cwhole body Gsing
You can test your Dmerit, you can show it some resD7traint
But in the end you’re just a GpredictaCble reGfrain
While you’re Cpoison in your Gbrain (Cause you’re heart has been mislain)
But you’re Cgonna die just the Gsame (For a dream you could not attain)
Cause you Cdrove yourself Ginsane (And there’s nobody left to blame)
So you just Ccarry on an Gcomplain
Till Cyou forget your Gname

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Coping Mechanism

by Shovels & Rope

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“Coping Mechanism”

by Shovels & Rope

‘Swimmin’ Time’

G C G

C G

I’ve got to find a better coping mechanism

C G

I’m falling apart, disintegrating in the schism

D C

Is it a show or is it realism

G C G

Lost and found and then I was locked up in a prison

C G

I better find a more suitable solution

C G

Before I reach the most predictable conclusion

D C

To be the victim of my personal delusion

G C G

Just to find that I’ve been living an illusion

G C

They say there’s just no substitute for the real thing

G C G

The kind of chemical that can make your whole body sing

D D7

You can take the needle and shove it in your vein

G C G

And call it medication to alleviate you pain

C G

I do my best to keep the confusion to a minimum

C G

I’ll try not to be the monster of the millennium

D C

Someday they’ll thank us for the hell that we was givin’ em

G C G

When all of this time we just hope we were borderline offendin’ em

G C

They say there’s just no substitute for the real thing

G C G

The kind of chemical that can make your whole body sing

D D7

Scrub it till you’re bleedin’ but you can’t scrub out the stain

G C G Em

Leave your mouth wide open while you’re drowning in the rain

G Em

Put your head down, wipe the spit out your eye

G Em

Ain’t nobody coming to your poor me parade

When trouble comes to your door, what you ignoring it for

A D

You’ll be standing there helpless when it comes on in

D C

They say there’s just no substitute for the real thing

G C G

The kind of chemical that’ll make your whole body sing

D D7

You can test your merit, you can show it some restraint

G C G

But in the end you’re just a predictable refrain

Oh, ain’t nothing like the real thing

G C G

The kind of chemical that’ll make your whole body sing

D D7

You can test your merit, you can show it some restraint

G C G

But in the end you’re just a predictable refrain

C G

While you’re poison in your brain (Cause you’re heart has been mislain)

C G

But you’re gonna die just the same (For a dream you could not attain)

C G

Cause you drove yourself insane (And there’s nobody left to blame)

C G

So you just carry on an complain

C G

Till you forget your name

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