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[Verse 1]
FI wish i could Ameat the salt off Fyour last faded Amlips
FWe can cap the old Amtimes make playinFg only logical hAmarm
FWe can top the old Amlines clay-making Fthat nothing elAmse will change.
FBut she can read, she can Amread, she can read, she can read, she's Fbad
FOh, she's badAm  F  Am  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7It's different now that I'm poor and C/Baging, I'll Amnever see this face Cmaj7again
Fmaj7You go stabbing yourself iC/Bn the nAmeckCmaj7  
Fmaj7It's different now that I'm poor and C/Baging, and I'll Amnever see this place Cmaj7again
Fmaj7And you go stabbing yourseC/Blf in the AmneckCmaj7  
[Verse 2]
FWe can find new ways of Amliving make playing only Flogical harmAm  
FAnd we can top the old times, Amclay-making that Fnothing else will Amchange.
FBut she can read, she can read, she can Amread, she's badF  
Oh, she's Ambad
[Chorus]
Fmaj7It's different now that I'm poor and C/Baging, I'll Amnever see this face Cmaj7again
Fmaj7You go stabbing yourself iC/Bn the nAmeckCmaj7  
Fmaj7It's different now that I'm poor and C/Baging, and I'll Amnever see this place Cmaj7again
Fmaj7And you go stabbing yourseC/Blf in the AmneckCmaj7  
[Bridge]
FIt's in the way that she Amposed,F  Am  
it's in the Fthings that she puts in my AmheadF  Am  
Her stories are Fboring and stuff.Am  
She's always Fcalling my bluff.Am  
She puts the, Fshe puts the weights into Cmaj7my little heart,
And she Fgets in my room and she Cmaj7takes it apart.
FShe puts the weights into Cmaj7my little heart,
I said Fshe puts the weights into Cmaj7my little heart.
F Am
She packs it awayF  Am  
FIt's in the way that she walksCmaj7  
Her heaven is Fnever enoughCmaj7  
She puts the Fweights in my heartCmaj7  
She puts, oh Fshe puts the weights into Cmaj7my little heart.

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Obstacle 1

by Interpol

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Fmaj7

C/B

Cmaj7

[Verse 1]

F Am F Am

I wish i could eat the salt off your last faded lips

F Am F Am

We can cap the old times make playing only logical harm

F Am F Am

We can top the old lines clay-making that nothing else will change.

F Am F

But she can read, she can read, she can read, she can read, she's bad

F Am F Am

Oh, she's bad

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7

It's different now that I'm poor and aging, I'll never see this face again

Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7

You go stabbing yourself in the neck

Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7

It's different now that I'm poor and aging, and I'll never see this place again

Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7

And you go stabbing yourself in the neck

[Verse 2]

F Am F Am

We can find new ways of living make playing only logical harm

F Am F Am

And we can top the old times, clay-making that nothing else will change.

F Am F

But she can read, she can read, she can read, she's bad

Oh, she's bad

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7

It's different now that I'm poor and aging, I'll never see this face again

Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7

You go stabbing yourself in the neck

Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7

It's different now that I'm poor and aging, and I'll never see this place again

Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7

And you go stabbing yourself in the neck

[Bridge]

F Am F Am

It's in the way that she posed,

F Am F Am

it's in the things that she puts in my head

F Am

Her stories are boring and stuff.

F Am

She's always calling my bluff.

F Cmaj7

She puts the, she puts the weights into my little heart,

F Cmaj7

And she gets in my room and she takes it apart.

F Cmaj7

She puts the weights into my little heart,

F Cmaj7

I said she puts the weights into my little heart.

F Am

She packs it away

F Cmaj7

It's in the way that she walks

F Cmaj7

Her heaven is never enough

F Cmaj7

She puts the weights in my heart

F Cmaj7

She puts, oh she puts the weights into my little heart.

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