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Heart Attack
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-  x46664
 G#-  466544
 Bbm- x13321
 F#-  244332
 Fm-  133111
Verse 1:
F#Painting over portraits
aFmgain I pretend
This Bbmisn't how I
knew it would end
Cause there are C#no
G#more F#pages in my Fmbook
And there is Bbmtoo
much ink in my pen
So C#now G#I'm F#wishing that
the cycle would Fmend so
then I'd Bbmlearn to be
somebody's man Cause
there is C#too G#much
F#history for the Fmhistory
books And I'd like to
sBbmtart them again
Chorus 1:
  F#I hate me G#so unoriginal
BbmNo other feeling could
feel so traG#ditional
  F#Cause every G#year
I end up Bbmhere
I end up here
So C#now   G#    F#you hate me?
G#Oh how original
   BbmWell I'm used to it
Lone inG#dividual
  F#Another G#year and
I'm still Bbmhere
And I'm still hereC#  G#  
Verse 2:
F#Looking in the mirror
I'm Fmsure I'm sure
And I Bbmdidn't do those
things from before
Cause there is C#no G#more
F#time left on the Fmclock
And you are Bbmwalking out
the front door So C#now
G#I'm F#learning to be wrong
even Fmmore the whore The
Bbmemptiness I try to ignore
Cause there are C#no G#more
F#bullets in my Fmgun
And I am Bbmtrying to
                  G#   F#drumbeats  G#drumbeats
prepare for a war
And G#you F#say
And you say
And you say
I'll take it
out on myself
I'll take it
out on G#my Bbmfriends
And   G#  F#you say
And you say
And you say
I've got this
knife to my throat
and there's this
G#blood on my Bbmhands
And you say
And you say
Bridge: Spoken
  F#Is it selfish?
  G#Well if so fine
   BbmI've always been selfish
And that's just F#one of the
G#many problems I will Bbmnever
be able to fix I believe
F#I am making everyone's
G#lives around me worse
BbmIncreasingly worse
I am a disease to my
F#friends and family
G#Please leave me alone
(And if you pick me up)
Verse 3:
  F#We're still
young  G#It's over
   BbmI'm so dumb
I love her
   F#I'm sorry
   G#I hate me
   F#It was fine
Til lately
(pick me up)
Chorus 2:
  F#I hate me G#so unoriginal
BbmNo other feeling could
feel so traG#ditional
  F#Cause every G#year
I end up Bbmhere
I end up here
So C#now   G#    F#you hate me?
G#Oh how originalBbm  
  F#Another G#year and
          Bbm G# F#(hold)
I'm still here

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Sad

by Man Overboard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Heart Attack

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

- 466544

Bbm

- x13321

- 244332

- 133111

Verse 1:

Painting over portraits

again I pretend

Bbm

This isn't how I

knew it would end

Cause there are no

G# F# Fm

more pages in my book

Bbm

And there is too

much ink in my pen

C# G# F#

So now I'm wishing that

the cycle would end so

Bbm

then I'd learn to be

somebody's man Cause

C# G#

there is too much

F# Fm

history for the history

books And I'd like to

Bbm

start them again

Chorus 1:

F# G#

I hate me so unoriginal

Bbm

No other feeling could

feel so traditional

F# G#

Cause every year

Bbm

I end up here

C# G# F#

So now you hate me?

Oh how original

Bbm

Well I'm used to it

Lone individual

F# G#

Another year and

Bbm

I'm still here

C# G#

And I'm still here

Verse 2:

Looking in the mirror

I'm sure I'm sure

Bbm

And I didn't do those

things from before

C# G#

Cause there is no more

F# Fm

time left on the clock

Bbm

And you are walking out

the front door So now

G# F#

I'm learning to be wrong

even more the whore The

Bbm

emptiness I try to ignore

C# G#

Cause there are no more

F# Fm

bullets in my gun

Bbm

And I am trying to

G# F# G#

drumbeats drumbeats

prepare for a war

G# F#

And you say

I'll take it

out on myself

I'll take it

G# Bbm

out on my friends

G# F#

And you say

I've got this

knife to my throat

and there's this

G# Bbm

blood on my hands

And you say

Bridge: Spoken

Is it selfish?

Well if so fine

Bbm

I've always been selfish

And that's just one of the

G# Bbm

many problems I will never

be able to fix I believe

I am making everyone's

lives around me worse

Bbm

Increasingly worse

I am a disease to my

friends and family

Please leave me alone

(And if you pick me up)

Verse 3:

We're still

young It's over

Bbm

I'm so dumb

I love her

I'm sorry

I hate me

It was fine

Til lately

(pick me up)

Chorus 2:

F# G#

I hate me so unoriginal

Bbm

No other feeling could

feel so traditional

F# G#

Cause every year

Bbm

I end up here

C# G# F#

So now you hate me?

G# Bbm

Oh how original

F# G#

Another year and

Bbm G# F#(hold)

I'm still here

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