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Alexander Supertramp

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Three Songs About The Past Year Of My Life (2012)
Tuning: Half Step Down
Outro Chords (Listen to song for chord/rhythm change):         
                       E5  E5*
        e|-0-|          e|-0-|
        B|-0-|          B|-0-|
        G|-9-|          G|-8-|
        D|-9-|          D|-9-|
        A|-7-|          A|-6-|
        E|---|          E|---|
Intro:  C#m  Bm  
C#mGrowing up is giving Aup
I'll sleep sideways on the bEed in my moms basement 
It's whAere I feel at home
BmYou'll sleep with reC#mgret and no heart lEeft in your chest
I don't want to eC#mnd up like you
Your eBmyes are set on what you'll never hAave
There's days I feel lBmike C#ma different person 
But I aAlways come back to who I rBmeally C#mam E  
 AThe American dream is dead, IE'm still just a kid
Balancing oAn the sidewalks of this suEburban town
 AMaybe this yEear I'll be able to stand up C#mon my feet
Or maybe I'll fBmall again
 AI never want to grow oEut of this skin
That's been dC#mragged through the dirt 
That's what Bmmade me find happiness A  
Interlude:  A   E5  E5*  A   E5  E5*
My thumbs are bAroken but I'll take these bE5roken thumbs 
 E5*                  A  
Over your grip on an empty life
            E5  E5*  A  E  
Your empty life

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Alexander Supertramp

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C#m

Three Songs About The Past Year Of My Life (2012)

Tuning: Half Step Down

Outro Chords (Listen to song for chord/rhythm change):

E5 E5

e|-0-| e|-0-|

B|-0-| B|-0-|

G|-9-| G|-8-|

D|-9-| D|-9-|

A|-7-| A|-6-|

E|---| E|---|

C#m Bm

Intro:

C#m A

Growing up is giving up

I'll sleep sideways on the bed in my moms basement

It's where I feel at home

Bm C#m E

You'll sleep with regret and no heart left in your chest

C#m

I don't want to end up like you

Bm A

Your eyes are set on what you'll never have

Bm C#m

There's days I feel like a different person

A Bm C#m E

But I always come back to who I really am

A E

The American dream is dead, I'm still just a kid

A E

Balancing on the sidewalks of this suburban town

A E C#m

Maybe this year I'll be able to stand up on my feet

Or maybe I'll fall again

A E

I never want to grow out of this skin

C#m

That's been dragged through the dirt

Bm A

That's what made me find happiness

A E5 E5 A E5 E5

Interlude: * *

A E5

My thumbs are broken but I'll take these broken thumbs

E5 A

Over your grip on an empty life

E5 E5 A E

Your empty life

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