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Smother

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Eminor

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Capo 1
Chorded from George Ogilvie's cover of Smother from the link below. Check it out 
to get the strumming pattern.
Chords used:
   Em022033
    D200233
    C032033
    G320033
[Verse]
EmI’m waGsted, losing time
EmI’m a Gfoolish, fragile spine
CI want alEml that is not mine
I Dwant Chim but we’re not right
[Chorus]
GIn the darEmkness I will meet my creators
DAnd they will Call agree, that I’m a suEmffocator
suDffocatoCr
[Verse]
EmI shouGld go now quietly
EmFor my Gbones have found a place to lie down and sleep
CWhere all my layers can become reeds
EmAll my limbs can become trees
DAll my children can become me
CWhat a mess I leave
EmTo folDlow (Cx4)D  
[Chorus]
GIn the darEmkness I will meet my creators
DAnd they will Call agree, that I’m a suEmffocator
SuDffocatoCr
       D    C                           Em
EmOh no
I’m soDrry if I Csmothered youEm  
I sometDimes wisCh I'd stayed iEmnside
My mEmother
Never to come out

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Smother

by Daughter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Capo 1

Chorded from George Ogilvie's cover of Smother from the link below. Check it out

to get the strumming pattern.

Chords used:

022033

200233

032033

320033

[Verse]

Em G

I’m wasted, losing time

Em G

I’m a foolish, fragile spine

C Em

I want all that is not mine

D C

I want him but we’re not right

[Chorus]

G Em

In the darkness I will meet my creators

D C Em

And they will all agree, that I’m a suffocator

D C

suffocator

[Verse]

Em G

I should go now quietly

Em G

For my bones have found a place to lie down and sleep

Where all my layers can become reeds

All my limbs can become trees

All my children can become me

What a mess I leave

Em D C D

To follow (x4)

[Chorus]

G Em

In the darkness I will meet my creators

D C Em

And they will all agree, that I’m a suffocator

D C

Suffocator

D C Em

Oh no

D C Em

I’m sorry if I smothered you

D C Em

I sometimes wish I'd stayed inside

My mother

Never to come out

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