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Cough It Out

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Chords:
F:      1-3-3-x-x-x
C:      x-3-5-5-x-x
G5:     3-5-5-x-x-x
Gm:     3-5-5-3-3-3
Dm:     x-5-7-7-x-x
Bb:     x-1-3-3-x-x
F*      x-8-10-10-x-x
[Verse 1]
It's Fsnowing right now,
I wish it was Csummer.G5  
But when the Fsummer rolls around,
I wish I was Cfreezin'.G5  
They don't Fcall me Mr. Greenside for no Creason.
When they do I G5pause and cough it Fout.
I cough it Cout, I cough it G5out, I cough it Fout.
I cough it G5out.
[Chorus]
DmAll tChe brBbanches on the trFee
That Dmwe carved our inCitials in
Seemed to bBbend and take tFhe shape of them
And Dmahhh Ccan’t you seBbe?F  
I am deDmlusional with love, I am deClusional with love, I am deBblusional with love.
[Transition]
  C    Dm  F*          Bb(x2)
[Verse 2]
I don’t Fcare if you're not sorry I forgive Cyou.Gm  
And Fwith or without your support I will conCtinue.Gm  
What I'm Ftrying to say is
You never know what you've Cbeen through
'til you Gmpause and cough it Fout.
I cough it Cout, I cough it Gmout, I cough it Fout.
I cough it Gmout.
[Chorus]
DmAll Cthe bBbranches on the tFree
That Dmwe carved our iCnitials in
Seemed to bBbend and take tFhe shape of them
And Dmahhh Ccan’t you sBbee?F  
I am deDmlusional with love, I am deClusional with love, I am deBblusional with love.
I am deDmlusional with love, I am deClusional with love, I am deBblusional with love.
[Verse 3]
                   C                   Dm  F*             Bb  
But whatever I did for you last year I cannot do again
                                  C                      Dm  F*            Bb  
It's getting harder and harder and harder and harder for me to call you friend.
No matter Chow many times I Dmsay I won't
       F*           Bb  
I'll defend you if I can.
                   C                 Dm  F*            Bb  
But whatever I did for you last year I cannot do again.
[Bridge]
FI like the in-betwCeens.
I like the Dmtime it takes to get somewhCere
FIf you know what I Cmean.
Wave your Dmhands in the air like you Cjust don't care.
I just don't Fcare, I just don't Ccare, I just don't care, I just don't Fcare.
I just don't Ccare.
[Chorus]
DmAll Cthe bBbranches on the tFree
That Dmwe carved our iCnitials in
Seemed to bBbend and take tFhe shape of them
And Dmahhh Ccan’t you sBbee?F  
I am deDmlusional with love, I am deClusional with love, I am deBblusional with love.
[Transition]
  C    Dm  F*  Bb  
                   C              Dm  F*   Bb  
But whatever I did for you last year
I Ccannot do againDm.
  F*               Bb  
I will not do again.
[Outro]
  C    Dm  F*  Bb  

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Cough It Out

by The Front Bottoms

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords:

F: 1-3-3-x-x-x

C: x-3-5-5-x-x

G5: 3-5-5-x-x-x

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

Dm: x-5-7-7-x-x

Bb: x-1-3-3-x-x

F* x-8-10-10-x-x

[Verse 1]

It's snowing right now,

C G5

I wish it was summer.

But when the summer rolls around,

C G5

I wish I was freezin'.

F C

They don't call me Mr. Greenside for no reason.

G5 F

When they do I pause and cough it out.

C G5 F

I cough it out, I cough it out, I cough it out.

I cough it out.

[Chorus]

Dm C Bb F

All the branches on the tree

Dm C

That we carved our initials in

Bb F

Seemed to bend and take the shape of them

Dm C Bb F

And ahhh can’t you see?

Dm C Bb

I am delusional with love, I am delusional with love, I am delusional with love.

[Transition]

C Dm F Bb

* (x2)

[Verse 2]

F C Gm

I don’t care if you're not sorry I forgive you.

F C Gm

And with or without your support I will continue.

What I'm trying to say is

You never know what you've been through

Gm F

'til you pause and cough it out.

C Gm F

I cough it out, I cough it out, I cough it out.

I cough it out.

[Chorus]

Dm C Bb F

All the branches on the tree

Dm C

That we carved our initials in

Bb F

Seemed to bend and take the shape of them

Dm C Bb F

And ahhh can’t you see?

Dm C Bb

I am delusional with love, I am delusional with love, I am delusional with love.

Dm C Bb

I am delusional with love, I am delusional with love, I am delusional with love.

[Verse 3]

C Dm F Bb

But whatever I did for you last year I cannot do again

C Dm F Bb

It's getting harder and harder and harder and harder for me to call you friend.

C Dm

No matter how many times I say I won't

F Bb

I'll defend you if I can.

C Dm F Bb

But whatever I did for you last year I cannot do again.

[Bridge]

F C

I like the in-betweens.

Dm C

I like the time it takes to get somewhere

F C

If you know what I mean.

Dm C

Wave your hands in the air like you just don't care.

F C F

I just don't care, I just don't care, I just don't care, I just don't care.

I just don't care.

[Chorus]

Dm C Bb F

All the branches on the tree

Dm C

That we carved our initials in

Bb F

Seemed to bend and take the shape of them

Dm C Bb F

And ahhh can’t you see?

Dm C Bb

I am delusional with love, I am delusional with love, I am delusional with love.

[Transition]

C Dm F Bb

But whatever I did for you last year

C Dm

I cannot do again.

F Bb

I will not do again.

[Outro]

C Dm F Bb

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