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Envy

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- Intro:  G   G   Cadd9  Cadd9  
         A# A# Fm Fm F#m
         G G Cadd9 Cadd9
         A# A# Fm Fm F#m
- Verse 1:
GI found your PCadd9oison T-shirtA#  
Fmlook what the cat drF#magged Gin
GSeems like it was Cadd9yesterdayA#  
FmI remember when
- Pre-Chorus:
Cadd9We said the word forDever
But that’s Ball over noAw
- Chorus:
GWe used to Cadd9be the envy (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the talk of (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the best thing Aabout this fucking Dtown
GWe used to Cadd9be the ones who (We used to be)
Geveryone thCadd9ought would make it (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the best thing Aabout this fucking Dtown
Whenever I’m sCadd9ober I say to myDself
It sucks that it’s oCadd9ver but at lDeast we gave it hell
- Post-Chorus:  G   G   Cadd9  Cadd9  
               A# A# Fm Fm F#m
- Verse 2:
GOur friends alCadd9ways gave us shitA#  
FmFor being so F#min loGve
GKing and queen of Cadd9the PDAA#  
FmWe kissed until
- Pre-Chorus:
The Cadd9Sun came up, and Dyou were gone
We nBever said goodAbye
- Chorus:
GWe used to Cadd9be the envy (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the talk of (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the best thing Aabout this fucking Dtown
GWe used to Cadd9be the ones who (We used to be)
Geveryone thCadd9ought would make it (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the best thing Aabout this fucking Dtown
Whenever I’m sCadd9ober I say to myDself
It sucks that it’s oCadd9ver but at lDeast we gave it hell
- Bridge:
EmTime keeps moving oAn
Our chances are all gCone
To follow through with aDll we said we’d do
EmSo I sing the euloAgy
To the ghost of you and Cme
And drink another bDeer
- Instrumental:  G   G   Cadd9  Cadd9  
                A# A# Fm Fm F#m
                G G Cadd9 Cadd9
                A# A# Fm Fm F#m
- Pre-Chorus:
Cadd9The sun went down Dand you were gone
BmWe never said goAodbye
- Chorus:
GWe used to Cadd9be the envy (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the talk of (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the best thing Aabout this fucking Dtown
GWe used to Cadd9be the ones who (We used to be)
Geveryone thCadd9ought would make it (We used to be)
GWe used to Cadd9be the best thing Aabout this fucking Dtown
When I’m not Cadd9sober I say to myDself
Maybe I should cCadd9all her, and wish her the Dbest
But I remember it’s oAmver
And this fCeels like fucDking hGell

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Envy

by Bowling for Soup

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Cadd9

F#m

G G Cadd9 Cadd9

- Intro:

A# A# Fm Fm F#m

G G Cadd9 Cadd9

A# A# Fm Fm F#m

- Verse 1:

G Cadd9 A#

I found your Poison T-shirt

Fm F#m G

look what the cat dragged in

G Cadd9 A#

Seems like it was yesterday

I remember when

- Pre-Chorus:

Cadd9 D

We said the word forever

B A

But that’s all over now

- Chorus:

G Cadd9

We used to be the envy (We used to be)

G Cadd9

We used to be the talk of (We used to be)

G Cadd9 A D

We used to be the best thing about this fucking town

G Cadd9

We used to be the ones who (We used to be)

G Cadd9

everyone thought would make it (We used to be)

G Cadd9 A D

We used to be the best thing about this fucking town

Cadd9 D

Whenever I’m sober I say to myself

Cadd9 D

It sucks that it’s over but at least we gave it hell

G G Cadd9 Cadd9

- Post-Chorus:

A# A# Fm Fm F#m

- Verse 2:

G Cadd9 A#

Our friends always gave us shit

Fm F#m G

For being so in love

G Cadd9 A#

King and queen of the PDA

We kissed until

- Pre-Chorus:

Cadd9 D

The Sun came up, and you were gone

B A

We never said goodbye

- Chorus:

G Cadd9

We used to be the envy (We used to be)

G Cadd9

We used to be the talk of (We used to be)

G Cadd9 A D

We used to be the best thing about this fucking town

G Cadd9

We used to be the ones who (We used to be)

G Cadd9

everyone thought would make it (We used to be)

G Cadd9 A D

We used to be the best thing about this fucking town

Cadd9 D

Whenever I’m sober I say to myself

Cadd9 D

It sucks that it’s over but at least we gave it hell

- Bridge:

Em A

Time keeps moving on

Our chances are all gone

To follow through with all we said we’d do

Em A

So I sing the eulogy

To the ghost of you and me

And drink another beer

G G Cadd9 Cadd9

- Instrumental:

A# A# Fm Fm F#m

G G Cadd9 Cadd9

A# A# Fm Fm F#m

- Pre-Chorus:

Cadd9 D

The sun went down and you were gone

Bm A

We never said goodbye

- Chorus:

G Cadd9

We used to be the envy (We used to be)

G Cadd9

We used to be the talk of (We used to be)

G Cadd9 A D

We used to be the best thing about this fucking town

G Cadd9

We used to be the ones who (We used to be)

G Cadd9

everyone thought would make it (We used to be)

G Cadd9 A D

We used to be the best thing about this fucking town

Cadd9 D

When I’m not sober I say to myself

Cadd9 D

Maybe I should call her, and wish her the best

But I remember it’s over

C D G

And this feels like fucking hell

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